LeapFrog Super Saver Teaching Bank

by LeapFrog

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• ASIN: B0001X0DRQ
• Our recommended age: 4 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,491 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Product Description

Awards

• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Platinum Award, 2004
• The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval, 2004
• iParenting Media Award, 2004

Product Description

Children will love to save money when they're rewarded for each deposit with songs, lights and fun facts. This LeapFrog Super Saver Teaching Bank teaches coin names, coin and money values, early addition, early subtraction and goal setting. Includes and animated LCD screen.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN EXPECTED, October 14, 2004

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R. Dimatteo "momtodrewandjess" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for my 3-year-old daughter the other day. It is better than I anticipated. Firstly, It says the denomination of money deposited. It then tells you either a famous president is on the coin or what combination adds up to the amount deposited i.e.: a quarter=$.25 or five nickels=a quarter.

Secondly, it sets small goals for young children to attain and keeps a running tally of the money deposited.

This bank is made for preschoolers to help them understand the concept of saving money and to help them learn the monetary denominations of the coins they put in.

My daughter was very proud of herself as she approached her first $5.00 goal. She could care less about the "mechanical gears" on the inside. What intrigues her most, as with most 3 & 4 year olds, is that she is learning how to save BY HERSELF!!

239 of 257 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as impressive as it seems, October 9, 2004

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Amanda J. Wilson "nadmywilson" (Campbell, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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My son had saved some money in his old piggy bank and we were out to spend it. He saw this and really wanted it. I thought that it would be a fun way to save and he loves playing with it. However, there are some aspects of it that could be improved upon:

1. The display at the front with the wheels and chutes it a little misleading, I thought that a there would be a lot more movement when the coin was dropped in than there is.

2.The savings drawer is too small and easily removed so most of the time my son removes the money from it and leaves it on the floor.

In addition, I'm not sure how you would get the maximum amount that you can save on the savings counter into the savings drawer unless you were only saving quarters since it is not very big. Once it starts filling up, the money starts to back up into the display screen and you need to shake it to get it to fall into the savings drawer.

3. Once the money has been removed from the savings drawer, the machine doesn't automatically reset to zero so unless you manually do it, when you put the money in, it keeps counting from what was in there already. So if you had $5 in the savings drawer, removed it and then started re-inserting money it would register as $5 plus what you had just put in. It's hard to get across to my 3 year old that you need to zero it again for the balance on the display to be accurate.

4. It doesn't have a slot for dollar coins, can't imagine why not.

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best bank ever, September 19, 2004

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K. Miller - See all my reviews
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I got this for my daughter for her 4th birthday. I use this bank and a reward system. My daughter has set a goal for somthing that she wants and when she make a good choice she gets to add to her bank and try to reach her goal. It has been wonderful. It has cut down the fit throwing by 90%. I love to do it.