Magic Tricks

The gift is more than a routine, it's a utility device to perform incredible miracles. This is the greatest card trick I now own and perform. The previous greatest was "Return Flight" by Rick Lax, which I also highly recommend. (For gimmicked tricks, I love "Little Door", "Under Wraps", "cheek-to-cheek", "Ace", etc. but this is a level above miracle - one card, selected openly by the spectator, is predicted under what appears to be very normal conditions.)

I performed the routine shown in the video about a dozen times so far and the reactions are phenomenal. Where else can you reveal a PRE-WRITTEN boxed prediction for a freely chosen card? That's right the prediction is already in the box.

Everything is provided to perform the same exact routine in the video and it requires very little physical skill and mostly presentation and a little boldness. (Although, it might take a little practice to consistently hit the "sweet spots" - if you buy this, you'll know what I mean).

The video instructions included are fantastic - clear, comprehensive, very useful. There is one routine where one half of a letter is given to a spectator and the other half with the prediction is in the box. I haven't performed it, but hopefully will soon (it requires some one-time prep). It's absolutely genius and takes the trick to the next level, closing the door on any rational explanation.

The Gift is absolutely incredible, except for the price, which I think is a little expense for what you get. Don't get me wrong, what you get is great and you couldn't easily create yourself (the time involved, IMO would cost more than buying the product), but I don't think the less than premium material quality of the product warrants a high premium price, except to deter curious secret seekers. Another more serious quality issue, is that certain components within the box did not line up 100% flat and flush (even before there is something raising them). For the price of this box, there is no excuse for that all. Big price (and I bought the $99 limited edition), should equal big quality. Thankfully this workmanship issue is somewhat obfuscated by the overall design of the box. Is the box examinable? IMO, not for more than a brief period of time, as the spectator might bend or rip something in the box while even casually moving their fingers around. That’s aside from the fact that visually, things did not line up 100% in my box. If my box was created with just a little more love and precision, "The Gift" would be more spectator-proof and worth what I paid for it. For "The Gift" manufacturer - Take a look at “Sharpie Through Card” (although not examinable) -- perfecto workmanship. Hopefully, my quality issues are not pervasive with all boxes.

I will add one caveat with the shown routine, about half the time when the spectator deals the cards the selected card won't be 100% freely chosen. Meaning, the next face down card might need to be the selected card. I did have someone confront me and say that the last card they stopped on was their chosen card, not the next face-down card. In that instance, my patter was that we both know the all face-up cards, what's even more amazing is what we don't know...which is "this" face down card. And then I reiterate they could have stopped before the face down card, and I show the face cards after it -- they could have stopped anywhere so it didn't really matter anyway. Any other suggestions for how to handle this?

Even with the stated issues, this is a unique, easy miracle. A little pricey, but if you can, give yourself the greatest gift buy buying "The Gift", you shouldn’t be disappointed.