Customer Reviews

Discovery Exclusive Toy ATM Bank

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The copy on the product is a little misleading. It doesn't actually "dispense" money like an ATM. When you decide to withdraw you enter the amount you want to take out, the whole bottom drawer opens and you reach in and take out what you want. All the money just sits in the bottom drawer all mashed up together. It would be a good place to hide other small treasures from brothers and sisters.

The machine is basically just a big calculator with a running total. If you make an error you have to adjust manually which is confusing to kids.

For anyone laboring under the misconception - this machine does not read bills or count money, it's just a calculator with a drawer in the bottom.

My nine year old son received one of these as a birthday gift. I thought it was pretty cute. I was surprised, though, by how much mileage he got out of it. He used it as a bank, and kept his money in it. But he also used it to play "bank" and other games with his sisters and friends -- which occasionally degenerated into "bank robber"-- but they had a ton of fun with this an accessory for make-believe games of all kinds. I think just having the bank motivated him to save his money, too - something that we'd had a hard time getting him to do when he was just putting it into an old-fashioned piggy bank. There's something to be said for introducing kids early to the realities of putting the money in, taking it out, and when you take out too much, there's none left!

I bought this for my 6 year old daughter. She loves it. It helps her to keep track of her money and she loves to enter in money and watch her account grow. I do wish it had 2 or more "accounts" so she could also work on saving her money.

I would recommend this to a friend.

Purchased this ATM bank directly from Discovery Channel and paid quite a bit more than the price Amazon is offering of $19.99 (deal for the day). My daughter keeps very good track of your funds and makes deposits and withdrawls on a regular basis and has not lost track. She has had it for a year now. I only wish it sat more stable on her desk. It can be hung on a wall but it would not have looked right in her room decor. Highly recommended for any child who likes to save their money and not spend it (cuz they spend their parents instead).

I purchased this toy ATM machine for my 10 year old son. He loves saving money & is a very responsible young man, so I knew this would be the perfect toy/gift for him. Unfortunately it broke within minutes of setting it up. We were both very disappointed!

My son enjoys putting his coins in the machine and watching his money grow. I also think this is helpful in learning the value of the coins he is putting in. The only let down is I thought it would speak as money was entered similar the demo button however, it just beeps. My son still really likes the machine and he enjoys saving his money with it.

My daughter age 9 has several wallets, purses, banks etc. She loves them and she really wanted this one too. We just thought it was a passing fancy but she never forgot about it and on Christmas is was her favorite gift. She loved putting her wallet in the bank and having it keep track of her money. She didn't have to get it out and count it everyday and her three younger siblings couldn't do it either.(yet they can play with it without harming her stuff) Perfect!

This item is a good teaching tool. I bought it for my pre-teen for Christmas to teach him how to save and spend money. He likes that he can keep track of his total without having to always pull out his money to count it. I chose not to buy for my other children after reading the reviews, because they are younger and may not handle the ATM properly. My son says, "It's Cool!" Plus, he likes that his siblings cannot get to his money without having his PIN code.

The only thing I dislike about it is, when you change the battery, everything (PIN & amounts) needs to be reset. There should be some sort of memory that lasts for atleast 5 minutes for a battery change.

Overall, I am pleased with the product so far. It has only been a month since the purchase.

My 9 year old daughter wanted this ATM machine for a while,and was really excited when it came. My 14 year old son set it up for her, so I'm assuming the set up isn't too difficult.

It comes with an ATM card and you have to choose a PIN for it.
My daughter makes deposits and withdrawls and really enjoys it.
It's fallen several times already off the couch and it still works perfect so I'd say it's pretty durable.

my 7 year old loves his new ATM bank. He adds money to it every day and is able to watch his balance grow. It has taught him to be responsible for his own money and to keep track of what he spends.