A Frugal Girls Favorite Souvineer

Pressed Pennies!

We just got back from a trip to Disneyland I remembered how much I love pressed pennies. What could be a more frugal souvineer than a pressed penny. I know, I know,  free items would be much more frugal, but remember I went to Disneyland and while it might be known as the second happiest place on earth (Disneyworld is the first), there is nothing free there.

My daughter knows how much I love them so she found a website that would tell her where all the pressed penny machines are throughout Disneyland and California Adventure. She printed out the list and kept it tucked away. See for me Ilove looking for the pressed penny machines. I love wandering through stores and the park and just stumbling across the machines. I am not sure why, but for me stumbling across a machine makes it that much more special to me.

I am not very particular in the design on the pennies, but I do like to get ones that have a special meaning or a fond memory. My favorite Disney character is probably Winnie The Pooh and so naturally I was thrilled to see so many different Winnie The Pooh  pennies. They set up a cute little area with a wonderful sign over the penny machines. It was so cute!

Surprisingly though the Winnie The Pooh pennies ended up not being my favorite ones. My daughter and husband found a Beauty And The Beast pressed quarter machine. Normally I am not to thrilled with quarter machines but these were beautiful. I couldn’t pick just one so I splurged and got all 3 of them.

I came home with quite a few pressed pennies and quarters and I also purchased a Disneyland themed pressed penny book so I can keep them together.

If you are interested in pressed pennies, check out this website. This site has a listing of penny machines throughout the United States. I am definitely going to be using it from now on.  I was excited to see that even in the small town that I grew up in they have a couple of pressed penny machines. When I go back to help with my Mom’s care I am going to look for them. I think my daughter would love to see pennies from where I grew up.