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Exploding piggy bank punishes the wasteful spenders

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TakaraTomy, a Japanese toymaker who isn't coating toys in lead or drugs, is trying to teach better ideals, like saving, with this exploding bomb piggy bank. Drop a coin or two into the piggy bank every day and all is well — it's when you forget to make your daily deposit that the bank gets angry, real angry. Without deposits the bank will vibrate and make noises hourly until eventually "exploding" and dumping your saved coins all over the place. This bank will be available next week for $27 — just in time for saving for the holiday gifts or New Years resolutions. See kids, would you rather be frugal or be punished by a cheap toy manufactured overseas? Exactly.

Via Reuters

 
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