When I was a kid a guy leaving the arcade with a tiny death star keychain figure (apparently their top prize) handed me a huge bag packed full with tickets. It was almost as many as the picture. My friend and I were so excited, surely this many tickets would get us anything.
I think we ended up with two airheads and a little plastic rubber band gun.
Let me guess, even with all those tickets he still only gets a 10 cm plushy, a pencil sharpener and 3 dice.
That’s maybe 1000-2000 tickets. At a valuation of 1¢ per ticket, $10-20 worth of stuff, so yeah small plush and a handful of Tootsie rolls.
You seem like you at least took a class in skee-ball economics.
Over 18 years in the industry at this point
When I was a kid a guy leaving the arcade with a tiny death star keychain figure (apparently their top prize) handed me a huge bag packed full with tickets. It was almost as many as the picture. My friend and I were so excited, surely this many tickets would get us anything.
I think we ended up with two airheads and a little plastic rubber band gun.
Don’t forget the finger trap and a yo-yo that breaks the 3rd time you use it
And laid. 3 dice!