Couple master arcade grabber machines to win tech and toys

A pair have conquered the infamous arcade ‘grabber’ machines – kitting out their dwelling with units and toys.

Michael and Lauren Francis spend their weekends and holidays in seaside resorts up and down the nation – having fun with the notorious claw video video games.

They’ve used the machines to scoop piles of prizes – from teddies to toys and even a contact cam and Amazon Alexa.

Their favourite spots to go to embody Blackpool, Skegness and Weston-super-Mare – nonetheless they’re joyful to go to wherever with an arcade.

Michael, 40, and Lauren, 30, from Yeovil, Somerset, private a caravan so often head off on the weekend as well as to on week-long breaks.

They love trying to clutch a prize throughout the claws – nonetheless most machines pay out tokens even when they don’t win.

These tokens when collected in huge adequate portions could also be exchanged for high-tech prizes – like iPhones and items.

Gathering the tokens means they often rack up their massive wins – nonetheless spending a lot of of kilos throughout the course of.

Lauren has refused to disclose their secret grabber methodology – nonetheless says ”observe makes good”.

She said: “It’s with reference to the fulfilling, just isn’t it? It’s merely develop to be a bit little bit of a ardour, really. Once we’ve a free weekend we go to the seaside.

“We like to keep away from losing up for the large devices. We save up a lot of tickets all yr lengthy.

“We take a lot of once more which we don’t cash in. It might probably prevent them for one factor you really, really like.”

The pair play many a number of forms of arcade video video games along with grabbers – usually inserting in £10 to £15 a time.

Lauren said: “After we’re on trip it’s form of further – it’s stacked up by the years.

“We now have almost certainly been doing it for spherical 10 years. As long as I’ve been with my affiliate – we met in a theatre. We’ve got found a ardour we love to do collectively.”

Retail advisor Lauren and Royal Mail worker Michael play the machines for as a lot as two hours a day in a bid to collect as many tickets as potential.

They could often be developing in course of a objective they’ve set at first of the holiday – such as a result of the Amazon Alexa.

Within the occasion that they win adequate they’ll then cash throughout the tokens – or keep them within the occasion that they fall transient.

They’ve moreover acquired an infinite amount of smaller prizes along with cuddly toys and key rings.

She said: “We saved as a lot as get the Echo one time. Michael acquired a contact cam currently, too.

“Most of the time it might probably prevent them – there isn’t any expiry. If we every go on trip we’re in a position to rapidly accumulate fairly a bit [of tickets].

“We keep all of our winnings at dwelling. We on a regular basis run out of space! We solely dwell in a small residence.”