Pretend & Play Teaching Cash Register - Math Games, Shopping Grocery Store Playset, Fine Motor Skills, Gifts For Boys and Girls

I bought this toy for Christmas for my 2 kids ages 3yr old boy, & 1yr old girl. I love the fact that it will work with the plastic coins that it comes with as well as real money coins. It will tell you what each coin is for coin recognition. I know my son has started learning the differences even better since we got the toy. Plus my kids love getting to use the scanner. It doesn't have a hand-held scanner but I think this way is better because it's not connected with a cord that will eventually get bent enough to stop working. The scanner rings up new items each time it's pressed and it adds up all of the items for you. You even get to use the "credit card" that comes with the toy and it has you swipe the card and acts as if it's really approving you. It's cute and the kids like it. I also really like that it can be used for younger kids and older kids. For my little girl it's a little over her head as far as the games it has on it because they are counting type games, and being able to recognize coins and the values of the coins. But my little one loves ringing up stuff when they're playing "shopping" and the buttons are larger, nice sized for kids to press. Plus the cash register drawer is very fun for both kids to use. It opens up with just the press of the "open" button and springs open. Some of the reviews I had read said that it opens so fast that all the coins fall out and that it wasn't safe, but I really haven't had any troubles. I'd honestly rather have the drawer open up by itself than to have to pull the drawer open like some of the crappy cheap toys. It doesn't open fast enough to hurt the kids either. Overall, this product has been fun, has provided learning for both my kids, and is a very nice toy to have to play pretend shopping games. I think it's great to learn more about money too for the older kids. It will be a toy we'll have around for quite some time. Luckily it's also durable and isn't going to break for a long time. :) Hope you find this helpful and choose to buy the product.

Unfortunately, I wasted a little bit (or more) of money this holiday season. I'm glad to say that this particular toy was absolutely NOT a waste. I had the older model for my older kids, but got rid of that one when they outgrew it. Remembering how much they enjoyed playing with it (we even used it for our garage sale), I bought this one for my youngest daughter, who is four. This is an excellent cash register! It comes with a lot of play money and provides hours of learning fun. Really, my daughter just loves playing store, scanning items, using her "Kroger Card" and the credit card. She enjoys hearing the machine say "Credit Approved" (or declined!), and she loves putting the coins in the coin slot and having the register recognize which coin it was. This cash register has many more features than the older one (which I truly liked), and that adds to the play value, I suppose, especially for a younger child. There are some simple math games on this one, too, but the games are really geared to kids just a bit older than 4. However, my daughter has only had this for 2 days and she has already started to grasp some money concepts that she didn't have before. We've gone over coin values and she's undertanding that the paper money has different values, as well-- although we really haven't begun to go over that. And, interestingly enough, she's asked about some of the figures on the bills and the coins. She's especially interested in Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln. This is a great toy. And, as I mentioned before, it really does work as a cash register, as well. So, you can use it for simple sales such as garage sales, lemonade stands, etc.

I bought this learning resources cash register for my 5 year old daughter, in pre-k in the Texas Public school district (which is a whole other issue). I have done a lot of curriculum work with my daughter and when she remained persistent in asking for a cash register, this was among the 3 choices of consideration based on educational value. I have always been fond of Learning Resources, but this register makes me real proud of my selection. She uses real coin money, in conjunction to fake paper money. The coin bank will calculate and identify each coin that passes through the slot. It has 5 different modes, 4 of which are games, for money learning progression; the count bank, coin quiz, addition of coins, subtraction of coins, and money matching. The screen is nice and similar to a calculator, but very simulating of a cash register in a child's perspective. You can pass items over the scanner, it will apply a cost to the item and continue to calculate until 'the customer' pays. Once you decide to close out, there should be also provided a coupon card and a debit card. The coupon can be ran in the card slot and will remove a small amount of purchase. The choice to pay with debit or cash is yours. If debit is selected, you swipe the card; it makes the fancy old school Internet connection sound; wa la! The debit is approved. I was pretty blown away that I got an almost new version of this register, SHIPPED, for $20 from NY. A buck well spent. My daughter now can make simple coin additions, small price identifications, and with both of those can purchase small items we come across at the 'checkout traps'. I believe this would not have been possible nearly as soon without this very constructive, tactile learning method. Happy:) Lindsay Lara

Wonderful learning tool for little ones. Teaches coin recognition, addition, subtraction, and also has quizzes for when the kids get a little older the cash register talks and also includes a scanner (lots of fun), coin slot, credit card that can be scanned, coupon card also scannable and lots of play money that actually looks real. and the best part...real coins can also be used...the cash register recognizes them as well. the scanner scans anything...so if you have play food items around...or real food items...they will be "scanned". (of course...the cash register makes up the prices...so it was rather hilarious to purchase a jello box, a can of beans and a juice box for the grand total of $156.71!!!! the only cons are as follows: 1. the cash register drawer FLIES open! the coins scatter everywhere...so the little one has to try to remember to keep his/her hand there to prevent that from happening...something that the little ones never remember...so be prepared to find coins all over the place. 2. the batteries have to be put in by turning the cash register up-side-down to access the battery compartment. wish they had mentioned that in the instructions since we had already in our excitement put all the coins and paper money into the drawer. unfortunately, when the cash register is turned up-side-down when full...the cash comes out and also can get stuck inside the machine. 3. there is a yellow part to the bank that says "coin bank" ...right below the coin slot. this must be pressed to the down position for the machine to work. that was a little annoying at first. other than these cons...the cash register is very realistic and a lot of fun.

