Pack-Man Dust Box

Juniper Foo | Sep 26, 2005

Gadget Buzz saw this in Harajuku and big toy stores in Japan and was tempted to pack one home. Toymaker Tomy's Pack-Man comes in two versions. A giant bin that swallows garbage, and a tiny one which eats coins. Apparently the piggy bank model, first released in 1974, was so hugely successful that a dustbin version was introduced. Using the same principle of pushing the arm down to lever open the monster mouth, there's also a foot pedal should you prefer the Pack-Man Dust Box on the floor. What we didn't like, though, was the rather flimsy arm structure.

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Price: 2,625 yen (US$23.80)
Availability: Japan, comes in green and yellow
Device: Dustbin
Basic specs: N.A.

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