This an adventure of sorts to some and a discovery of new places for others...The destination was Dave & Busters in Farmingdale L.I.. This was a place we had been to before but the mission this time was different. It wasn't enough for us to have fun...we were on a quest for CANDY!!! and you can't use money to buy candy at D & B. So the assignment was to accumulate as many tickets as possible so we could fill our bellies with the sweet allure of the junky addictive substances on display.So we fanned out to scoure the place for games with the highest ticket payouts. After one or two measly attempts, we finally landed on our ticket cow...THE WONDER WHEEL. I'm not sure if you've ever played it or not, but this is a game where with the swipe of your card and a tug of the handle, you can literally win up to 1000 tickets in one try.
Well with 230 credits on the card remaining and eager candy munchers behind me, we got to swiping our card and pulling the handles on both machines like we were in Atlantic City gambling at the Bogota Casino!!! The way we were jumping up and down screaming as we watched the tickets pour out of the machine with each pull, it was no wonder we soon had a small crowd develop around us hoping to duplicate our success!!!
By the time the dust settled, we each had our pockets overflowing with tickets as we skipped our way to the redemption counter to claim our earnings. When it was all said and done, our efforts netted us 1130 tickets for the relentless 20 minutes we spent at the two machines.
With card in hand and tickets redeemed, we then entered the palace of goodies with the impossible task of trying price shop so one person didn't blow the budget for everyone else. Not to mention trying not to allow our A.D.D. to kick in and get distracted with all the other big ticket prizes we couldn't afford!!!
Finally after a HALF HOUR of debating and grabbing and putting back the various offering of sweet delight they had on display....the group began making their way back to the parking lot with our glorious haul of goodies in tow...We felt like we had just completed a level of Candy Crush and WON...SWEET...TASTY!!!
