Does anyone use a piggy bank anymore?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
December 29, 2020 1:43pm CST
I had a plastic blue piggy bank when I was young. I remember that the bank had two pink splotches which were the rosy cheeks of the girl. The hair was long and there were ridges in the plastic to indicate the strands of hair.
I can't remember if it was braided or not.
There was an indention in the bottom which made it easier to cut and retrieve the mostly pennies inside. I was around 16 when I opened the bank up and deposited all the money into my very first bank account.
I wish I had saved the bank instead, though I think it was mostly full.
Do you still own a piggy bank?
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@moffittjc (128854)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Dec 20
I still have a piggy bank. It's an actual pig. And yes, I still drop my change in it, although I don't really carry cash or coins around much these days. But I did find a quarter on the ground yesterday that went into the piggy bank! lol
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Yeah, for the most part my change is found on the ground 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Jan 21
@moffittjc I've seen lots of people put their loose change in the donation things at the front of registers or even tell the cashier to keep whatever change there is.
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@moffittjc (128854)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jan 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Haha, me too! But I guess a lot of people don't care about loose change, because I find an awful lot of it on a daily basis.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Dec 20
It's funny that you asked, Jay has a little 'piggy bank'!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
A piggy shaped piggy bank?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@kobesbuddy Aw it's cute! I've never seen one like that.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum No, it's not an actual piggy, it's either a sea lion or a seal.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I've seen ceramic white piggies with pink cheeks that I thought were cute.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@LadyDuck Oh that sounds very pretty. Won him at a fair?
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@LadyDuck (502858)
• Italy
30 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Mine is all pink with blue eyes, I think I won him years ago.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Oh, I bet that is a precious thing. I've seen porcelain banks and I think we may have one or two around here as well. How do you get the money out of the bank when you want to use it?
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@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
29 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum There is a hole on the bottom of the piggy bank which is only closed with tape.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@thelme55 Oh I see. I believe I've seen some ceramic or porcelain banks that have a rubber stopper at the bottom of them.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
That's great! Are you still collecting coins to keep in it?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@mrki444 That is a good idea. I have a friend who used to tape envelopes to his wall and do the same thing, but with paper money.
@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
30 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes I do. Those are actually regular plastic cups. In each go different value.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I loved watching the change grow, didn't you?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@Hytton03 Oh me too!
I started putting paper money inside my dresser drawers when I was a preteen. That money I would spend!
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@Hytton03 (5449)
• Philippines
30 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes me too but sometimes i used it hahaha.
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@May2k8 (19793)
• Indonesia
30 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I had to destroy my piggy bank, so I had to collect coins until they didn't fit anymore.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Oh, I've never seen a piggy bank made of clay. How did you get the coins out of the bank?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@May2k8 Oh I see. That's a pity.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I should research why "Piggy" is the name of the little savings containers and if maybe it has something to do with a slang term.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Hey whatever works!
I usually take mine to coinstar because I don't feel like rolling the change up and going to the bank.
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Aw I remember my piggy banks...I was going to be loaded haha
Well now I just use jars.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I know when I read this I was looking at the jar
There there Amber we will be rich one day
There there Amber we will be rich one day1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@RebeccasFarm Yes, you are right! I will be happy if one day we have enough coins to fill up a water cooler!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I remember the feeling of having a piggy bank too. Now I don't make nearly enough to keep one.
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@JESSY3236 (22287)
• United States
5 Jan 21
I have a little safe bank. I never had a piggy though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 21
Nor did I. I think my brother might have had an actual piggy bank though.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
30 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum
I cannot remember if I ever had one. I cannot remember where I put my very small coins.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I'm sure wherever it was, it was safe.
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
30 Dec 20
My husband brought me home a little green plastic piggy bank that he got free from one of the banks. We are filling him full of quarters and will cash him in for some "dinner out" money!!!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I love that idea!
For my friend's birthday, I bought her a jar that says "Jeep Fund". Her husband works for PODS and he's sweet enough to put any tip money he receives (he doesn't always receive tips) into the jar for her.
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
31 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum It's always fun to save for something you want.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Something to always cherish.1 person likes this
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
29 Dec 20
my son has a baseball one and a container
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Oh the baseball one sounds cute. I feel like I've seen a baseball bat piggy bank in the past.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
As are mine. I usually just keep my change in my purse and then go to coinstar when my purse is too heavy.
@Tampa_girl7 (54739)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I have several. I have one from childhood.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Oh wow! I wish I had kept mine, but it was plastic and useless after we cut the thing open.
@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Dec 20
I used to own a piggy bank that had the logo of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball cap.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Was it a gift or something you just found and wanted?
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I bought it from a dealer.
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