Customer Reviews

Youniverse Money Jar

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought one of these for each of my 5 year old boys for Christmas this past year. They have been very well-received.

The lightweight plastic jars are probably about 1-quart in size, so they are nice and big. I don't understand why a previous reviewer referred to their small size. They are not small. They are plenty large, but not too large.

We haven't encountered any real problems with these. The boys are only 5, so sometimes they do slip in a non-real coin and it does get counted, usually as a quarter. Whatever. If we're concerned about the actual amount of money in the jar, the counter can easily be reset by taking out the batteries and putting them back in. Then, we just start over & don't put in the tokens that aren't real coins. It's not a big deal.

The boys really enjoy these banks. We have found them to be a nice alternative to a traditional piggy bank, or the like.

I would definitely recommend these as a gift idea. Not many kids you'd give them to would already have one.

Almost anyone would like this, I think.

Last year I bought 5 of these banks, the first from Highlights Magazine
for my husband and me to see if it actually worked, and then I found it on Amazon and bought four more for less money. My husband and I drop our coins in it--it works well for us and four grandsons ages 6 to 11. I think the product literature said this 7-inch bank holds about $30, but ours now has $40 in coins in it. It isn't an indestructible product--but it is a sturdy mason-type jar bank with a top of plastic that holds its own so it is serviceable. I see no reason to give it less than 5 stars. We haven't tried to reset the digital meter yet, so I can't say whether that will work or not. Good product.

I have a 4 and 6 year old that love to do odd jobs for change and they love their banks ! It keeps track of how much they have saved so they don't have to keep dumping their money out all over the floor to count it. This is not a flimsy mass produced bank. The only way it wouldn't last is if you have a child that doen't respect their toys.

I bought this bank for my 6 year old daughter, who is in first grade and has the cent value of money down pat. She has only had it a month and has nearly $15 in it from scamming change from both me and her Daddy around the house. While she had the value of money down and how to count it and all, it has really sunk in with this bank. We look at how much is in the bank and then she figures out how much the amount will be when the next coin she has in her hand goes in. The counter tells her if she is right.
At first she did have a little bit of trouble with putting coins in firmly enough. But after a little trial and error(like the first 6 coins) she caught on how to put the coins in and hasn't had a problem since. We actually did reset the counter as she knew that was what you do if you mess up(my kid is very electronic friendly). It reset with no problem and we took the coins out and started again. After all, we must be accurate!
The jar is very durable in my humble opinion. For example, one day she was running down the basement stairs tripped a bit and dropped the jar, it bounced the rest of the way down the stairs and the plastic jar was fine and so was the counter lid.
Overall this bank rocks, she uses it daily and gets very excited as the money adds up. I feel it's a great way for kids to save their change and have a concrete way of seeing how much they have in their banks. I'm actually thinking of buying one for myself, if I can ever keep my own change since SOMEONE keeps scamming mine off my dresser and wallet.

How cute is this. We were just putting the money in an old water bottle.
This way my grandson can watch his pennies grow into dollars. Great item.

My son got this product for Christmas. The idea of this bank is that it counts your coins so you know how much money you have. He loves this bank-it is durable and large enough to fit quite a bit of change.

I have issues with the bank, though. It often counts pennies as dimes and it does not recognise dimes at all. We put them in and it does not register any amount.

If you are ok with the inaccuracies in the amount then this is a bank that you would like to purchase.

I purchased this for my 4 year old daughter so she could save her money and learn more about coin denominations.

Contrary to the other review, we have found this very sturdy. My daughter is rough with her toys and this has lasted six months. She drags it around the house and drops it often. I am able to tighten the lid enough to where she cannot open it, although we have had to reset it more than once.

She loves to show the toy to adults when they visit. They become enthralled and deposit coins into her bank. Her uncle even purchased one for himself.

I like the novelty of this bank, which counts your change for you. I got one for myself, and one for my 13 year old daughter. You have to push the coins through firmly the first time, because if you start to insert, then pull back out - it is counted! When that happened, I just lifted the lid and slipped it in so my count would still be accurate.

I have a lot of chance because of my job (tips) this is a fun and useful way for me to keep my coins in one place my only complaint is if you don't push the coins hard you can accedently give a false reading to the counter it may be hard for kids to use proberly as a result (also it starts to get very heavy once you hit about $30.00) othere wise no complaints

We purchased two of them for the kids (5 & 8) for Christmas. After waiting to see them use it, I find the product GREAT (I too would get one for myself). If you read all the reviews you will see that most people agree. The one review that stuck out in my mind was how "small" it was. ITs pretty large and right NOW at 1/3rd full, its HEAVY. So imagine your child carting around a full jar of coins. I would deposit my coins in their to not weight my purse down.
Remember, its coin only pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters. This is meant to save money not take out money. Seek an alternative banking system to keep dollars in.
Were very happy!