Medium Gumball Bank, 12"

I’ve always wanted a high quality retro gumball machine, and this is it!Great price, so easy to put together, and looks so nice. I put skittles in mine, and it works great.I love that it takes all coins. Absolutely recommend buying this ◡̈.

This was a gift for my nephew for his 3rd birthday. I thought it would be a super thoughtful gift since the little guy is obsessed with gum and what little kid wouldn’t want their very own gum ball machine! The look on my sister’s (his mother’s) face when he opened it was priceless too.The whole ordeal was fun for about 30 minutes until he was running around pick pocketing and panhandling everyone at the party for loose change and then running back to the machine for another gumball which he would chew for about 10 seconds and promptly swallow so he could have another. He just wouldn’t stop swallowing the gum balls and the threat that he would blow bubbles out of his butt only made him want more.The very next day the gumball machine went missing and hasn’t been seen since. By him anyway. I know exactly where it is.The machine is very well made and quite heavy with a solid metal base. The mechanism works very well and it is a great and very vintage looking. The glass is fairly thick, but would most likely easily shatter if dropped. For the price I really think it is well made! I do not, however, recommend buying one for a gum obsessed 3 year old.

I feel obligated to write a review because reading others' comments prior to my purchase is what persuaded me to buy. It is TRUE ... This candy machine is both beautiful and solid. Points I'd like to highlight:The shipping was lightening fast. I was expecting a week, at minimum, until it arrived, yet it was delivered within three days. The machine (which comes assembled) and the stand (which requires assembly, but is a cinch) were all packaged with protective sleeves. I was impressed.It was a breeze to assemble the stand and then mount the machine onto the stand, and I actually have no skills in this department whatsoever; just me and a dinky little screwdriver were able to construct it without any issue/trouble.NOTHING about this machine looks cheap. It's beautifully constructed.An adult will need to bend over to dispense candy into their hand. In general terms, the height of this machine (assembled and on the stand) is maybe an inch or two higher than a standard countertop height. For kids, it is the perfect height. It's not dinky at all, but just thought I'd point out it's not 5 or 6 feet tall, if that's what you're expecting.I easily disassembled the machine in order to make it a "free spin" (where you still must turn the dial to dispense candy, but it does not require a coin to do so). Another reviewer commented that it was a hassle to retrieve coins, given that you need to disassemble the machine each time you wish to do so. And I agree, it would be. It's not complicated to take apart and put back together, but just not something I would be inclined to do on a regular basis.I cleaned the parts of the machine where candy would touch and then filled it with about a cup of jellybeans to test it out. It worked flawlessly! I had a ball turning the wheel and seeing the candy come down the shoot, so I can only imagine how wondrous this machine must be for children. At the time I disassemble the machine to turn off the coin requirement, I also adjusted the portion unit. You can choose a range of options (a wide to narrow opening) to control how much candy is dispensed. This, too, was extremely easy.I am THRILLED with my purchase, have zero negatives to report, and I highly recommend it.

Santa left this gumball bank under the tree for my 6 year old daughter who is crazy about gumballs and gumball machines and she was very happy to find it. When I first took it out of the box I surprised that it was smaller than I expected, but it's still big enough. I bought a 20 ounce container of sugarless gumballs and it filled the gumball bank about halfway up. I used a nickle to test the coin-turn knob mechanism and found that the gumballs jammed about 2 out of every 5 tries. The gumball machine can be adjusted to allow only one or several gumballs to drop at each turn and I adjusted it so that 2 would drop since these gumballs are pretty small. It seemed to work o.k. after that.The only problem with it and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the knob is too hard for my daughter to turn all the way by herself. I have to turn it the rest of the way for her. The bank aspect is great, it holds a lot of coins, it's easy to get the money out once the gumballs are all gone, it's easy to re-fill with gumballs, and the directions say you can fill it up with other candies besides just gumballs though we haven't tried anything else. You can adjust this bank to give gumballs without having to insert a coin (any size coin seems to work fine) but we want her to save some money so she has to use a coin to get gumballs. The head is made out of what seems to be fairly durable glass (not plastic) and the base is all metal painted fire-truck red. I will probably add a drop or two of oil to the knob mechanism since it seems to grind a bit when being turned. It's not what a millionaire would buy for their kid, but it's cute and colorful, and it works alright - just hard for a kid to turn the knob.

I am writing this review finally after having this gumball machine for well over a year. It is the first thing the grandkids run for when they come.... I have it filled with chocolate rocks.... have never had it jam up or not work. It takes pennies, nickels, dimes or quarters so I just make sure I have a container of coins for them to come ask. Honestly, haven't removed the coins yet so I might have a small fortune sitting in it LOL. I lost the instructions so hopefully some day I'll figure out how to get my money back out of it. Don't hesitate to buy this.... it is sturdy.... it looks great.... and it's fun!