We use this in a play therapy setting.  This cash register is perfect!  We looked at a variety of different machines for MONTHS before landing on this one.  This one meets all the basic needs of payment, allowing for more creativity as to in which imaginative environment a child could use it; whether it be the grocery store, a clothing store, a pet store, the post office, or whatever else they can think up!  Because it focuses on being a general cash register, it is open for interpretation during play.  The money and coins that come with it look great and there is enough money to get started playing right away!