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For $40 bucks you get a sock, 8 safety pins and 45 minutes of instructions on coin tricks . . .

The "sock" is actually very well made and very sturdy and made to hold a heavy bottle full of liquid. However, you have to pin the holder to your shirt . . . I'd be a bit concerned that the safety pins will rip or shred my shirt due to the weight of a full bottle. However, Penn has a great idea for making the bottle look full when it's not. I'd go that route.

The Ad copy claims that you can produce two bottles using the same gimmick . . . That's entirely false. The gimmick can only handle one bottle. The second bottle is produced from somewhere else, and not the gimmick. In fact, the second production is a gimmickless production that many performers have used in some way, shape or form for years.

The DVD teaches you David Penn's routine and Craig Petty's routine. In both cases, you're essentially learning a coin routine that is used for misdirection's sake. Once the coin trick is over and everyone relaxes you produce a bottle. Though it's shocking and surprising it's kind of a weird moment to produce a bottle for no reason. However, it'll be up to you to decide how you work this into your act.

Penn had a few cool tips and pointers that the working pro will appreciate. The "sock" is good quality, but other than that you're basically paying $40 bucks for about 10 minutes (if that) of a quick walk through of the use of the sock, and then the balance of time (about 30 or so minutes) learning coin magic.

If you're looking for a wine bottle holder for a bottle production, this one's worth considering, but all in all, I think this is basically on over priced sock with a few cool ideas and a couple of pretty standard coin tricks.

Final Verdict:
2.5 Stars with a Stone Status of gem . . . with a little "g."