I bought this with high expectations, but was let down after receiving it. I own Pocket Money,
which is awesome, and figured I'd take a chance on this one from the same creator.
My
gimmick is not cut straight, and looks "off". That with some other messed up edges draws my eyes
right to the spot that I don't want anyone looking at too closely.
It also has a much more
difficult time "coming together" (if you own Pocket Money, you'll what I mean, and how easy the
gimmick works with that trick).
The videos are also extremely void of anything clever, or
much of anything at all. Two are quite simplistic and contrived performances, and the 3rd is
essentially a strolling version of one of the others, and they all seem very rushed, with some parts
obviously not even matching others (i.e. there are references to performing for his co-host even
though that person was not in the performance portion). I think he frightened and confused the
woman he did perform it for, as she seemed noticeably, and understandably, to be having a difficult
time following his "instructions".
Overall, I wish I never purchased this lame follow-up
(near copy of, in my opinion) to Pocket Money.
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The coin gimmicks I received were not very well made. I felt that a participant would be able to
tell that something was not "right" about one of the coins. For the price I do not think this is a
very good set.
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Difficulty encountered with this effect is the problem to reset quickly. I needed to shop for
different magnets in order to find one strong enough to reset the gimmick. For the product I
received, I need a neodymium magnet, no regular magnet is strong enough to reset the gimmick. Even
with the neodymium magnet, the release is not smooth, nor does it work the first time (usually need
3-4 attempts). The gimmick I received is not precision made quality. After finding a strong enough
magnet to reset the gimmick, I still have a problem with removing the gimmick. I must rotate the
gimmick until I find the correct position to remove the gimmick. This does not allow for smoothness
or quickness for resetting in a walk-around situation. For the money spent and the difficulties
presented with the not so "quality precision" manufacturing of the product, I am not satisfied nor
happy with the purchase. I still need to work on the product (filing, sanding, fine grounding) to
make the product function as it should
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I completely agree with the first review. I am returning my coins, they are really poorly made.
Nothing like Pocket money. Complete waste of money. My coins don't line up and it spins around
inside. You will fool no one with this coin set. This is a money grabber. I hope Penguin is
reading this and take this product off your website. It is so deceiving. Worst product I've
purchased on Penguin.
Toronto Canada
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