This has been a wonderful learning toy for my kid. Can be used just as a toy or turn to game modes for more learning focus. My only complaint (which is kind of silly, because it’s still a great toy and my kid could care less) is that there aren’t enough slots in the drawer for each denomination of bills.

I bought this for a 4 year old girl. She likes to keep putting the coins in the coin slot. It tells you what coin it is. I saw one review that said it wasn't always accurate, but we didn't have a problem with that. We have only used it a few times though. There is also a game that tells you what coin to insert and will then tell you if you are correct or not. This little game has taught her the different coins already and she has only had it a couple days. I liked the idea of having the plastic coupon and credit card to swipe, but I wish it could be pulled all the way through like a real card reader. This one just slides into the side. I think a full swipe would be more fun for the kids. And some say the credit card is bad because it teaches kids to use credit cards. I don't agree with that. Its what you teach your kids. This card could also be used as a debit card with no interest attached. And the scale isn't accurate, but its a toy. I think the main goal of this toy is imaginative play that can help with learning money skills. My biggest complaint is that the cash drawer opens with enough force to throw coins out when it opens. This gets a little annoying. And I wish it would make a better "cha ching" sound when it opens. The noise it makes is pretty weak. So, more noise and less force on the cash drawer, would give this a 5 star rating. I'm glad I decided to buy this. It will be great for playing store and restaurant. And she will learn something about money as a bonus.

Great Educational Toy for toddlers! *What I like -Purchased because I liked the size of the buttons and their raised profile - which I think I better for especially younger ones. -Also the various functions of the cash register such as the mini games and coin bank functions are great for learning. -It is easy to use for my toddler and though they may not engage in all the functions now, I can see it being very useful as the progress through school. -The volume is moderately loud at the lowest level. I appreciate that the volume can be increased & decreased - The cash drawer is a big hit. I noticed many reviews mentioned the money flies out due to the speed of the drawer opening, I mainly keep the money in the back compartment of the drawer for now and no issues haha *What I Would change -The option of a backlight on the display screen -The register unit be rechargeable, rather than having to replace batteries - A beeping sound when items are passed over scanner, as to replicate the register in the grocery etc Overall I’m happy I purchased this and looking forward to playing ‘supermarket’ and the educational games with my little one for the next few years.

I bought this for Christmas for our 3 year old daughter. Although she wasn’t initially very excited about it (I think she wasn’t totally sure what it was), it has since become one of her go-to toys. I did a lot of looking for the perfect cash register and I am happy with this selection. Although I think my daughter would have been more excited by a character cash register (e.g. Minnie Mouse), this is a toy I can see her using well into elementary, if not middle, school. Ultimately, I was deciding between this model and the Learning Resources Pretend and Play Calculator Cash Register. Ultimately this model won out for the following reasons: - Ability to use real or pretend coins in the coin counter – adds to the educational value of the toy - Scanner makes it more realistic for playing “grocery store” and goes well with our play kitchen, play food and shopping cart - Cash register talks, which allows there to be educational play even without an adult - Overall nicer look to the cash register and, especially considering the extra features, not that much more expensive Pros - Easy enough for my 3 year old to play with as is, but with enough added functionality that the toy will easily grow with her - Scanning function is a blast! As you scan an item over the button (play food works great for this), the register rings up and speaks a price. Randomly, things are on special and the register says, “Weekly Special” or something like that. She gets a kick out of it. - Comes with a pretend coupon card and credit card which adds to the reality of it because she can shop just like Mommy. - Ability to use both real and fake coins and the register says what each coin is as they are inserted into the coin slot. The display also shows the value of the coin. - Four learning games built into the register that each have three levels so that play can grow with the child. There are really only one or two games she could play right now, but this will be nice to have as she gets older. Cons - When used correctly, the scanner doesn’t beep when an item is scanned. Instead the internal voice quotes a random price (for example, “5 dollars and 35 cents”). The only way to get the scanner to beep is if the drawer or the coin bank door is open (and it’s beeping to indicate the drawer is open), but then it doesn’t “ring up” the items being scanned. This is disappointing because my daughter would really like the beeping noise – we have to make our own beeps or not have the ring up voice! It would be nice if the manufacturer added the beep in addition to the voice quote. - As other reviews have mentioned, the drawer flies open with a lot of speed, which results in the coins flying open. We’ve taught our daughter to put her hand by the drawer to catch it as it opens, which she does most of the time. This isn’t a big deal, but would be nice if this were improved on by the company. Overall, I am very happy with this cash register and would highly recommend it! It’s a great make believe and educational toy that I think we’ll get many years of play out of.