Vortex Coin Bank

Product Description

Remember donating all those coins into the giant spiral bank at the local shopping mall? And staring endlessly as the coin circled ‘round & ‘round & ‘round? Now you can bring that super cool, nostalgic experience into your home or office.

Product Specifics:

Desktop-sized wishing well

Measures 11.75" x 8.5" x 8.5"

Coins not included

Features

• GIANT SPIRALING BANK- Remember donating all those coins into the giant spiral bank at the local shopping mall?And staring endlessly as the coin circled ‘round & ‘round & ‘round? Now you can bring that super cool, nostalgic experience into your home or office.
• PERFECTLY SIZED- The Vortex Bank II measures out to be 11.75”x8.5”x8.5”, making it the perfect size for your desk at the office or even for the countertop in your kitchen! No matter where its placed, this wishing well is so entertaining your friends will pay to see it work!
• COINS IN MOTION- This wishing well bank will fill up quickly as donations from friends and family who will enjoy the experience of the coins in motion upon dispensing them down a spiral bowl!
• EASY RECOUP- No more smashing the piggy bank with the way the Vortex Bank II comes apart in the middle. This quality makes it easy to retrieve any of your donations that accrue after time, but just remember, coins are not included!
• PHYSICS FUN- Science is FUN! Dropping coins into the bank creates engaging amounts of potential energy including gravity and conservation of angular momentum- a simulation of a decaying orbit. Fun with science with every coin saved!

Top Reviews

Great action, poor build quality
by Adam Gould (3 out of 5 stars)
January 19, 2018

5 stars for the fun; this works well once put together and my 1 year old son loves watching the coins swirl down the vortex (as do I).
1 star for materials quality; the clear plastic is super super thin and crushes too easily. There are already some wrinkles in the plastic after a day of playing with it. It's still work fine for now, but at this rate I'm not sure how long it'll last. I was expecting something thicker and more robust.

Echo others that the 4 tiny screws are a PITA; I have a micro driver so it wasn't a problem, but it's not a very enduser friendly screw.

I'd rather pay more money for thicker plastic.

Overall the action is so good I can't fairly rate it below 3 stars because it's still really fun and compelling to use but ever time I have to touch the sides a small jolt of disappointment tingles through my fingers. C'mon guys put another $10 materials cost into this thing.
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Way more fun than an adult should have
by Sarah Head (5 out of 5 stars)
December 27, 2016

If you're looking at this, buy it. This little gadget is a ridiculous amount of fun and endless amounts of entertainment.

This arrives with a small bit of assembly required, but once it is put together, the fun instantly begins.

My husband and I used no less than $20 in our loose change racing different size coins and watch them spiral down to their final landing place. It is hypnotic and just makes you feel all warm inside, watching the coins circle faster and faster down the funnel.

The box advertises this as a learning opportunity to get hands on experience with a vortex, but I'm not going to lie to you, the only thing we learned is that we can be entertained by the simplest things for a long time.

As an added bonus, you make a few bucks off your easily entertained friends and family as well, especially encouraging them to watch, "how cool a quarter swirls down".

I would definitely recommend this product to anyone in search of a vortex bank or time killer.
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Great Autistic Entertainment
by L. Norman (5 out of 5 stars)
December 28, 2017

Was trying to find a non-electronic activity for my 8 yr old autistic granddaughter for Christmas. Nailed it. She enjoys it so much I could not take off a star for the thin plastic. If you take care to twist it open using the black collar and don't put pressure on the clear sheeting it should last for years. It's not just the autistic kids that like it. In fact it's not just the kids...! I am considering buying a second one to keep at my house. It's that cool.
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Works okay but quality lacking
by Kim (2 out of 5 stars)
January 26, 2018

I got 3 of these for my kids. I had a vortex when I was a kid which I loved, so I was excited about this. It works okay, not as well as the one I had. But the main problem is it is made of cheap plastic, so not very durable. If you take good care of it it might be okay, but one of my kid's is already crushed a little after a few uses.
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Disappointed
by Resha S (2 out of 5 stars)
November 28, 2018

I'm a long time Amazon shopper with very, very few disappointments. This Vortex Bank, however, did just that.

It arrived in a timely fashion and instructions were simple to follow.

However, the loose change we released down the shoot didn't give much of a show, as many of the coins fell right through the hole into the bottom without circling around the plastic top of the bank. I believe the looseness of the shoot, even in locked-in position may have something to do with the misguided trajectory of the coins.
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Good toy
by meghan tarantino (5 out of 5 stars)
December 26, 2016

Bought this for my son with autism. He loves it!

It is plastic and does appear it could break easy but so far it's great
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Love it
by MrsAdventure (4 out of 5 stars)
December 23, 2017

I purchased this bank for my three year old, who loves it. It works perfectly and she loved to dump out her change and put it all back in repeatedly. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the fact that the screws and very difficult to get in straight. They are quite tiny and prone to going sideways while you assemble.
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It is a lot of fun to watch the coins racing around and they race ...
by Eli D (5 out of 5 stars)
January 18, 2018

Got this for my husband at Christmas and he loves it. We are now well into January and he still gets excited when he gets change back! It is a lot of fun to watch the coins racing around and they race around for a good length of time before dropping satisfyingly into the base. My husband was able to attached the vortex top to his old glass vinegar jar that he has been keeping his change in so he is even more happy with it.
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Cool bank
by T. Nguyen (4 out of 5 stars)
December 1, 2017

What a cool bank. It makes a great conversation piece. My star deduction is for the thinness of the plastic. I wish they used a harder plexiglass or something. That would make his product truly the best.
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Super cheap
by Sarah (1 out of 5 stars)
August 29, 2018

PRODUCT BROKE RIGHT AWAY. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IF YOU PLAN ON FILLING IT UP WITH LOTS OF CHANGE.

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