07/13/2025
We recently received a comment that our machines are “extremely expensive” and want to be transparent on our pricing relative to the current state of this industry.
Since April, the cost of our claw machine prizes and bulk vending capsules has risen around 25% – pretty much overnight and with little time to prepare.
Bulk machines (our retro coin-operated candy/capsule machines) only work in increments of quarters accepted, from 25 cents to $1.00. So, to avoid having to reduce the commission we pay to our business location partners, a SELECT FEW of them (about 10%) had to be increased to the next increment. BUT, they literally do not come in configurations higher than $1.00 - that’s the highest they can go. So there have been some tough decisions on the future of our higher-end capsules. For now, some have been bumped from 75 cents to $1.00 to cover it - but some product line changes may have to occur unfortunately.
As far as claw machines, we have kept all our plays at $1.00 MAX. You will start to notice a lot of the larger amusement operators raising the cost of play to $1.50 or even $2.00 - we have been able to avoid this by finding some good deals. We don’t want to see our machines go above $1.00 per play, it’s not good for anyone!
Long story short, prices WILL be going up throughout the vending/amusement industry. We have done a pretty solid job of minimizing ours, and plan to keep it that way as long as possible.
This is not to “call out” those who are frustrated with price increases, we’re not happy about it either! But more so to share information with our location partners and customers on the reality of what’s happening in the industry, and let everyone know we’re committed to keeping costs as absolutely low as possible, unlike the national and larger operators.
Please continue to support small businesses!!
