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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Pig E Bank Electronic Piggy Bank

Clickity-clank, clickity-clank, my money goes into my piggy bank. The Pig E Bank talking piggy bank is soooo cool for two reasons:

1. It keeps track of how much money is inside so you don’t have to break it open just to find out that you don’t have enough to buy what you want.

2. It talks when you put money into it.

Pig E Bank keeps track of your dough and talks to you!

The Pig E Bank electronic talking piggy bank is a really cool toy. The packaging says 3+. Normally, when we see an age range like that, we sort of scoff. I mean, how many toys have you seen that are marked 5+ and should really be marked: "5-7 (maaaybe on the 7, more like 5-6 max)". Our point is that this is a pretty cool item even for us old(er) folks.

For the kids, it’s great because the Pig E Bank not only keeps track of how much money you’ve saved (via the LCD coin counter), but it also talks to you when you enter money. For youngsters just learning coin values, this is great reinforcement.

For the adults, how many of us come home each day with a little pocket full of change. Dump it in the Pig E Bank and instantly retrieve the balance by hitting the "Bal" key on the LCD coin counter. This way, when you want to order a pizza, you’ll know if you can afford extra large cheese sticks. Hmmmm.

Stores dollars, too

The Pig E Bank electronic piggy bank can also accept dollars (although not through the coin acceptor). Underneath his tail (why the manufacturer put it here is beyond us), simply unscrew the cap and store money (or secrets).

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