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World Magic Shop's Profiles Reviewed

One DVD, 6 "cards" and images, a few mentalism routines and $22 bucks. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.

Effect

If you're familiar with the "classic" effect Girl's Night Out, then you know this effect and, likely, the method. There are multiple effects possible with this. The main effect is that you show a handful of cards that look like FaceBook profiles. Each card contains a different, attractive, girl that your spectator might take on a date. After a game of "she likes me; she likes me not" the spectator is left with one card . . . a less than attractive old lady named Florence.

Other effects such as predicting the city, favorite actor, occupation, phone number, etc. of a freely selected profile.

Method

The method is some simple memory work and a secret hidden within the cards themselves. As far as the mechanics, technique, etc., you'll be able to learn this within just a few minutes. Of course, you'll need to take the time to practice. Also, keep in mind that these cards are from the U.K. perspective, so the phone numbers on the profile cards are U.K. phone numbers. Also, Florence (one of the girls on the card) has an occupation that they referred to as a "Lolipop Lady." Turns out that's what we Yanks would call a crossing guard. The stop sign on a stick looks like a lolipop. Cute.

Ad Copy Integrity

The written copy is solid. It's pretty benign with no outrageous claims. The video trailer is also accurate. The only problem I have is the fact that they perform a move where you appear to pull the photo off of your phone. They did not teach that. They included the photos on the DVD and said that because they included the photos, if you wanted to perform that effect (i.e., dragging the image off of the phone) — iATM by Daniel Garcia — you could.

If you're not gonna teach it, don't tease it. Other than that, the ad copy is solid.

Product Quality

The cards all well made, but some of you may have a hard time reading them. The print is a bit small. The cards are smaller than a credit card. They seem to be made of a plastic-ish material and will likely last a long time. The provided images, however are a bit off. They aren't quite the right size for my iPhone 5, so you have to sort of resize them to make them fit in the window correctly. Also, I am not familiar with Garcia's effect where you slide the card out of the phone. I took a guess at how it's done based on the effect, and it seems to work. However, I don't think that's fair to Daniel Garcia to have his effect shown on another product in such a way that they all but expose the method.

Also, getting the photos onto an iPhone is not simple. I had to do some Google-ing to figure it out. So, I guess what I'm saying is that there were some details missing on this project. Also, it was clear that the teaching segment was very unscripted. Sean Hayden and Mark Shortland kept talking over each other and through each other and making things a bit hard/messy to follow. However, the basic concept and method is taught well and covered in enough depth that you'll have no problem learning it.

Final Thoughts

If you like the premise of doing mentalism with faux social media profiles and you don't mind the few annoyances mentioned, then you'll be happy with your product. Considering the price, and the fact that you're getting (other than the Garcia thing) what they say/show you are getting, this one comes in at a decent final rating.

Final Verdict:
4 Stars with a Stone Status of gem.