‘Just because we keep quiet doesn’t mean we don’t know’: Singapore claw machine operator slams customer after alleged rough play

A Singapore claw machine operator claimed a long-time customer’s rough play damaged one of its units at the Junction Nine shopping mall in Yishun. — Screengrab from Instagram/toysclawlector

First Published: Thursday, 12 Nov 2026 3:51 PM MYT

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 — A claw machine operator has called out a male customer on social media for allegedly damaging one of their units installed at the Junction Nine shopping mall in Yishun.

In a post on Tuesday (November 10), Instagram user toysclawlector said they will be lodging a report against the man for vandalism.

It shared CCTV footage dated at about 8.15pm on Tuesday, which shows the man shaking the machine back and forth.

After several seconds of rough rocking, the lights on the claw machine as well as an adjacent machine suddenly went out.

The man stops and hunches over the machine for some time before walking away, revealing a young girl at the control panel.

Toysclawlector wrote that the man is a long-time customer and known among fellow patrons.

“I have at least five videos of you damaging our machine, just because we keep quiet doesn’t mean we don’t know,” the in-video text read.

“You have been our customer since day one, but you have been going overboard.”

AsiaOne has reached out to Toysclawlector for more information. — AsiaOne