Zilliions Girl Deluxe ATM :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Not what I expected.

2008-07-03
My daughter lost her little plastic ATM card and she opens the small compartment door with a butter knife. Is very complicated for me to understand the machine. When you are adding money the machine gives all the wrong digits and amouts. otherwise the appearance is cute and pink but right now my daughter's ATM machine is sitting in the corner of her bedroom collecting dust.

Summit Products Deluxe ATM - Pink

2008-07-02
Summit Products Deluxe ATM - Pink was a gift for my grandchildren's birthday. It teaches them how to save money and account for it.

Good and bad

2008-06-02
I purchased the ATM bank for my granddaughter's birthday. Her two older sisters each had one so she really wanted this bank and it was available in PINK. The other two are gray. She was so excited when she opened it, ran to get her money and, with a little help, entered all the necessary information. The digital readout was fine at first but when she was feeding in the money, it gave garbled information. Nothing we did changed that. When I returned home, I contacted Highlights who sells the ATM through Amazon. The help I received was wonderful. The person I spoke with said he would send another ATM. I asked if it could be sent directly to my granddaughter and not to me as I live two hours away. He said that would be fine. I said I assumed he would want me to return the faulty one. He said no, I could dispose of it any way I wished. The new ATM reached my granddaughter in just a couple of days and works just fine.
I give Highlights a big A+ for customer service.

Daughter loves her Pink ATM...

2008-05-29
My daughter loves her new pink ATM. She is learning the value of saving money and shows it off to all her little girlfiends.

Greatest Bank ever

2008-03-12
I bought this for my 8 year old daughters birthday. My daughter has a difficult time saving her money. She either losses it or spends it as fast as it gets in her hands. My son got one from santa and he loved his. I saw how wonderful it was and got one for my daughter. Now when she gets money it goes in the bank. She loves seeing the total add up each time she puts money in it. Now she can start saving her money. The best part the kids love is having "their own credit card" and a secret password. This toy comes with a specific atm card however we found that any card works. If I had another child I would buy one for them too.

This is junk!

2008-03-04
The Ultimate ATM machine - it's just like the real thing. The big screen welcomes you and will give you all of your up to date account information. This ATM is so advanced, it even knows your name.

High expectations fulfilled!

2008-01-14
My eight year old daughter wanted this for Christmas so that she can play grocery store and use an ATM like Mommy & Daddy. Well, we were not disappointed. The atm/bank lives up to its claims and it has really encouraged my youngest to ask lots of questions about money and when you should save and or spend. She also uses it as she plays grocery store and her customers can pretend to withdraw cash for their purchases. Fun for all!

kids find playing with money more fun than adults

2008-01-13
Kids seem to really love playing with money, and the more like the adult's reality the better. This ATM has all the features, except the stress. Both kids I got this for, loved it.

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