> Phone Phreak by Jeff Prace & Paul Harris

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 18th, 2015
so i PreOrdered this effect, as it has paul harris's name attached to it, so i figured it would have to be pretty good. But I'm pretty disappointed with this one.

First off, the quality of the gimmicks supplied are very poor in my opinion( and it sounds like most people agree)
The phone case supplied will not function as an actual phone case what so ever. If the case was dropped, it would pop apart and your phone would pop out and break. also, The plastic screen that makes up the front and back of the case messes with my phones touch sensors. As i feel i almost have to jam my finger down to get the phone to register I've touched it while within the case. It just makes it that much harder to navigate around on the phone.

I just don't when effects are marketed to be so convenient as it uses an item thats "organic" and "always on you" but in this case( no pun intended) the only reason i would ever have the case around the phone is if i KNEW i would be performing this effect.

Also, as many others have stated. if your at all interested in this effect-PICK UP THE IPHONE 4 VERSION!!!!!! all other versions ( iPhone 5 and 6) have you adding things to the back of your phone that are going to work for about a week before it gets too ragged to perform with. my question to PH and Mr Prace, is why they thought it would be ok to add a S****** to the back of an iPhone- THAT GETS HOT!!! i guess its all about money these days.

Getting on to the functionality of the effect- the first change( 1 to 5) looks pretty good if your in the right situation( which most certainly isn't always. But if your in that right situation. the first change looks fantastic. The second change is much less that pretty, which I'm sure you've already noticed, is why they took it out of the demo video. as it is based solely on misdirection and audience management alone. i perform nightly, and have already had a few nights to test this out and will say that its held up with audiences. They love the first change, and the second change has flown by effortlessly every time I've done it. And its fantastic watching the spectator crack open the phone case and unfold the bill as if it were a fake bill, and then closer inspect the phone case underneath and inside.

ALL in All- This is no revolutionary bill change. It won't replace Extream burn , or even using a TT for a bill switch. But if you have some extra change in your pocket to burn and have any interest in this effect, go ahead and pick it up. Because even will all the complaints i have with it, i cant say i haven't had a lot of fun performing with it(:

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