Learning Resources Pretend & Play Teaching Cash Register

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.

ETA: replacement functions as it should! Thankful for that. Better QC could eliminate a lot of initial disappointment. The screen seems very dim on this unit as well though. A better viewing angle would be nice to compensate for its poor contrast. But it does work!!! I like the games and the multiple levels. It would be cool if it had any memory to revisit or amp up consistently wrong answers but honestly it’s a cool way to introduce and reinforce both concepts of math and money. My kids actually like the games more than pretending to shop. I would have given this a much higher rating if the thing wasn’t dumb. It was very frustrating for both parent and child to teach counting money when the register would tell them the amount is wrong cause it can’t count. It was not a defective coin and the same coins produced random results. The nickels in particular. They would register as quarters resulting in their answers being wrong. Wouldn’t be so bad if you could delete the answer but no you have to enter the amount it incorrectly computed. Sending back after an hour if use and the replacement had better be worth the hassle now that Amazon is charging prime customers for pick up of their defective merchandise they send. The drawer opens forcefully and change pops out. It makes no sense to have 3 slots for cash when there are clearly 4 needed. They figured that out for coins but not cash. Yes the voice is annoying but you can turn it down. A delete button would be helpful especially that it doesn’t count right. You can clearly see a nickel was counted as .25 in the pic. This register has great potential but definitely more thought could have gone into it.

I can not say enough good things about this register. I did LOTS of research to find one that didn't have bad reviews. This one is worth every penny. I got it for my 3 year old to play with and I had no ideal how many features it had and how she can play with this toy for a VERY long time. There are even games programed into the register for when she starts to learn about money. It will as for a quarter and she will have to put a quarter in the coin slot and the machine will say if it was right or try again, this machine is one smart and neat thing. It has 3 volume settings which is nice. It has a working beeping scanner on the belt to ring things up, it has a coin slot that actually tells you what type of coin you just put in, it has a credit card/coupon reader which actually takes money off of the total if you use the coupon card. The scale is also cool and even has a zeroer in the back to zero out the scale like a real scale. (Note on the sale you have to put the top piece on yourself and you have to hold the stick tight and up and push down hard on the top piece to you hear a LOUD click that it is in right. We did not know this so we put super glue on the top piece and went to put it on and i was struggling so my husband held the stick up and tight so i could push down without the stick going down and than we hear a loud click and it made sense why it wouldn't stay on before we didn't have it down right LOL oh well the piece won't be going anywhere now haha)... I think this is one of my favorite purchases by far! My husband couldn't believe how nice it was when it came out of the box he was goes "WOW this is a real register and nice" cause looking at the picture it looks cheap and just plain but its no where near just plain or cheap

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 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.

お金に興味が出てきて、おままごとやお買い物ごっこ？ができるようになってきた子の3歳の誕生日に選びました。 ほかの類似商品に比べてやや高めの価格なのと、海外製品のため初期不良や耐久性に不安を覚えつつも 「光る、音が出る、おしゃべりする（簡単な英語に親しめる）」「レジ清算、計算機能だけでなく、足し算や引き算、数当てなどのゲームができる」「コイン投入口がある」「重さを計る計量器っぽいのがある」「コイン、紙幣がそこそこ付属してて結構リアル」「クレジットカード、クーポンカードつき」「よくある日本のバーコードリーダーではなく台に滑らせる形が小さい子にも扱いやすそう」など シンプルながら大人から見ても機能十分で、これで遊んだら楽しそうだな、と思える点が多く思い切って購入。（ちなみに5歳の子もいるため一緒に遊べたらお得だと思いました） ストアからは無駄のないしっかりした梱包で即発送していただき、誕生日当日まで待って電池投入。いざ子供達の前に置いて起動した瞬間、ほああああ！と興奮しまくった5歳3歳が説明する間もなく北斗神拳のごとくボタンを連打連打連打！「ちょっと待って、まずここを押すと…」と説明する間もなくひたすらピピピピピピと押しまくり、レジ箱が勢い良く開くともう大興奮。おしゃべり機能もレジ計算機能もまったく関係なしにピピピピピガシャーン「ごひゃくえんで～す！」と遊び始める子供達。これはこれで良いのですが、せっかく多機能がついているのだから他の部分も注目してもらいたい。 埒が明かないので付属のコインを袋から出し、「ほら見て！」とコイン投入口に入れてみせると、今度はそっちに猛烈に食いつき、延々とコインを入れ続けては出し、二枚同時に入れて詰まらせたり、レジ箱もガシャンガシャンやるためコインが（軽いので）あちこち飛んでいきカオスに。 気が付くと、おしゃべりのワンフレーズも聞く暇もなく、ものの数分でどのボタンを押しても「ピッ」「ピッ」としか音が出なくなり、ディスプレイ表示もずっと変化しない状態になってしまいました。 「まさか壊れた！？子供の玩具なのにこの程度でそんな馬鹿な…」と一旦子供を強制終了させ、説明書を見て見ると、電池の部分あたりにリセットボタンがあり、さらに、コイン取り出し口あたりにセンサー？があるらしく、ここがしっかり閉まっていないと正常に動かないらしい。 ひとまずリセットし、コインケースもしっかり閉め、もう一度起動し直してみると、また表示もはじめのように元に戻り「Welcome!」「Let's play!」おしゃべり機能も健在でひと安心でした。 一通りいじくりまわして落ち着いてからは、5歳の子が足し算引き算ゲームに挑戦したり、3歳はコインを入れる遊びがお気に入りで、ポーチにもコインを入れて持ち歩いたりとそれぞれ楽しく遊んでいます。 年齢層的にはやはり、5～6歳くらいからのほうが落ち着いてルールに沿った遊び、レジ（お金のやりとりをする買い物ごっこ）遊びができると思います。小学生まで十分遊べそうです。 積み木、お人形、ブロック、ままごと、楽器、運動器具などの幼児向け玩具はだいたい持っている。次は何にしよう？と迷ってる方には次のステップとしておすすめです。

Hay que contemplar comprar 3 baterias C, ya que no vienen incluidas y son muy necesarias. Para un niño es muy buena caja registradora, le enseña a sumar, restar, cuando aprenden inglés les ayuda a los números, escuchar forma correcta de pronunciarlos. A una persona grande que esta aprendiendo también es Funcional, yo que me revuelvo con las monedas al pagar en USA me ayudó.

This is an awesome little cash register sturdy good quality and does what it says.. My little one loves it he is 4 and there is still a lot of play left in it since he is not able to use all the functions fully yet. The reason I gave it 4 starts was because when I read the reviews and description I didn't see anywhere that this cash register is American! Money is in dollars and the lady talks in dollars and dimes and nickels and that is so confusing for us :-( wish I had remembered to check that instead of assuming it's sold in UK it must be in pounds!

A very solidly designed and constructed toy that works a lot like a real cash register. Neat little additions like a coupon card or a bank card add to the depth and realism of the gameplay. Voice over says aloud the amount of dollars for goods and counts along as change is put into the coin slot. Makes a pleasant "cha-ching" sound when the drawer is opened. A great toy for teaching kids about money and the purchase of goods and an essential addition to any imaginative "play store". Very much worth the purchase!

A great learning register! My grandkids just absolutely love this!