The current parking meter design (one per block, mobile phone/credit card) has made this type obsolete, but they are making a comeback as charity boxes. The Rotarian’s in Vancouver introduced this clever recycled idea, and the retro coin collectors are making appearances in high traffic areas in the city. The design seems to reward the behavior – givers receive more feedback with this unusual approach than dropping pennies into a box by the cash register – and these machines are theft proof, outside and open 24/7.