UFO Catcher Addict

Woes of a girl addicted to Japanese "UFO Catcher" claw machines and cute things. Once upon a time she lived in Japan for a year, played a ton of UFO catchers, and opened an online store for exclusive UFO catcher goods. http://ufocatcheraddict.storenvy.com
Asker alaapanda Asks:
I was just wondering, where are you located?
ufocatcheraddict ufocatcheraddict Said:

hello! I’m sorry for the super late reply..I don’t even know how old this is lol. But I’m located in California. I used to live in Tokyo, for a year in college when I studied abroad. That’s how I became so good at claw machines :) 

Asker Anonymous Asks:
would you be willing to review or strategize on toreba games? ie someone sends you a certain game, and you rank it from easy to hard?
ufocatcheraddict ufocatcheraddict Said:

Sure :O if I have a link to the machine or a good description of one that’s currently up, I could do something like that. But a heads up that I’m not checking tumblr as often and the best way to reach me is instagram (username: ufocatcheraddict). I may not post that frequently but I use my main instagram frequently so I will see your message and definitely will post content if I’m asked!

Dog burrito plush spotted in Japantown

ufocatcheraddict:

rinicakez:

Cute embroidered hats that I want to make soon and bring to cons this year

Not UFO Catcher related, but if anyone is interested in pre-ordering my original kawaii kitty hat, let me know! I can send you a link to the pre-order once I put it up. The design will be embroidered on dad hats like this in pink or black.

Some more details: 100% cotton, bio-washed chino twill• Unstructured, low-profile, six-panel• Pre-curved visor• Tri-glide buckle closure

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@l3ri pre-orders will be $18 plus shipping (around $2.66 in the US)! International shipping will vary by location. They are going to cost more when I sell them at cons or online after pre-orders.

ufocatcheraddict:

It took me forever but I won that one. I need to get better at the ball-type machines >: I discovered that my kaomoji’s bear hat was big enough for a person to wear, and proceeded to laugh at myself with it on for about five minutes.

rinicakez:

Cute embroidered hats that I want to make soon and bring to cons this year

Not UFO Catcher related, but if anyone is interested in pre-ordering my original kawaii kitty hat, let me know! I can send you a link to the pre-order once I put it up. The design will be embroidered on dad hats like this in pink or black.

Some more details: 100% cotton, bio-washed chino twill• Unstructured, low-profile, six-panel• Pre-curved visor• Tri-glide buckle closure

Winning a fat shibe

ufocatcheraddict:

Some recent wins on Toreba. Random thought, would anyone be interested in watching if I streamed Toreba someday? I’m like too lazy to put together tutorial videos with commentary but I’d like to help people who are interested in starting playing but are UFO catcher noobs.

Also, who would join a Facebook group about UFO catchers? You could discuss Toreba strategies, inquire if there’s a prize you’re searching for or talk about UFO catchers in general. If there isn’t a lot of interest I won’t make one but let me know!

So still TBD about the streaming, there seems to be a little interest but maybe not enough for me to invest my time into it right now. But I did start a FB group for anyone interested in joining to nerd over UFO catchers :) Go to UFO Catcher Addict’s FB page and the button will lead you to the group!

 https://www.facebook.com/UFOCatcherAddict/

asterkurayami:

I saw that axolotl that @ufocatcheraddict won at the mall today. It was $25. I failed to take a pic of the tag. but Theyre marshmallow plush or something like that.

Oh cute they have all of them!! Yeah Toreba lists them as “marshmallow” something; do you remember what store it was?

UFO Catcher Addicts FB group

Made a new group on Facebook if you want to join and discuss UFO catchers and plushies! The group is called “UFO Catcher Addicts (UFO Catcher, Toreba, & Plushie Hobby Group)”. If you want to, please join us!

ufocatcheraddict:

Heads up, this one is easy right now on Toreba!! The strategy is simply make it parallel to the bars. It starts out completely adjacent. Move it by tugging on the ends of either side. One person moved it slightly before me, and it took me a few plays from there.

Oh, seems they made it harder to win now :/

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Some recent wins on Toreba. Random thought, would anyone be interested in watching if I streamed Toreba someday? I’m like too lazy to put together tutorial videos with commentary but I’d like to help people who are interested in starting playing but are UFO catcher noobs.

Also, who would join a Facebook group about UFO catchers? You could discuss Toreba strategies, inquire if there’s a prize you’re searching for or talk about UFO catchers in general. If there isn’t a lot of interest I won’t make one but let me know!

Heads up, this one is easy right now on Toreba!! The strategy is simply make it parallel to the bars. It starts out completely adjacent. Move it by tugging on the ends of either side. One person moved it slightly before me, and it took me a few plays from there.

@jacquelynkelly I think it runs fine on mobile given you have a decent internet connection. If you aren’t on wifi or know you have a spotty connection, wait until you do to play. The claw does tend to move a split second after you release the button and you need to account for that slight lag, but it shouldn’t be lagging more than that. If you have issues you can always contact them but I think they are more likely to refund TP for machine errors and not connection issues which aren’t necessarily their fault.

@favoriteslikeshearts @highwayham I might be selling one or both of them, but I usually decide when I have them in my hands. I’ll try to win more of them if they still have them!

PS you guys make sure to follow me on Instagram, where I’m also ufocatcheraddict! I use it a lot more than tumble these days and am more likely to respond there

These are such cute plushies! Idk what it’s from lol. But I won the two white ones with leaves on their heads