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Preschool | Home » » Electronic Money Jar | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | This ingenious Zillionz Counting Money Jar electronically adds up your coins as you drop them in for safekeeping! An LCD screen on the lid displays the exact amount within. Stash your savings in this sleek silver jar. Overall size: 4" W x 6.5" H. Requires two AA batteries (not included). Ages 5 and up. | | | Features: | |
• A super cool high tech coin jar.
• Watch your money grow!
• Shows kids a fun way to save.
• Features coin recognition technology
• Recommended Age Range 5+
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
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| 0.0 inches | | Package Length:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 95 reviews |
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79 of 80 found the following review helpful:
 Good tool!Oct 22, 2005
By Ohio Mom
After purchasing the ATM Safe for our son, we purchased the Money Jar to keep in the kitchen. It is a good tool to help teach the kids the value of money. Now we designate the money in the jar for something special - say a trip to Chuck E. Cheese's. The kids can watch the savings grow and anticipate what the reward will be for saving. They are also learning delayed gratification and patience as well as the hard lesson that you can't get everything that you want NOW. Not bad!!
The only negative - if you don't force each coin into the slots, they can pop back out and the jar registers a deposit for the coin even though it didn't actually make it in the jar.
40 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Love this bank!!!Nov 08, 2005
By Suzanne J. Stokes
"Suzanne Stokes- Mother of three"
My son is 6 years old and we bought him this bank last Christmas. He loves putting his change in it, then pouring it out and starting over again. He has learned how to count money and to recognize each coin using this. I am even buying one for his 1st grade class at school. His teacher is going to use it in a money center. A great tool to educate and a lot of fun too.
53 of 57 found the following review helpful:
 Good learning toolOct 01, 2005
By KKJ
We bought this for our 8 year old and she loves it! She can easily read the amount and know exactly how much she has. However, there are a few things that we don't like about it:
#1: There is no on/off switch so I feel the batteries will die very quickly and thus lose our balance.
#2: It doesn't accept anything larger than a quarter.
#3: If your child inserts a coin into the slot far enough to activate the 'counter' but not far enough to go into the jar it will still add that demonination to the balance (even though the coin never actually went into the jar).
All-in-all, these drawbacks would not keep me from purchasing this item again.
27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Very useful for any age!Nov 20, 2005
By FaerieMerlin
"Geek"
I'm 21 and I love this jar! I always save my spare change for my pets' emergency fund, but I never really knew how much money I had accumulated until I cashed it in. With this jar, it keeps a running total for me so I know how much extra money I have in reserve without going to the bank. I have not had any problems with miscalculations(i.e. adding 30 cents instead of 25), but it occasionally doesn't recognize dimes(meaning that I put a dime in, but it doesn't get added to the total). I think it has to do with the lever on my jar, since the money values are calculated on the size of the coin and sometimes the dimes just aren't large enough to hit the lever and register the coin. Even so, I highly recommend this bank for all ages.
As for battery life, I don't think it's really a major issue because the unit is powered by 2 AA batteries and it doesn't take much power to operate a small LCD screen. Think about your average dollar store digital wristwatch-- it'll run on a button cell for at least a year, 24/7. So even though there's no "off" switch for the bank, I don't think it will be a problem.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Good idea, poorly designed coverJul 11, 2006
By A. Roggendorf
I purchased 2 money jars for my daughters earlier this year. I thought it was an awesome idea, until the counter quit within a couple weeks. I then had replacements sent, and one of them was defective on delivery. I wish they had worked as it really is awesome and exciting for the kids. It encourages them to save more. Unfortunately, they are no more useful than a $1 piggy bank.
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