Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 2.0 update adds a number of new items to the Nook Stop in Resident Services, one of which is a DIY recipe for a Donation Box. Costing only 800 Nook Miles, most players will be able to afford the recipe, though they may be unclear about the purpose of this new item. For those players that are indeed wondering what they are supposed to do with a Donation Box in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, full details on the item can be found in this guide.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - What Does a Donation Box Do
Quite simply, a player can use a Donation Box to collect Bells from other players that visit their ACNH island. Indeed, a visitor that interacts with the object will be able to insert a certain number of Bells into it directly, and the host can then extract the currency from the Donation Box at their convenience. It is thus recommended that players place their Donation Boxes in locations that are easy for their guests to find.
To note, it is indeed possible for visitors to drop bags of Bells onto the ground for their hosts to pickup. In fact, this has been a very common practice since the game’s release that has been employed to pay for various goods and services. That said, that method does leave Bells vulnerable temporarily, and the Donation Box will serve to protect Animal Crossing fans from any shenanigans that their guests may attempt.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - How to Get a Donation Box
For the sake of completeness, a few words about exactly how to get a Donation Box may be pertinent. As previously indicated, players can purchase a DIY recipe for this item from the Nook Stop in Resident Services, and it can be found within the “Redeem Nook Miles” section. Once a fan has spent their hard-earned Nook Miles in ACNH on this recipe, they will learn what it takes to craft the Donation Box.
Fortunately, it is extremely easy to create this item once the recipe has been learned. Indeed, players need only four wood and four softwood in order to craft a Donation Box, and fans that are lacking in either of those resources should pull out their axes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and start whacking some trees. Players should only need to repeat this process a few times to get the requisite amount of wood and softwood for the Donation Box.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.