Sharper Image The Money Manger Digital Coin Counter/Sorter
- Electronic smart bank keeps a running tally of your total deposits¿plus sorts your quarters, dimes, nickel and pennies into four neat, denomination-specific compartments for easier access and exchange
- Easy read LCD display; > Manual `+¿ and `-` controls (to adjust total for bulk deposits and withdrawals)
- Individual coin compartment release plugs (on bottom of unit)
- Durable ABS plastic construction
- 2 `AA¿ batteries (not incl.)
Product Description
The Money Manager¿ tallies and sorts your coins at the same time. Depositing, accessing and exchanging loose change has never been easier! Our electronic smart bank keeps a running tally of your total savings and simultaneously sorts your quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies into four neat, denomination-specific compartments. Made of durable ABS plastic with easy-read LCD display¿manual +/- controls for balancing the total for bulk deposits/withdrawals¿and indi… More >>
I bought this product for my brother at a different retailer while we were on vacation, it was on sale for just $10 and he is fascinated by money. As he was putting money in, the coin didn’t roll down like it was supposed to, but he didn’t notice and kept putting in coins. Well, you could guess, they all got jammed up and they are in the back part of the slot where they can’t be reached so they can be cleared out.
1) the +/- buttons didn’t work before that…
2) it only shows how much money you have as you’re putting in the coins
3) it registers pennies as dimes and dimes as pennies
4) it didn’t sort the money right, it put some coins in others slots…
Needless to say, it was a big waste of money in more than one way…..being the worst $10 I ever spent for something in my life, and it still has the coins jammed in the slots so I can’t get them out…
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Kari — October 12, 2009 @ 7:37 am
This is a terrible choice for purchase. I was giving these as gifts to my daughter neices and nephews and each one was a piece of junk. It is a ripoff to buy them. You couldn’t open the back of it to insert the batteries without stripping the screw – they used a cheap screw with soft metal. Cheap construction, doesn’t sort money well, not worth it even if the cost is $0.01. Don’t buy this!
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Least Favorite — October 12, 2009 @ 10:17 am
Got one of these as a birthday present last week to replace the low tech coffee can by my side of the bed. It seemed to work OK counting and sorting pennies, nickels and dimes but it would regularly jam on quarters. Had to bang it on the table and shake it at different angles to free up the jams. This would also mix up the previously sorted coins. Gave up after about the fifth jam. Would rate at zero stars if it was possible.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by C. Wozniak — October 12, 2009 @ 11:53 am
I too received this as a Christmas gift and really liked the way it was supposed to sort. I was okay with the one coin at a time – but not when they started getting stuck in the sorter. This is very frustrating and not worth the other benefits to this product. It is going back and I will be purchasing something else. I don’t recommend this at all.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by jaho64 — October 12, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Junk. Same as the other reviews. Slow, and coins get stuck. Will try another.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by M. Carda — October 12, 2009 @ 3:37 pm