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So I was at a seaside arcade over the past week. Spent some time spamming the 2p slots machines and tickets are firing out of this thing. Go to exchange these at the kiosk and notice that you can get quite a few domestic appliances on the back shelf (13,000 tickets for a toaster, £5 of 2p slots got me 80 tickets).

Are people actually skillful enough to game the system and win these over just going to Argos? Or do gambling addicts just collect tickets over time to exchange for a toaster after a few months as a consolation prize?

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[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I've not seen that myself. I assume it's someones attempt to refresh the prizes and they did a shit job...

[-] Borkingheck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Back of the lorry refresh.

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Quite possibly 😂

[-] Spacebar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Some people are so poor that buying a new toaster is a big deal.

You're just not that familiar with that world.

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

So could you play these gambling machines and get a toaster cheaper than Argos?

[-] Spacebar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You are applying rationality to this. It's a form of gambling, which is never rational.

this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2023
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