Wacky Japanese Gadget Gift Tip: Banpresto Facebank

Sep 29 2007, 5:00am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Japanese gadget makers are just amazingly creative. Some may call them crazy. The coin eating Facebank with an eerie smile is another example of a wacky Japanese gadget.

The Banpresto Facebank literally eats the coins you insert into this strange Piggybank. You have to actually see it in action. Scroll down to see a video of the Facebank eating coins.

Japanese Gadget Exporter Audio Cubes is selling this Japanese market only gadget internationally for $29.99.
The Facebank comes in white, blue and red and is powered by 4 AAA batteries.

The Facebank is a great affordable and unique gift for this Christmas season.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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