Alright, here's how it goes: you grab some cards, stick them in an envelope, shuffle them around, and watch as nobody can figure out where they've landed. It's the kind of trick that makes people doubt their own eyes, even though they were staring right at it.
The routine is as simple as it sounds. Three cards go in, a bit of table shuffling happens, and when you ask where the magic cards are, your spectator's guess is almost guaranteed to be off. No hidden moves up your sleeve, just a bit of crafty sleight that happens right under their nose. You get to make up your own moves too, which is nice if you don't fancy being boxed in by someone else's routine.
The envelopes are actually quite nice-looking, if you care about that
Made of plastic, so they won't turn to mush if you spill your tea
Easy to get the hang of, with plenty of ways to mix it up
Perfect for those times when you want your friends to second-guess themselves
The online video tutorials make it a breeze to learn. Though if you're anything like me, you'll end up practising in front of the mirror until you convince yourself you've got magical powers. Not saying that's what happened to me, but it might have.
Ordered two products yesterday that came this morning (great service as usual from Monster)and to say they are awful is an understatement. This one is absolute shite. The ad video looks good but the 10 min instructions video looks like it was filmed in someone's tea break with their grans old phone. There is no talking, just annoying music and subtitles. It (the trick) consists of lots of bits that you need to construct yourself and it is hard to see what is happening as it is all at one camera angle. You need glue, double sided tape and playing cards (three of what you need to cut in half). You need to construct each envelope and it is made up of 5 parts (counting you own card you need to cut). There are no spare bits incase it goes wrong. I've not made one as to be honest it is obvious they are going to look utter crap when trying to use them in the real world so its straight in the bottom drawer as they won't be worth the time it takes to construct them. I would not even try to sell it on as I would feel guilty. The instructions are on Murphys website so I assume they are involved with this abonimation, although their name is not on the packaging. I looked for reviews before buying but there were none so I chanced it as it looked so good but I have found another review now on the Penguin website that calls it "junk", I wish I had seen it sooner.
Hi David,
Thank you for your review of Three Envelopes. I've have spent sometime with it over the last few days and you are 100% correct. I made them up and they do look pretty shocking.
I have suggested in a separate e-mail how you may recover some value from it.
I've refunded you in full for the item, however it will take a few days for the money to appear in your account. I have also set the amount in stock to zero so I can't sell it but left the product list so your review can be seen.
Best wishes,
Alex
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I showed this to my nerdy tech friends at a house party, and I brought the house down. But because I wasn't too sure about the Rickroll, I forced Rick Astley at the start before going into this and used it as a funny prediction effect, thanks Alex for the excellent service and speedy delivery.
Quality props and an in-depth tutorial with great routines and effects, suitable for anyone. This is one of the greatest EDCs. Brilliant service and speedy delivery—thanks, Monster Magic! 🪄
