robbalvey Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Looks like they are still tweaking it...which is awesome!
AtlCoasterNut Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 About to hit 10,000 plays... ------------ edit: And they just hit the mark! Â The guy in front of me is saying that he got a clear ball with a package inside - won $1K! Hmmmm....
BeemerBoy Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I too blame the ukelele of doom! I had that damn thing in the claw once, but dropped it.
esvadj Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Today was my sixth attempt at the Santa Claw. Signed on early with less than 150 people in line. Just had my turn and lost again. Â Still have not won yet, but still trying.
RandallDuell Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 What a fun game! Thanks for the link. Â How do they control how many times you are logged in at one time (places in line)? Is there a limit to prizes won? Â Guessing they must track IPs or something, right? Â I've won three times, out of about 7 attempts! Two big blue balls (ouch!) and a little pink one. Don't think any of them had anything in them, and I think I'll only get the first blue ball (as it said you can continue to play, but only win once).
robbalvey Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 The guy in front of me is saying that he got a clear ball with a package inside - won $1K!Hmmmm.... I can't imagine that's true. There are all sorts of crazy legalities you have to deal with if you start giving away cash on line. It's one thing if you give away a plastic ball or some random crappy prize where the actual retail value is very little, but to give away $1,000 all of a sudden you have to start dealing with gaming laws, tax laws, age restrictions, etc.... Â I call shinanigans on that claim....
SharkTums Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Oh noes!!! Â Â My first technical issue with it since I started playing. Â In fact, it's still stuck on that screen right now only with 0 seconds remaining but Santa's still dancing, music's still playing, etc.!
Angry_Gumball Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 ^Nice! Â Just finished yet another failing game due to my work's slow network (which should remind me not to try there from this point on). The motions were so choppy, took 10 seconds before I even saw the claw move...so it was almost playing it blindly. Funny thing was in the end, I almost had a giant yellow ball. Back in line again, got right in as opposed to spending 5 minutes to get in line last week.
AtlCoasterNut Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 ^^^ I nearly called shinanigans in the IM session we had going on, but thought better of it. Of course, he/she also thought that the 10,000th player won $2K - of which I did call them out on. I was like, umm, no they didn't, the sign said, "Congrats to (enter players name) our 10,000 player! Where the heck did you get that from". Their reply was, "the sign"... I thought to myself - Ah huh, drink your special juice Shelby, drink your juice. Whack job!
Xcoaster Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I've got about half-a-dozen attempts in, and I still haven't gotten anything. Of course, I've only been going for the ones with stuff inside. I've mostly been going for whatever boxes are in the middle.
BelizeIt Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 This has been a great thread to follow. Â Though in that radio interview from a page back they said that the Santa Claw may only be on for another month. (I hope not) This has been far to entertaining to this point. Â A little publicity goes a long way, so between TPR and other media outlets, hopefully the Santa Claw will live on for a while.
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 ^ Or at least make a return next Holiday season!
larrygator Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I got a pink ball on my 5th try. Now I can stop doing this.
Snowboard246 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I got a present in a clear ball about a week and a half ago, still waiting to see if they really do send it to me.
Angry_Gumball Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Depending on where you're at, they did say 2-3 weeks. Afterall, it is free shipping for them and us (I think there's no out of pocket for them, could be wrong).
robbalvey Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Afterall, it is free shipping for them and us (I think there's no out of pocket for them, could be wrong). I highly doubt shipping is free for them. I don't know of any shipping service in the world that would ship as many packages as they have winners.... for nothing.
TPDave Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 This topic is now the top google result for "The Santa Claw"!! Â An hour and a half until my next turn, I love this thing! I hope they find a buyer who can keep this running, maybe an ad funded site where you just pay for shipping or something. That would be awesome! Â Dave
Brandy524 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I just got in line. Says 7 hours and 36 minutes, but I'm hoping some people drop out or else I won't be at my computer.
robbalvey Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Hooray! I have a new ring tone! Â http://blog.realartusa.com/?p=3848
SharkTums Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 "The Santa Claw - FUCK YEAH!" Â Â BTW, there was a woman holding up some sort of sign or net in the machine during my turn, it was quite odd! Anyone know what they're doing?
Homeboy23 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 In line for my 4th try. Hopefully I can come close to winning something this time.
traincrossin Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I'm currently in line 7 times all within 20 minutes of each other. Sometimes having multiple email addresses and Twitter accounts pays off! I got to see them refill the machine, they look so tiny in there! Â I was also able to get in touch with Real Art Design and i'll be walking over there on Friday for a little bit and get a quick tour around the place. Any questions you want me to ask? Expect a Santa Claw photo trip report!
Brandy524 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Gah, I had to drop out of line yesterday with 26 minutes left. I was just barely going to make it before I had to leave work (would've had to stay late about 5 minutes), but they stopped at 26 minutes left to refill and it would have pushed me way past quitting time. I was so frustrated. But I'm back in line now with 5 hours and 50 minutes to go. Had no problem getting in line this morning.
moinab Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 I'm thinking the first winners from here should be receiving their prizes within the next week or so. Can't wait to see what people get!
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