Piggy Bank - Shop, Purchase, Buy Online

Have you run out of ideas on what to give your little brother/sister/cousin/niece/nephew for Christmas? A piggy bank would make a great present for a child because of its usefulness and decorative purpose. But you don't have to be a kid to love piggy banks! Many people use piggy banks to store their loose change, and some financial services companies use piggy banks as logos for their savings products. Others collect piggy banks as a hobby.

Piggy banks (sometimes penny banks or money boxes) are typically made of ceramic or porcelain: "In Middle English, "pygg" referred to a type of clay used for making various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars." By the 18th century, the spelling of "pygg" had changed and the term "pygg jar" had evolved to "pig bank".* Nowadays, piggy banks are also made from other substances, which include glass, plastic and plaster.

Piggy banks are hard to come by at malls these days, but there are still some select gift shops that carry piggy banks. If you are having trouble finding the perfect piggy bank for a loved one (or just for yourself), you can try online piggy bank stores that not only offer the standard piggy bank but also personalized piggy banks, in which the personalization is sometimes free.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy_bank
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