No the guy has a point there buddy!
Misleading ads should be called out.
"just don't complain about it later" you mean after you paid money for something that was sold by a misleading ad? When are you supposed to complain?
In the trailer it states "the gimmick does all the work" not "some slight of hand required". Then they actually say "if you can wipe the signature off the face of a coin you can do Curious George" not, if you can do a simple slight you can do this trick or we teach you the simple slight of hand required.
And by the way, not all magic works that way. There are countless tricks that require no slight of hand. Or did you mean all magic is sold with misleading ads? That would be a truer statement about most of the self proclaimed creative geniuses selling magic these days.
So the original review stands. your reply there buddy makes you sound like one of The Other Brothers who got his feeling hurt.
What I don't believe is the 5 star reviews because it is obvious what it happening and I have to say it looks pretty lame.
Ok buddy. Listen. If you don't want to do slight of hand, that's fine, just don't complain about it later. You need to understand that any trick you do should have some slight of hand. It's magic. That's how it works. And maybe the add copy says that the envelope is in full view but the trailer shows Daryl pulling the envelope from his pocket. Now this might be misleading, but giving it one star for that!? It is still a very powerful trick
Seriously, there is no such thing as a sleight that is "highly catchable"
Also, I'm with Slackerking on this, and you too ms1206... so many
morons have been coming onto different product pages and whining about not only having to do sleights but complaining about penguin being deceitful, even when they aren't the ones responsible for the particular release at all. Or from having to pay extra shipping costs to have a product shipped internationally! And a bunch of other ridiculous nonsense that has nothing to do with the product. And it's not ok for people to be giving poor reviews based on absolutely nothing to do with the item!
It's alright to know what you are buying but let's be real here for a second. When it comes to magic, there needs to be some leeway given. You agree when purchasing magic online that you're buying a secret, and so many times I see people upset about having to find out things after buying them. It's a secret!!!!!!!!!!! You are paying to learn the secret, and if you're not prepared to pay for intellectual property, then go come up with your own magic! They obviously can't divulge everything about the things they sell. I fully understand that sometimes they can actually be lying. I made a fuss on the "Double Deception" review because they claimed the coins were fully examinable, which if any of you know the trick, they are not examinable,.. not at all! So I went on there and recommended a switch but explained that I loved the trick and gave it the review it deserved. I just had to change something up to suit my style.
btw:
Penguin (As well as other respected online dealers) Are more than happy to take your chat messages, emails, phone calls, etc,.. Where they are generally very friendly, they are willing to help with any product you ask them about. If you are having second thoughts due to things not being 100% clear to you in the online description, they will tell you anything you wanna know about the product, within reason!!! I have personally done this many times with great success.
If that doesn't work for you, you could always try reaching out to the creator (More times than not, they are willing to help)
Check out what people are saying about the product before buying it. There are plenty of Facebook groups, twitter, etc,.. and there's magiccafe,.. and there are people on youtube posting reviews that are thorough, also unboxing videos.
There are plenty of resources out there for you, utilize them!
So don't act like you've been "had" every time you make a purchase that you later regret when all the resources are there for you. All you need to do is take advantage of any of them, or all of them. Quit your f'ing bickering about how badly you have been taken advantage of! Grow UP!!
To go back to my first point, if you get caught while performing something utilizing sleight of hand, it's 100% YOUR FAULT!!! You can disagree till the cows come home. If you do disagree there. You are absolutely wrong! Maybe you wanna cry about it. Maybe you can't admit that you need more work. Either way, blaming anyone or anything for your dumbass getting caught in the middle of a sleight (which we all have at times) is asinine!
"Highly catchable"?!?!
THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, SLEIGHTS ARE NEVER CATCHABLE!
ARE THINGS NORMALLY NOT FAIR FOR YOU? IS NOTHING EVER YOUR FAULT? (Narcissist)
Makes me nauseous, you disgust me! Maybe pick another hobby if this one doesn't suit you! I say hobby because pros don't act like that, they know better. As do amateurs, I was one for nearly 30 years before becoming semi-pro. And even many hobbyists know better, except for you ["Anonymous" reviewer from ______?].
Here are some [indisputable] FACTS to get your head around. Free of charge ;)
(There are plenty of magicians out there who would charge you good money for such a lesson. I could name a couple to whom I personally paid for coaching, but I digress so I'll refrain)
You're either poorly executing the sleight.
Or your timing is off.
Or you could be using the wrong sleight for that particular situation.
Regardless of whether or not the creator uses that same sleight. Even if that's what they recommend you do, it's your job neigh your responsibility as the performer to polish up your own f*ing act! Don't ever blame the sleight!
Catchable?? Really?! Laughable!
You ever humble yourself and think just maybe you're just not that good of a magician, and you need to go either practice or change things up? You know, you are allowed to take a different approach to the method behind any given trick you perform. And you should make changes to suit your needs in case a certain sleight isn't working for you.
However,
Sleight of Hand by its definition is imperceptible... PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THAT WORD FOR INVISIBLE!!!
Learn to properly execute your sleights, learn proper timing, audience management, to control attention, control your gaze. Don't look at the sleight while executing it (that's a big no-no I see all the time) Often slowing down the sleight is the answer. We've been programmed to think that the faster you are the less chance they'll see anything. (the whole "Hand is quicker than the eye" saying) false...utter nonsense.
Be deliberate in your actions, wait for the right moment, be confident. No sudden moves nor second-guessing yourself. Audiences can smell these shortcomings in a performer a mile away. Remember what you've been taught a million times, I.e. Larger motion covers smaller motion. Here's something they leave out sometimes. Your motion (EVERY MOVEMENT) should be motivated. Be conscious of your angles. I can go on and on, there are so many nuances at play. Delving any deeper would take us seeing you personally perform to be able to further point out constructively where you personally could use improvement. I'll spare everyone who's still reading this mess of a rant that I just typed up...To you out there, I apologize. These whiny people are just getting to me.
(Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on myself? Maybe it's not my fault that I went on this drawn-out tangent. The reviewer is to blame here! It was so "HIGHLY DISAGREEABLE")
:P
Please don't ever blame the sleight.
SMH
The false advertising of magic products has gotten very bad. Telling a young guy just getting started that there's no sleight of hand in an item when there IS sleight of hand involved is despicable. And the videos that leave out key actions are horrible and disrespectful .
You say that you can't blame Penguin. I believe that you can, since they are the ones actually selling the product under false pretenses. Penguin is a very reputable and friendly seller who I think does a GREAT job. But how much effort would it take to look at the promo video they are given and reject it because of the lies being told?
Ultimately, they are going to take the blame, and it wouldn't be difficult to eliminate that eventuality. They move probably the bulk of magic these days and, I'm sure, have the clout to tell the video producers to head back to the studio if they expect to sell product through Penguin. Penguin is just too good to allow things like that.
The false advertising of magic products has gotten very bad. Telling a young guy just getting started that there's no sleight of hand in an item when there IS sleight of hand involved is despicable. And the videos that leave out key actions are horrible and disrespectful .
You say that you can't blame Penguin. I believe that you can, since they are the ones actually selling the product under false pretenses. Penguin is a very reputable and friendly seller who I think does a GREAT job. But how much effort would it take to look at the promo video they are given and reject it because of the lies being told?
Ultimately, they are going to take the blame, and it wouldn't be difficult to eliminate that eventuality. They move probably the bulk of magic these days and, I'm sure, have the clout to tell the video producers to head back to the studio if they expect to sell product through Penguin. Penguin is just too good to allow things like that.
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