Customer Reviews

McGill Metal Products NO1 Nickel-plated steel money changer with penny, nickel, dime and quarter barrels

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I purchased this as an accessory for my car. Its exceptionally handy to have this device for tolls, drive-through restaurants, and convenience stores. I decided to quit paying change counting services and use this device instead. The dispensing mechanism for each coin type is reliable and accurate. I appreciate the high quality of the device and would recommend to anyone who ends up handling a lot of change.

I work in a high volume bar, located in a US international airport. Dispensing coins during the day's transactions was time consuming, and dirty --scavenging through the puddle of coins in my apron pocket would turn my fingers black. But this item has not only greatly improved efficiency and cleanliness, additionally it is one of the biggest conversation pieces I have ever owned. Many customers have stories about times gone by this item causes them to remember. It was the best $20 I spent in a LONG time!

I purchased this item to use at Flea Markets when making sales. It performed excellent. I would highly recommend this product.

I purchased this from amazon about a week ago. It looks very shiny and pretty in the description, but when I received it, the metal looked very burnished (almost old and scratched up) and the plastic was rough and scratched in some places. At over 20$, I was quite disappointed with amazon. I decided to order another one, and talk to amazon, just in case the first one I got happened to be just a bad one in the lot. The second one I got was even worse looking. I will return one of them, and keep the other because I really need a coin sorter. I will say that this product is very sturdy and works for its intended use, hence the 3 stars, but it does not look as nice as the picture. And for its price, unless you REALLY need a coin sorter, or you don't care what it looks like, it's not worth it! You've been warned!

I keep this coin changer in my car, to dispense change when I need it at toll booths, fast food drive-throughs, and parking meters. The capacity is excellent, it neatly holds lots of coins in every denomination (i.e. quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies). Loading is easy and dispensing is quick. Of course, it is built like a tank and will probably last many lifetimes. My only recommendation to the vendor is that they make one without the belt loops and with a fitted, plastic, hard case for it so that it may be quietly and discreetly kept in an automobile glove box, etc.

I bought this for my car to hold change for use at toll booths and drive-thru windows. The problem is I'm not sure how best to mount it out of sight. It's too large to fit in my dash storage area and I don't want to glue it down some where in sight. It's difficult to use when not attached to something. Other than that it is a very rugged well made machine and will probably outlast me.

I am very disappointed in its appearance. I bought it as a gift and feel the recipient will look at it and think "cheap." On Amazon, it looks shiny and worth the price. Instead, it is dull and cheap looking. It looks like something from a discount store. Hopefully, the mechanism is better than the overall appearance.

I am a teacher and I have many classroom transactions that involve coins. This coin changer solved the problem of accepting coins and making change quickly. It is well made, and the kids get to see a technology that I grew up with used by my bus and street car drivers. Great product!

My boyfriend had wanted a coin changer. He thought it would make it easier to make change while going thru drive-thrus. When he openned the package, he explained enthusiastically that it was a high class changer! He was not expecting a metal changer. Very smooth expelling of coins. Doesn't catch or get clogged. It wasn't high priced, either. An excellent value all around. It was just what he wanted!

Like I said, I thought these were no longer made! I am soooooo GLAD to have found this one! :) I was looking for one of these for my purse that I am designing for myself. I'm planning on using it to collect the change that keeps piling up in my purse. The only thing I don't like about this coin-changer is, when they get full, there's no way to get ALL the coins out at once. You have to click each and every single coin out. The situation is the same if you want to fill it up, you HAVE to put IN each and every single coin. I'd like to e-mail the company who makes these and make this suggestion; make a coin-changer like this one that still has the single-coin-option, but also has some kind of latch [maybe in the back(?)] that will easily open and yet securely close each cylinder individually to allow for putting in or taking out 1 whole roll of coins at once. However, I do still really like this because it makes it easier to count out exact change for the cashier in a grocery store or a store like Wal-Mart. :)