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MemphisVol77 said:
The story coming out has been inconsistent. Most stories I've read said some of the kids were claiming machine malfunctions. Now I've seen a few mentions that they wouldn't refund the kid's game Tokens.

I grew up a few miles from there and went there tons of times as a kid. The "machine stole my money" is unacceptable and probably a bovine feces lie. My experience at Putt-Putt and a few other arcades is that there's always idiot kids (white & black) that think they can lie their way into free tokens with "the machine took my money, doesn't work....." . Believing kids that claim machine malfunction at arcades is a good way to go out of business. SOP is for an attendant to go to the machine and if it malfunctions then 1 credit is refunded. No malfunction no refund.

If it's a matter of refunding Tokens then Putt-Putt should have probably been willing to make an exception if they closed early due to over crowding circumstances. Generally they don't refund tokens because they're easy to forge and the Tokens don't expire. This doesn't excuse the kids behavior BTW. The kids who acted violent and destructively should be held accountable. I blame the kids for their actions but I don't blame them for being there.

I admit to a slight level of schadenfreude at Putt-Putt's expense if this actually escalated over non-refundable tokens. Putt-Putt could just have every machine operate with US currency, but that wouldn't ensure the kids come back.

What really doesn't add up to me is 300-400 kids randomly being dropped off simultaneously or during a narrow time frame. 25+ years ago when I was a teenager and would go there several times a month, the park was allot more prosperous and that never happened. A few busses pulling up with 300-400 kids? Yes, that could and occasionally did happen. 300-400 kids randomly being dropped off with no supervision? No, that never happened.

Over the years I've stopped by infrequently and every time I noticed a seeming incremental decline in activity. The last I stopped by was about 5years ago on a Saturday Night*, and there were 80-90ppl there at best. Putt-Putt has managed to stay open but it's best days are well behind it. 300-400 kids during the year of KunfFlu just doesn't add up.



*For some strange reason I couldn't hit 80-85mph in the batting cages anymore. Clearly their pitching machines were malfunctioning. I tried explaining to an attendant that they were probably miss calibrated at like 100mph, but they wouldn't give me a refund.
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I've noticed the same things with golf balls, they do not seem to fly as far, I should ask for a refund ;)
 
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golfballs said:
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Just another day in da hood..carrying your weave in one hand, destroying the community with the other.

Sadly, due to my White privilege that my ancestors help create I am not able to connect with the deep emotional tribulation all these single mothers are feeling while experiencing the racism that the theater owners have by having maximum seating capacity in the theaters set by local ordinances and not preemptively withholding tickets from Whites to redistribute to non-whites who may or may not show up on time to watch the movie. As a show of solidarity I will take a knee for them as I empty my skimmer today (but wont drown while swimming). I will further show solidarity with their movie watching plight by holding a moment of silence to mix some drinks before watching a movie on my 86" tonight. The struggle is real.
 
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MemphisVol77 said:
The story coming out has been inconsistent. Most stories I've read said some of the kids were claiming machine malfunctions. Now I've seen a few mentions that they wouldn't refund the kid's game Tokens.

I grew up a few miles from there and went there tons of times as a kid. The "machine stole my money" is unacceptable and probably a bovine feces lie. My experience at Putt-Putt and a few other arcades is that there's always idiot kids (white & black) that think they can lie their way into free tokens with "the machine took my money, doesn't work....." . Believing kids that claim machine malfunction at arcades is a good way to go out of business. SOP is for an attendant to go to the machine and if it malfunctions then 1 credit is refunded. No malfunction no refund.

If it's a matter of refunding Tokens then Putt-Putt should have probably been willing to make an exception if they closed early due to over crowding circumstances. Generally they don't refund tokens because they're easy to forge and the Tokens don't expire. This doesn't excuse the kids behavior BTW. The kids who acted violent and destructively should be held accountable. I blame the kids for their actions but I don't blame them for being there.

I admit to a slight level of schadenfreude at Putt-Putt's expense if this actually escalated over non-refundable tokens. Putt-Putt could just have every machine operate with US currency, but that wouldn't ensure the kids come back.

What really doesn't add up to me is 300-400 kids randomly being dropped off simultaneously or during a narrow time frame. 25+ years ago when I was a teenager and would go there several times a month, the park was allot more prosperous and that never happened. A few busses pulling up with 300-400 kids? Yes, that could and occasionally did happen. 300-400 kids randomly being dropped off with no supervision? No, that never happened.

Over the years I've stopped by infrequently and every time I noticed a seeming incremental decline in activity. The last I stopped by was about 5years ago on a Saturday Night*, and there were 80-90ppl there at best. Putt-Putt has managed to stay open but it's best days are well behind it. 300-400 kids during the year of KunfFlu just doesn't add up.



*For some strange reason I couldn't hit 80-85mph in the batting cages anymore. Clearly their pitching machines were malfunctioning. I tried explaining to an attendant that they were probably miss calibrated at like 100mph, but they wouldn't give me a refund.
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In the mid 90's this started happening at East Towne Mall in Knoxville. One summer I was taking my youngest brother to see Mortal Kombat and there were dozens of Knox County school buses unloading kids who didnt live in the area. 100's of em in the arcades, standing around in front of store fronts, hooting and hollering in the theater, zero adult supervision that I could see. Havent been to East Town since the 90's. I wonder if its doing ok now?
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
In the mid 90's this started happening at East Towne Mall in Knoxville. One summer I was taking my youngest brother to see Mortal Kombat and there were dozens of Knox County school buses unloading kids who didnt live in the area. 100's of em in the arcades, standing around in front of store fronts, hooting and hollering in the theater, zero adult supervision that I could see. Havent been to East Town since the 90's. I wonder if its doing ok now?
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East Towne Mall's End: Knoxville Center closing at the end of January

Knoxville Center Mall, aka East Towne Mall, holds auction before closing
 
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