So I just received this piece of magic, here are my pros and cons.
PROS
-Very visual
-Ready to perform as advertised but gum not included
-Easy to perform, requires subtle move
as you probably see in the trailer but does not expose the performance for what it is
-Angle
friendly
-In depth instructions almost 1 hour long download explaining different ways to perform
the trick
-Instructions on customizing/repairing gimmick included
CONS
-Need to buy
gum for the performances (1 of the performances does not require gum)
-Juicy fruit sticks are
not readily available from where I am (just the gum pellets)
-Ideally you want the wrapper of
your gum sticks to match the one of your gimmick (may require you to customize your gimmick)
-Fragile gimmick, repairing can take up to around 30mins
Last remarks:
When I got
my gimmick it already had a problem so I had to fix it already. The price imo is adequate for what
you get as a whole (i.e. good instructional video, gimmick is fragile but will last as a unit). If
anyone in Canada/Toronto can figure out where I can get JF sticks let me know.
Cheers.
Hey it’s Chris Turchi. Can you send me a message on Facebook and I will help take care of you.
Thanks Chris
@Chris Just messaged you on fb. Please reply at a time of your convenience.
Thank you for reaching out.
Manny
Go to Amazon, a box of 40 packs for under $9
I had the exact same issues, on all counts!
1- Hard to find gum sticks, pellets over abundant. I ordered some on Amazon.
2- Gimmick was problematic upon arrival. Replacement thread was not long enough to tie both sides of gimmick! Trying to repair...you need many more hands to tie it up!
Sorry, but not well designed and not reliable. Will be yet another "junk drawer" item
Chaz
Was looking forward to this trick, to the plunge and bought it. It’s a very clever gimmick but the construction of it is quite fragile. Not something that I feel comfortable putting in my pocket without ruining its integrity. I think this might be able to be fixed if I tweeted it myself but that’d require more work that I’m not sure is worth the effort tbh. Sadly, this will be joining my gecko in the drawer of regret.
Mine worked brilliantly the first 3 days. Now I'm in the process of the fix. When it works, it's awesome
I'm trying to make this work. There is still time, but please note that some of us are extremely busy. I have literally 6 or 7 minutes to watch the video and then try to figure out how to work the gimmick. After 6 minutes, I'm typically called away to another activity for my job. So far, I've been at it now going in to the three months and I got thru the introduction, I got part way thru the guy sitting at the table, I got thru the trailer, now I'm trying to get on to actually making the device work.
Let's do this. Let's try to keep trick simple and videos short. I make over $600,000/year in gross revenue. I don't have time to watch extensive, magic trick videos telling me how to repair a gimmick that supposedly works perfectly "out of the box."
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Great visual magic, fragile gimmick
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