UPDATE: Bar employee wins iPad in claw machine but can't retrieve it: 'I am the proud owner of a new iPad that I only paid $5 for'

Have you ever walked past one of those arcade games that feature really expensive prizes inside, like shoes, electronics, and pricey jewelry? I can recall a time when those things were choc-full of iPods! That was very cute at the time. And these days, the prizes have kept up with the times. Someone with the right skill set could win an iPad, an iPhone, a nice watch, or some new Nikes. 

I've always been kind of skeptical of those games, though. Most arcade games are built to con suckers into giving the machine all of the cash in their wallet. The makers of the machines obviously don't want their customers to win — they just want them to think they're so close to winning that they just need to play one more time, and that'll net them the biggest prize possible! It's only a few dollars, right? Well, if you play for long enough, you've soon wasted $50 or $100 (or more!) with nothing to show for it. And surely the people who put the prizes in the machine don't plan on most people actually winning them! So I've always wondered if that would even be remotely possible. 

Well, this person has answered my question. They won an iPad from one of these machines! (My follow-up question would be: is it a name-brand iPad? But it does seem to be legitimate.) I'm truly so happy for them! They got a brand new iPad for just a few dollars. What an incredible story! I want them to continue to play and practice at work at see if they can't win a second electronic device just for the fun of it. 

Next up, read these stories of people who totally misread social cues and acted so awkward, like one person who 'Bumped into an older gentleman by mistake... I just shouted, "Are you sorry?!"'