This trick does not quite come as advertised.
This trick is advertised as a "real" sharpie.
It's not real. The ink well is dry and or removed. It will NOT write. At this time I'm
investigating whether or not the ink well can be replaced to allow this marker to write when I need
it to.
The instructions are included in printed format along with the note from the
creator: "For those who lack patience here are some written instructions." The smarmy sentence no
doubt was intended to be a joke, unfortunately it falls flat and comes off condescending. I can
suggest a few places the creator can stick his cane to that regard.
The cane is an
appearing cane, but it's made of plastic and shipped in the closed position. Appearing canes need
to be stored in the open position to ensure their springy-ness. Especially plastic canes such as
this one. (Metal canes are a little more forgiving.) Needless to say when I first got mine the
spring had sprung out of it. I'm currently trying to see if leaving it in the open position and
breaking it by using it won't fix that problem.
Overall this is going to be salvageable as
an effect, but it's going to take more work on my part than I had originally planned on spending on
what is otherwise a throw away gag. Had the cane some decent spring to it, typical to the metal
canes I'm used to, had it a working ink well, and thus be a real sharpie and not a look alike prop,
this review probably would have been 5 stars.
The only reason why this is not one star is
because I think I an actually salvage and use this in my show.
Buyer BEWARE!
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