Medium Gumball Bank, 12"

This was a random impulse purchase i made a few years ago. It still sits on my desk to this day, and i haven't touched it in almost a year. I love you, useless desk gumball machine. I would never replace you.

Just what my retro game room needed! I put (4) 9oz bags of skittles in it, got about 2/3 full. Left it set as it came, and I get 6-8 skittles per turn, perfect! I love the sound, brings me back!

I bought this gumball machine for an incentive for potty training. It works great. It is very well made and easy to use for my nephew. It motivates him to use the potty so he can get a coin for a gumball.

I bought the .5mm for my face and went on to purchase the 1mm for other parts of my body & face when it is ready. I really like it so far. It kind of hurts but found that the more I did it in the same session the easier it became. I usually start rolling lightly and get a bit firmer as I go. I don't like the swivel as I find it can be easier to scratch so I try to hold it with my hand so its easier to control. I ended up buying som topicaine at the derm's office to help with the uncomfortable feeling. I've used this for IPLs and other lasers and find it makes my face less sensitive during the procedure. When finished it looks like a red hot sunburn and add topical serums and bought one of the masks from the website that I also like. Usually the next day its better on my face but my body usually takes 2-3 days for the red to completely go away. Perhaps using the more aggressive needle causes the healing to take longer. Also in a few days I start to peel, I expect that is also part of the process. Since the healing/peeling process takes time and I have a job, I find that I'm really only doing my face 1x per week, but would like to do it 2-3 times. Hard to tell if its making major changes yet as its only been a few weeks and I've only done it 3 times but I will continue. I have a small red spider vein on my nose and several times have spent $500 to try and have it lasered at the derms office over the years and its gotten better but just comes back. I find that after just a few minutes of rolling it goes away for 2-3 days. I don't know if its the swelling around it or why that happens, but I do love to have the immediate impact of it going away - really no difference than the derms office. I'm also doing my neck, chest, arms, stomach,knees and lower legs. I think the thighs, hips and butt would need a larger roller and are a job in itself. LOL My shins seem to have a build up of dry skin and it looks tight so the rolling is really breaking this all up. (I saw a YouTube video of someone with the same issue and this gave me the idea.) BTW - I will need to purchase a new .5mm roller because I accidently put it in nail polish remover instead of alcohol and it tarnished the roller so I'm not comfortable using it.

Purchased as an incentive for my baby to potty train - every time he goes on his own he gets a coin to get candy out of the machine. Day 1 was a hot - let’s hope the momentum continues!

The whole machine except the glass globe is die cast metal. Its heavy. Its not a cheap plastic toy. My customers absolutely adore this classic. You can change it so that the machine takes any coins or no coins at all. Of course we have it on coins, the kids get a kick out of using a penny to get a handful of m&ms. You can also manipulate it to only release certain amounts of the treats with each full turn. KEEP the manual. This will show you how to customize the nostalgic experience and how to order spare parts.

Great Item I hope it is great going forward

I've only just received this item for my desk to dispense gum. One of the reasons I purchased this was it lists that you make it "free play," so use without coins. The included instructions (and videos online) show the coin mechanism sliding off easily; however this is not the case. I don't think it is fused, I think the fit is just extraordinarily tight.Despite not being able to slide the mechanism off, I was able to get my machine into "free play" by accessing the back of the coin mechanism through the bottom of the body. There is a single screw that holds the grey plastic bottom onto the body; with that removed and a socket wrench to help the the angle and small space, I was able to get the screw and arm off that prevent the wheel from turning without coins. It was a simple enough process once I had the right tools.Given that the included instructions, as well as seller answers, show a different and easier way that was not achievable and resulted in frustration and problem solving on my end, I am giving this product 3 stars. Yes you can make it work without sliding the coin mechanism off, but if you do not have the tools to get into the small space, you won't be able to crack the tight screw holding the arm in place. I also wonder if I will be able to reattach the arm without being able to slide the mechanism off.If I had more patience, I might have tried unscrewing all of the screws on the back of the mechanism to see if that would help it to slide off. I could not see any glue or screws holding the mechanism in place, so as I said above, I think it's an incredible tight fit.Overall I am satisfied with my purchase now that I figured out how to make it work. The globe came intact, it seems to be made of metal, and the ability to adjust the size of the dispensing gear for smaller/larger candy is a nice feature. I cannot speak to the longevity of this product as I have just received it, but so far it is dispensing gum with a turn of the dial, which is what I wanted.