This story cracked me up:
A mum has been left fuming after spending £100 trying to win a teddy from a 'rigged' arcade machine.
Cheryl Holden, 34, spent time in the arcade at Camber Sands Holiday Park in Rye, East Sussex with her five-month old son Ashton, partner and partner's family as part of their week's holiday there.
The holiday was going well , before things got heated at the arcade, after Cheryl failed to win a toy - reports Kent Live.
Hoping to win a plush toy for little Ashton, she began playing on a ‘four goes for £1’ claw machine but said when she did not win anything after spending between £35 and £40, complained to a staff member.
Cheryl Holden spent £100 trying to win a Dumbo toy
She said this staff member then opened the machine and "changed the setting".
After the change was made, Ms Holden said she put in another £1 and won a Dumbo teddy.
Immediately afterwards, she said the staff member again readjusted the machine’s setting.
Ms Holden said she was glad to have finally won but wanted a second toy for her child.
She said: "All the ones you have there aren’t the ones you can get in a shop. They are the sort you would have to order online.”
After wasting another £60 into the machine over the next few days without winning a single teddy, she again complained.
She said: "I was not abusive or anything.
"I raised my voice because I was angry but I was trying to make it clear to other parents it’s not possible to win a teddy bear and it’s rigged."
After spotting the manager’s number in the office while making the complaint, she decided to make her feelings known to him.
She said: “I phoned the manager, I asked when would this be getting resolved.
"He said: ‘How did you get my number?’
"He laughed it off and said my complaint form won’t get me anywhere."
"He said: ‘You can put as much money in, £100, but you still won’t win it'."
She said that she has been going to the park since she was a toddler, has always enjoyed her time there and still holds it in high regard but the amusements’ teddy trouble has left her bemused and frustrated for little Ashton.
Cheryl Holden spent £100 trying to win a Dumbo toy
She said: "My son is five months old, but if he was old enough he would probably be upset."
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk ... 0-16517133Absolute thicko, she watched them change the settings back and carried on playing
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