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Hey guys

Im really referring to when a spec asks you to do something you cant do, or maybe you can but wont.

Im referring to the bill switch Ive been doing a lot lately. One woman, after changing her £5 to a tenner, she inspected it then put it back in her pocket and said Thanks before trying to walk off . I quickly intervened '' Want me to continue? '' and thinking I was going to increase her fortune handed me the note back.. I quickly changed it back. She looked angrily and said ' Why did you turn it back? You should have let me keep the £10?'' I hadnt given much thought to such a situation like this so I replied instinctively ''Im not a bloody building society!!' Luckily, she laughed at this but I was thinking of lines that are less aggressive.

The one I use now is, after changing £5 to a tenner or £20.. to say '' And as much as Id love you to keep this, one of the magicians codes states that we are only allowed to defy the laws of physics for entertainment purposes and not for financial gain, unless the financial gain is for the magi.. therefore, while I have the ability to change your £5 into a higher amount, I am unable to let you keep it, though I would be keeping within the code to keep it myself .. would you like your £5 back..?'' and this is said during the changeback and perfectly timed so that last line is said as I hand them their £5 note..

What do you guys use? Have you come accross spectators that ask to keep the higher note and are serious about it?

And while we are on it.. any other examples of responses to outrageous requests might be entertaining...

I always change it to a foreign note of low denomination. I try to get a twenty to change as well.
There's no way they're walking away with that instead of their twenty.
It makes for a good bit of fun with the spec as well when you hand them the Greek note and then go straight into another trick saying "Oh I can only change them one way"

..just dont hand it back until you've changed it again...just display it...

if they ask for something i cant do, i just say i cant do it the same way that *insert name* does...but i can try something like *whatever i can do thats similar*...

or you could get jokey-snotty an say "hey, would you ask picasso if he could paint like dali?"...

i never show anyone anything, unless they've asked at least twice before...shows they're properly interested, and not a grab-monkey loon...

I only hand it out so they can inspect it to make sure its not gaffed.. and to show my hands otherwise empty.. the line i use now tends to work nicely and i do now only show it to them up close as opposed to handing it to them directly or even mention that they only THOUGHT they saw a tenner when it fact it never changed at all

you could always ask them to draw a beard on the queen or something similar...

you wait til you get your hundred dollar miracles dvd, some very good ideas on there - its a little over two hours long too...

I know.. I cant wait.. it was you that sent me to look for it aswell.. Sankeys products are top notch though and he is so clever..

I have an idea for a bill switch effect.. to change a signed £5 note into a signed £10.. i know a method just need to test road it.. im not sure how practical it is until I play with it but I came up with it while painting my lounge..

Theres nothing like this out at the mo is there>?

James James has a nice line I heard him use in his street act. While walking towards the spec who donated the fiver with the transformed tenner in hand,
"Every other week I give one of these away!".
Then, as he turns away, "Unfortunately for you, this is the other week".
The spec doesnt even touch the note as far as I recall, the note is then turned back.

Sorry I don't know a bit about the routine and the UK bills , but couldn't you just start off by changing the 10-ner to a 5-er?