I hate writing this review because I love Craig and think he’s a genius, and because the method behind EDCeipt is brilliant. However, there are several caveats I wish I had known prior to purchasing this trick because in its present state, I personally find the trick to be unperformable.

The biggest issue is that each receipt has their respective store’s address on top, and the addresses are spread out all over the country. For the US version, the locations of the five stores are Sacramento, Rocklin, and Citrus Heights, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Chicago, IL. Since I live in Maryland, I asked Craig how to justify me doing my shopping all over the country if a spectator asks, and his only response was that he personally has no problem justifying the receipts. Since receiving EDCeipt, I haven’t been able to come up with an adequate justification, but perhaps that’s just a me issue for lacking creativity.

While one could argue that a spectator won’t notice the addresses for Target, Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Safeway because they are nationwide retailers, this is not the case for Albertsons. Albertsons only has stores in 15 states, not including Maryland, and I have been busted three times now by spectators asking me what I was doing buying dog food in Tuscon, AZ (since I’ve been performing for friends and family who also live in Maryland, and because they know that I don’t have a dog). Furthermore, and what is arguably the most egregious oversight of the US version, Trader Joe’s literally doesn’t sell ANY of the items listed on the receipt because they only sell Trader Joe’s brand products (my girlfriend busted me on this point because she regularly shops there).

Again, one could argue that I can just make my own receipts in light of these issues, as Craig had also suggested to me. However, there are several problems with this approach. Even though the project comes with downloadable receipts that can be edited:

1) You need Adobe Acrobat Pro, as normal Adobe Acrobat
Reader doesn’t work. Consequently, if you don’t have
the Pro version, you need to sign up for a free 7-day
trial, after which you have to pay $19.99/month for
continued access.

2) The receipt downloads themselves don’t look like the
receipts you receive. The text is comprised of dots, so
you need to manually enter each product and its price.
Not only that, but the formatting is all messed up.
Furthermore, even if you were to successfully fix the
formatting and type everything in, Adobe Acrobat Pro
doesn’t have ANY fonts that resemble the receipts’
fonts. All in all, it is essentially impossible to make
your own receipts with what the project provides.

3) Even if you try using a different receipt-making
program, it’s extremely hard to print them. The
receipts you receive are made of Tyvek, and normal
receipts are printed on thermal paper. Based on my
research, normal laser and inkjet printers can’t print
on Tyvek because the paper will either melt, or the ink
will run/smudge, respectively. Additionally, only
thermal printers can print on thermal paper.
Consequently, unless there’s a special type of Tyvek or
thermal paper that I’m unaware of (please reach out to
me if anyone discovers anything), you’re going to need
to invest in a special printer. I have reached out
twice to Craig asking for any suggestions for receipt-
like materials that could be printed on using a normal
laser/inkjet printer, but he has yet to respond.

In summation, if you don’t live in an Albertsons state or don’t have a dog (or both), you run the risk of friends and family calling you out on the receipts being fake. You also run the same risk if you perform for anyone who regularly shops at Trader Joe’s. Additionally, don’t plan on making your own receipts unless you're willing to spend a lot of time, money, and effort. If none of these considerations is an issue for you, go ahead and buy EDCeipt, because the principle behind it is brilliant. However, if you feel like these risks outweigh the benefits, then I highly recommend passing on this one (at least for the US version).

I like the idea of this effect, and it is kind of fun. My biggest issue is that anyone that gives the receipts more than a cursory inspection will notice things that give away that they aren't real. For Example, in the US Version there is a receipt for Trader Joes, but NONE of the items on the receipts are things they actually sell at Trader Joes. I performed this for my wife (who, granted sees more magic than most people) and the first thing she said when I gave her the receipts was, "They don't sell any of this stuff at Trader Joes!". Also the prices are absurdly low given the cost of everything these days. Like, 1980's grocery prices. $.99 cents for Skim Milk, $2.99 for a Frozen Pizza. HA! So basically, fun for people who aren't observant, but I wouldn't perform it for any skeptics or people that will examine props too closely.

Mr.Petty

If you put so much time and effort into
This project, why not take the time to spell
the product names CORRECTLY !!

I bought this somewhere else, but want to post this here in the hopes that this gets seen and addressed for a possible future version. This effect would be absolutely perfect if the receipts looked a little more real. The very first thing I noticed when opening the package is that the prices on the receipts are laughably low and anyone who looks at them will think something's up. I really hope a v2 gets released with more modern prices and maybe a receipt that's not from such a specialty store like Trader Joe's.

Great principle, BUT I can't get past the spelling errors and prices. The effect calls for a participant to handle and look right at the gimmicks, and the creator says people don't notice. Um... sure. The UK version uses different items and prices which might explain the errors, but I don't think there was ever any real US field testing. Hoping Weber re-releases his version, which solves all those issues.

Pre order thoughts. I bought this to support Craig and am looking forward to what Craig and the team of top pro thinkers share in the extensive video instructions which I understand to be 6 hours of NEW ideas not found elsewhere. Looking forward to this and will post a follow up after I receive it.

I freaking hate…hate…hate when a project is super comprehensive and the information is amazing but the freaking tutorials are not indexed and don’t have chapter titles for quick reference!!!! If honestly rather get a PDF and have to read everything myself. Otherwise I’d give the project 5 stars…lots of good material. Super deceptive to muggles and lesser educated magicians.

This trick is perfect, but the prop falls a bit short because they’re tyvek. Great that Craig had the life span of the lifespan of the product in mind, but it’s a bit odd to present the thick receipts all equally the same size. With that said you can create your own receipts with your own preferred stores and products. This is a five start trick.

I get that the receipts are low prices but ive done this at least 25 times since i purchased it and no one has noticed any of that. i love the effect peter nardi does and all the efeects are great. i also think $25.00 is real cheap for the product. i love it! and.....its not a card trick!

I have owned this since it was released. Craig is quite creative and thank you Craig. I have taken the time to do a couple of ways to use these receipts. First is I used to travel for work. So all over the map is justifiable. But I sympathize with the guys… so yes you do have to get creative and edit your own. I use power point and I have also used google slides to create printed artwork. Yes I know those are presentation softwares but you can also us it to create printed items. What I have done is I look online and I find mom and pop hardware stores or town lumber yards and I create items with the prices. I do some other things with some Marc Paul ideas the same way. If you use small suburb town locations around you and create your own, it’s even more organic.

Also chiming I’m with Craig. Example:
If you are doing a box trick with an assistant, there is no justification for owning a box with sliding tubes and holes. You can say I purchased a strange box from Home Depot. But what do guys do… they try to convince everyone it’s a normal empty box. Everyone knows why they are at your show and they expect things. The first time I presented the trick I said nothing that was not true… I said I ordered something online and I got envelope full of receipts. The strange things is they were from all over the place. I said before I threw them away, I discovered something interesting. Then you perform it. Simply if you hand someone the receipts and you do not dwell on them other than instruct them to look at what you want them to see… enough said. You do not need to justify why you were in Arizona. I hope this helps someone.

Also making your own receipts can make it where I can do larger copies of the receipts so you can perform it to a parlor where many people can see them.

Once again, creativity. You have to look at the effects for the concept and idea and run with it. Then MAKE IT YOUR OWN.

Once again, I hope this helps someone.