Love of money has been a constant across the ages, observable in such time-honored Chinese traditions as burning incense to pray to gods of wealth. Many Chinese wealth charms are traditional objects that have long been ascribed these powers. The three-legged toad, whose origins lie in a classic folktale, is an old favorite that has never fallen from popular favor.
愛財不分古今，除了商家日常燒香參拜的招財神像之外，市面上的本土招財物，不少都是有典有故的古董級吉祥物，來自民間傳說的三足蟾蜍，就是個歷久彌新的長銷貨。