Original Commentary
The thing where you spend more on a claw machine than the prize is worth? We've done that. Not just more than the prize costs - because those things can't wholesale for more than a dollar or two. But "We could've gone on eBay and got one for less than this. Including shipping" money. - Terrence

Modern Commentary
This part is kinda based on a true story. Our local Dennys had a claw machine like this. It had a Furby plush that Isabel wanted, so I tried to get it for her.

Fortunately, the machine had a cap of $20, so if you spent that much it would let you pull until you got something. This was at $0 when we started, of course. We kept having to go back to the hostess for more quarters, hoping that some kid wouldn't come in and pity break us.

Fortunately for me, Isabel actually wanted this and wasn't just trying to get me to go home. It cost me the full $20, though - Terrence