I have never encountered more of a complete waste of money than this cheap, nasty device. The peeks
and handling for this thing are laughable and there’s barely enough writing space for anything
meaningful. Utterly useless and a waste of money. Buyer beware!!!!!
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Very ingenious however, once the spectator removes their sticky sheet, the pad will show an unusual
mark on its surface. This is not a defect but, rather, standard for this device.
Without that
blemish, this would be a 5-star effect.
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The secret of this trick comes from your handling, and you are given five different ways of
performing the peek (of course, you'll come up with a few as you do it). You can leave the pad in
the spectator's hands to write their number, or you can hold it like they do in the video. It is
such a small prop with huge potential.
Yes, the size of the pad makes it a little limiting
on what they can write, but it also makes sure you only need a moment to know what they wrote. While
you can do drawings, I imagine most people will go with numbers or short words.
I hope
they come out with this in a larger size to give you more options. There's really no reason I can
see that they wouldn't be able to as the method works regardless of size. The refills needed are
very inexpensive to acquire and you can have enough for a hundred performances for less than ten
dollars.
For the pocket space this takes up (plus the needed refills), you'll have a lot
of magic in your hands.
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I have a number of peek wallets and methods. This is far better than any peek wallet I have or have
heard about.
Putting a card or paper into your wallet is suspicious. Why do this suspicious
behavior? This eliminates it completely. It is completely natural. It is the Holy Grail of peek
wallets.
The only negative I can think of is the gimmick is not quite the same shade of
yellow as the Post-It. I don't think this is a big issue, but wanted to mention it.
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Pros:
** Creative gimmick and method extraordinarily simple and non-conspicuous and handling is
totally natural and justified
** Trailer emphasizes stand up routines, but many handling
variations are available for sit down/table routines as well (which I use, even came up with
another one!).
** Eliminates most, but not all of the ambient lighting issues of similar
methods.
** Training videos were very well done, offering multiple alternative methods and
presentations.
** No custom refills, uses regular Post-its.
Cons:
** Performer is
constrained to use the smallest of Post-it notes; very little space for spectators to draw shapes;
numbers and letters almost only choice (e.g., business cards are 2.25 times the space and the most
used size of Post-it notes are the ubiquitous 3X3 inches, or 9 square inches vs. 3 square inches of
the gimmick).
While I am sure it is most likely possible for the creators to adapt the
technique to the larger size Post-it, the method would suffer a bit and offer the performer
decreased degrees of freedom to make it work like the original.
** Like some other
reviewers, I found that the color of the gimmick (at least mine) had a green hue to it, less yellowy
than a PI note. And there was some discoloration as well that could not be cleaned with alcohol as
the creators suggested.
Bottom line, will this product replace your favorite similar
method....probably not, but its portability, simplicity and audience impact for me can make it an
everyday carry.
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Received today, watched videos & was able to perform immediately. FYI - Instructions tell you to go
to 1 web address, but couldn’t find the instructions. I went to https://joaomiranda.com/ & was able
to find instructions. Just enter password provided & you are good to go.
The video instructions
are broken into short segments so you don’t have to watch a longer video if searching for 1 specific
portion. I had no issues understanding the speaker on instructions.
Video provides some good
tips on sharpie use & cleaning. Overall good instructions I thought.
The size of the post it pad
is 1.5”x 2”, so limited to 2-3 characters or small drawing spectator enters, but in the words of my
wife, “How did you do that?” Its a great trick.
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I have several peek utilities (wallets, etc), but this is among the best because few will suspect it
is anything other than a pad of post-its. They can even hold it in their hands. Unlike a couple of
the other reviews, I had no problem with the coloration of the pad. I do agree you have to make sure
you have practiced in low light conditions. Also, using a tiny pad rather than full-sized post-its
is not a liability for me. It makes more sense that you would carry a tiny pad with you rather than
a bigger pad and the move is far more easily accomplished with this size rather than the larger
size. It works smoothly and consistently but you do have to practice the peeks. I'd say if what you
saw on the video looks like something you would do, then get it. It's well made and should last you
for a long time.
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Ok the idea is pretty clever, but the device just doesn't look like the real thing. It's plastic,
hard and the weight is not right. Not saying it can't work, but to me it seems like a 50/50 chance.
The gimmick is clever and hides in plain sight with the POV Pad. I only do magic because I have kids
and I teach middle school and they are my main audience- so I am no expert magician. And speaking of
my students and my kids at home, I fooled them all- and the only person who ever discovered the
gimmick were my kids because they don't know how to follow directions and instead of writing on the
pad properly, they began fighting over it and in doing so, they exposed the gimmick. This was only
after they asked me to try it again several times when they finally exposed the gimmick after they
were mishandling it. Before that, they were definitely fooled at least 5 times.
Also, no
one can stand directly behind you, so the trick is angle sensitive, but you can have a wide angle if
the audience are all in front of you.
Great trick. It works.
Simple idea, and relatively inconspicuous. Takes a little practice in order to be smooth with it.
Overall, really fun peek and effect.