When Father Christmas got my son one of these one Christmas he was delighted (yes it's that credit stealing man again) as he'd had his eye on one for ages.

Having just looked on Amazon for the current price I'm surprised to see that they're made by Air Fix (Father Christmas must have just grabbed it without looking) so would therefore expect good quality, which it is- although doesn't seem as 'sturdy' as the one I had when I was little. The cost at the time of writing is an average of £10 including postage on Amazon, that's how much I paid for it a few years ago.

The chocolate vending machine comes in well made red plastic, the design of which is very similar to the original one. You can see the mini bars through the front 'window'. There is a slot to put your 10p in and a dispenser opening at the bottom to retrieve the chocolate. It looks stylish, the design of it reminds me of an old fashioned sweet shop front. The shop sign says Cadbury.
The machine is small it stands at 24cm with 9.6cm and 8.4cm in depth, so it doesn't take up much room. It's light too and this makes it easy for kids to carry it around.

The machine comes with Cadbury mini chocolate bars and it's is easy to restock by dropping them down the chimney, it holds 20 of them. To get at your money you just twist the knob on the back, again an easy task. The miniatures aren't difficult to find, I used to get them from WH Smith and Tesco for a couple of quid. A pack of twenty on Amazon are £1.49.

The idea is to save money, but really my son just ate the chocolate and pestered for more refills.
He did love this though, he played for hours with it, putting in 10p getting the chocolate, opening the back to get the 10p back out and then 'buying' another one! It's not really any use as a money box- you can just take the money straight out.

I would recommend this as a novelty toy, but not a piggy bank so I'm giving it 4 stars