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by **IAIN** » Mar 4th, '09, 20:05

Ok then, we all spend money sometimes of rubbish, but sometimes we spend money on things we just can't resist - cos we love 'em....

dirty secrets or not...what "things" magic/mentalism wise can you not resist, despite yourself?

mine are:
fancy looking playing cards - no bike backed, but wynns, massas, and others
coin gimmicks - some i do use, but recently - the silver shifter for me! and though a bit smelly, i will be using it - which surprised me greatly...
boxes - these are my main weakness, ring boxes, watch boxes, fancy change boxes, magic wagon site's wooden boxes...i have faaaaaaaar too many...i just love 'em though...

I'm not as bad as i used to be when i started, we all suffer from that instant gratification sensation...

oh and i dont mean the things you love AND use, i want the tripe!

by **Tomo** » Mar 4th, '09, 20:08

I love the feel of a brand new USPCC stripper deck. The decks I have are still perfectly usable and I haven't bought any for ages, but I'm gearing up to splurge on a brace.

by **dat8962** » Mar 4th, '09, 20:11

For me it's most things by Five of Heart
Most things bizarre or gothic looking

I'm not as bad as i used to be when i started

You MUST share your secret - I'm worse! :shock:

by **IAIN** » Mar 4th, '09, 20:18

i still spend a fortune, but thankfully on stuff I'm gonna be using in my work...

i have two of each of the riggs boards that i use, two of every lincoln boon's stuff, two of the viking band writers, pretty much every boon writer going in fact... change bags (hand made) coming out of my ear, wallets (himber, SUC and variants) and all kinds of different paper/envelopes/types of glues and god knows what else...

i currently have an urge to go buy some new kraft/meade pay envelopes...

by **Part-Timer** » Mar 4th, '09, 21:41

Wallets.

Sponge ball routines.

Three shell game routines.

by **FRK** » Mar 4th, '09, 21:48

I am also a wallet fan, I have had loads, and I play with them for a bit but mostly sell them on.
The hype surrounding them is always better then the actual item, I get taken in with all the ideas then realise it a normal wallet with a s**t cut in the back……

by **themagicwand** » Mar 4th, '09, 23:11

Tarot and oracle decks. Can't get enough of them. After each pack I say to myself "that's it now, no more after this last pack". Yeah right! :roll:

by **Part-Timer** » Mar 4th, '09, 23:23

themagicwand wrote:Tarot and oracle decks. Can't get enough of them. After each pack I say to myself "that's it now, no more after this last pack". Yeah right!

Ahh yes. I can (sometimes) resist Tarot decks, so I didn't mention them earlier. However, a different oracle deck usually gets me spending my cash. :roll:

by **Lady of Mystery** » Mar 5th, '09, 10:50

I don't really think that I've got any particular magical things that I can't resist. At the moment for me, it's coats and boots that I can't seem to stop buying.

by **daleshrimpton** » Mar 5th, '09, 11:08

other peoples crappp. Im drowning in a sea of other peoples unwanted magic.
Ill never ever use half the stuff i have. But Im loath to part with it, just in case.

by **Robbie** » Mar 5th, '09, 12:15

The words "book test" always get my drool mechanism going.

by **Chris** » Mar 5th, '09, 14:49

Got a change blackart mirror box...dont even know why I got it...just looked so pretty, I wanted to have it in my close-up routine (or so i thought) but it just sits in the magic room looking pretty collecting dust... :cry: