In these high-tension economic times, it pays to be canny. That is, after all, why you're surfing this fine website in search of cost-effective gadgetry rather than traipsing up and down the high street. You see, with one's bog standard, common-or-garden piggy bank, there's very little in the way of, how shall we say, interaction with said pig. Cash pops in. Tinkle, tinkle. End of story. But now it's 2009 and there's a new sheriff in town. These are no ordinary farm animals. These wacky coin banks will 'oink', 'moo' or 'neigh' every time a coin is inserted and the amount is automatically added to the total. And fear not, intrepid savers. Retrieval of said cash to spend on this website (or, should you be silly, somewhere else) is a mere bagatelle. No intestinal messing about is required. Simply unlock and tell it how much and it will adjust the balance accordingly. Not only that they can also be used as a clock for your desk! Now all Mr Gordon Brown has to do is place one in every household in the land to watch savings rates increase exponentially. Just as long as he can keep a lid on our natural capitalist desire to splurge on what we've just saved. Hmm. Money not included.
