Plastic Piggy Banks

Some people will collect just about anything under the sun and plastic piggy banks are no exception to the rule. They are available everywhere, in every color, and size that can only be limited by one’s own imagination. These banks came on the market decades ago and have been given as gifts to children from banking institutions, insurance companies, and other companies that love to give away free gifts with their information plastered on the side of them. Today’s technology allows these hollowed swine banks to be skinned in just about any design or pattern that someone can visualize.

If you do a cursory search on ebay.com you will find an endless supply of customized plastic piggy banks to add to your growing collection. Some individuals will only buy a new one after they have filled up their current bank with coins. Envision having several thousand dollars saved up all over your home, but only in dozens if not hundreds of little pigs. Every corporation in the world has gotten in on this craze, as you can acquire a set of Hello Kitty coin banks, a bank that looks exactly like a can of Coke, or for about a hundred bucks you can get a vintage hand painted piggy bank from the early 1960s.

There are thousands of vintage plastic piggy banks for sale for as little as two dollars a piece, and some are complete collections from say the twenty five years that a bank handed them out to customers. Someone collected them all and is willing to sell the complete set for nearly nothing compared to the time and effort they put into their collection. These money boxes come in other shapes besides a pig, as there are action figures, famous cartoon characters, and life like images of movie and television stars. Speaking of famous, the purple dinosaur Barney even has vintage collectible plastic banks that were sold in the 1980s.

Some people collect shot glasses from various states and countries, others collect figurines, but not everyone has a retro collection of this slice of Americana. After acquiring a few plastic piggy banks you will be hooked, and will scan stores, garage sales, and online auctions constantly to keep updating your collection. Since this is a fairly inexpensive hobby, much like collecting hot wheels cars your partner will not be as likely give you a hard time when parting with a few bucks to enjoy your hobby. Another great place to find these little treasures are the dollar stores that have ensconced themselves into every neighborhood across the country.