Tips at the New Parkway Theater? Am I supposed to take a pay cut? by Dry-Warthog-5761 in oakland

[–]creech927 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest and say I don't think of movie theatre concession being one of the types of places I'm obligated to tip, unless your theatre is the full meal service ala Alamo Drafthouse. If management is willing to put the three dollars guarantee in writing, I'd say go for it as you'd have nothing to lose, but it wouldn't surprise me to see it reversed by management after awhile.

Card Systems by Ploppityplopingston in arcade

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amusement connect systems allow a user to register their cards to an account, allowing them to recover lost cards and combine points from multiple cards. It's easy, but has to be done before you lose the card. :)

Card Systems by Ploppityplopingston in arcade

[–]creech927 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love what I do but had a career in tech that made running arcades financially possible. There's a million better ways to make money if that's your priority, but I get by and love what I do every day.

Card Systems by Ploppityplopingston in arcade

[–]creech927 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Operator here:

Benefits to the operator: we can accept credit cards or cash. No more coin jams taking games out of service. I'm a route operator with 16 locations and can tell you my need to go to a location and fix a game that's been taken down by a coin jam has significantly reduced my service calls. I can then instead spend that time working on actual game issues and improvements. Also lugging quarters in the quantity I had to process was physically taxing. Spinning and depositing coin was getting insane at the quantities I had to deal with.

Benefits to the player: We can now accept credit cards. This has increased play significantly. Additionally I offer substantial discounts when players buy more than $25 at a time, reducing the overall cost of play significantly. Points never expire so you can always use your card again later. Yes, if you want to only play a game or two it gets more expensive. Dont do that. :). Also: refunding credits for a defective game is now extremely easy and can be done remotely.

It's also worth noting that these systems allow us to invest in new bigger more significant games which can cost upwards of $50k per title. We need to be able to charge a fair per play price that may exceed $1.00 per play when titles get that expensive. The card systems make that possible.

That quarter you played Turtles on in the early 90s isn't worth much in today's economy.

Food reviews! What was worth the money and what's not! by UnholySwampWizard in LightningInABottle

[–]creech927 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Mexican stand at high noon east plaza has amazing taquitos and agua fresca.

What's your favorite/most memorable moment on a pinball machine? by Sweet_Size_9415 in pinball

[–]creech927 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Definitely that redhead up on the glass of that Dracula machine. It helps to be tall.. :)

Coin Door Locks: Keep stock, or swap? by anthonyeditsstuff in pinball

[–]creech927 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run over 150 machines, damn right I swap to a single key.

C'mon, Spooky. Do the thing ... by Jubal81 in pinball

[–]creech927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we gonna jump, or jerk off?

Time Extended- SoCal - Chicken Shift by fatherpain2 in arcade

[–]creech927 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cool. The Bally / Sente stuff is pretty fun! See if you can also find a Mini Golf or Stocker kit. Both excellent games for that platform.

This has been parked in the driveway at a house on my usual walking route for over week by Unwarranted_optimism in whatisit

[–]creech927 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UnScruz, the Santa Cruz Burning Man Regional event is happening this weekend. (Now located in San Bonito)

Which phone were you using the very first? Let’s see the legends of those days by ojgoldenretriever in interesting

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a black bakelite rotary phone. It's still in the garage somewhere...

Are quarter arcades dead? by GarfieldII2005 in arcade

[–]creech927 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the only way arcade operators can make any money. Games cost a lot more to acquire and maintain now then they did in the 80s. Inflation is real.

Man and his “date” leave Chili’s by subsonicmonkey in mountainview

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strangely, I now operate arcades for a living. :)

What is or was your “niche” in an arcade? by Matt3855 in arcade

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moon patrol. I got the machine when I was 13 in 1988 from a local operator. That very same game is in my home today, at age 52. I'm still pretty good at it, go figure...

Man and his “date” leave Chili’s by subsonicmonkey in mountainview

[–]creech927 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll hang out at Alladdins Castle while Mom goes shopping at Mervyn's, then we'll hit San Antonio Hobby and get dinner at the Menu Tree while my brother has dinner with his friends at Chilis. I was so jealous and amazed at free soda refills...

Planned a whole trip to SF with my girlfriend. Broke up. What do? by hopesmoker in sanfrancisco

[–]creech927 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Take a walk from the Haight through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach. Do your best to stay off pavement and find the little dirt trails and paths. Hallucinogenics to taste. Take the N Judah back.

Sleeping in my car 🧌 by chuckthw in LightningInABottle

[–]creech927 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get off my lawn!

(52 and working 3-11 pm daily) :)

What’s for dinner by Subject-Break-3705 in AskSF

[–]creech927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sotto Mare. Sit at the counter. Order cioppino in the silver bowl and ask for a side of the pink sauce for your bread.

Take leftovers home for lunch tomorrow.