Christmas is here and it comes with a nice red sack filled with shiny gifts for you, my loyal and adorable readers.
I’ve been talking to a few friends and companies about sponsoring a unique giveaway with magic products, playing cards and collectors’ items… because I know everyone loves free stuff, am I right?
What first started as a small contest for Black Friday has turned into one of the richest giveaways with contributions from the main companies in the business and big names from card flourishing, magic, hypnosis and mentalism.
You are the ones that make .thecuso and I want to thank you for being there everyday, sharing your videos and ideas and helping others with your tutorials and constructive comments.
Christmas is a good time to give back and reward you for being part of this growing family.
“There are 52 Christmas packets for 52 different winners with an estimate total value of over $1200 in magic gifts.”
Before I explain the rules of the game let’s take a look at the good stuff.
THE PRIZES
1 Pack of Signed 1st Edition Smoke and Mirrors by Dan and Dave‘s (one of each).
2x Downloads of your choice from Vanishinginc Magic Store.
2x Decks of Bicycle 125th Aniversary from Aceking
3x Packs of 1 Black and 1 White Arcane Playing Cards.
3x Karnival Assassin decks from trickshopmagic
2x “One-Hand Popover” DVDs from Aaron Fisher
1x “GENESIS” Download from Andrei Jikh
1x “Surfaced” DVD from Chad Nelson
2x Signed Copies of 1st ed. “Inside” from Daniel Madison.
6x Uncut sheets of Bicycle Raiders From MagicNetwork
2x “My night with a stripper” DVDS by Chris “Orbit” Brown
1x “Stain/Shiv” DVD by Andrew Mayne
1x Copy of Hong Wong’s hypnosis DVD “ZAP” from Jay Noblezada
1x Full “Reality is Plastic” Hypnosis Book and DVD set from Anthony Jacquin
1x “Manchurian Approach” Hypnosis DVD set from Anthony Jacquin and Alakazam
1x $200 worth annual subscription to MagicMez
2x Packs of 3 Red/Blue Bicycle Vintage Racer Backs from Eyellusionist
2x Packs of 3 Red/Blue Tally Ho Fan Backs from Eyellusionist
2x Packs of 3 1st edition Bicycle Raiders From MagicNetwork
6x PDF downloads of your choice from Dee Christopher
1x $25 gift certificate to spend on Dan and Dave‘s On Demands
1x “Thunderbird” PDF from Lee Asher
3x 1-on-1 Training Videos (of your choosing) from Theory 11
5 “Devious” PDF from Geraint Clarke
Here is some insider information on the sponsors for “.thecuso‘s Christmas Giveaway”. We can’t reveal what are they contributing to the Santa Cuso’s Red Sack but you can have an idea from the list.
There are magic dvds , playing cards, dvds, pdf, downloads, books, special editions and collectors items, hypnosis stuff…
And the list is not complete yet! (hence the delay on the launch) Check it out:
Partial List of Sponsors
Dan and Dave
Theory 11
Vanishinginc Magic
Aceking Playing Cards Ellusionist
trickshopmagic
Aaron Fisher
Lee Asher
Dee Christopher
Daniel Madison
Chad Nelson
Chris Brown
Andrew Mayne
Jay Noblezada
Anthony Jacquin
Eyellusionist
MagicNetwork
Geraint Clarke
…
Are you starting to salivate? We are already dry.
Spread the word and we’ll throw in more prizes
Tell your friends about this, it’s going to be super easy to enter, full details will be revealed here before everywhere else.
Post this on the forums, facebook, myspace and twitter an we will buy Santa Cuso another Red Sack and an Upgraded Sled with NO2 and spinning rims.
One-Hand Popover DVD is available right now from Aaron Fisher Magic, and if you pick yours up in the next 72 hours, you’ll have some serious treats coming your way:
1) One lucky student will receive an autographed FIRST edition hardcover paper engine with a one-of-a-kind inscription.
2) As always, everyone who purchases in this first three days will be eligible to receive one of several telephone coaching sessions with me – these are designed to give you guidance and help you achieve your goals in magic.
3) Everyone who get’s Popover in the next 72 hours can participate in a free ‘youtube’ seminar. It’s a special way to get real feedback from me.
Check out the trailer to convince yourself…
Please remember, in order for your name to go into the hat, you must buy your copy of One-Hand Popover in the next three days.
It’s Black Friday at Dan and Dave‘s store and they are giving us, “Best Magic Deals Hunters”, an exclusive coupon that works ONLY today.
If you want to add a good magic book from their finest personal selection to your library or one of their best seller dvds like The Trilogy, Andthensome or The System here is a good coupon code you can use to get 20% off your order.
It works for all the magic books and dvds you add to your cart during the 27th of November.
Want some advice? Get Static by David Jade, Coin One and Two by Homer Liwag and Reflection by Bill Goodwin. They are priceless.
Use the magic words “leftovers” during checkout to redeem your…
I do read a lot and always carry a copy of the Expert at the Card Table in my suitcase but I am also a geek and love gadgets of any kind, specially those that don’t run out of batteries.
I’ve been checking out all those new ebook readers out there like the Kindle, the nook and the sony ones but they are still a bit expensive and with all the great magic books already in my library I think I will have to let them go, for now…
I saw this thing the other day and though it would be an awesome addition to the “stupid-things-you-end-up-dumping-or-losing-anyway” box that I keep under my bed so I decided to buy a bunch of them to give them away as holiday gifts to my friends and family to encourge them to pick up reading again. Not the kind of books like the Twilight saga but more like, at least, Stieg Larsson’s novels.
Here is the “Thumb Thing” a book holder that makes your reading experience more fun. And I found it for a dollar at Dealextreme, shipping includded of course: Convenient Thumb Thing Book Holder (21mm Diameter)
The Thumb Thing
Thumbthing
A brilliant new invention for
reading books – it makes
reading more comfortable.
Also use it as a bookmark.
Ideal for reading in bed, or in
the bath or on the beach.
Great for commuters.
Everybody will want one,
everyone should have it.
‘look mom, one hand only!’
You might find it a bit stupid at first but I have to tell you that everyone that I’ve shown it loved it and asked for one. I’ve ordered another dozen… Damn, I should start to consider reselling them for 2 bucks.
Welcome to our first ever DVD sale! We’re offering 20% off all magic DVDs for a very limited time.Jump straight to list of DVDs
It’s no secret that at Vanishing Inc. we love books. But we also believe that studying the masters on DVD is an integral part to growing as a magician. This DVD sale is DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER SALE because we’re offering you ONLY THE EXPERTS, and ONLY AT THEIR BEST.
Forget the latest and stick with the greatest. We’re not thrilled with the newest crop of DVDs being released, so we’re only offering the best! We have culled only our favorite new releases, and added our favorite rare and classic DVDs. And ALL OF THEM ARE AT LEAST 20% OFF! We cannot offer this sale for long, so please make your selections now.
Window, the incredible card-through-window transposition by David Stone, Jean-Luc Bertrand and Mickeal Chatelain, is now $10 off. This effect has gotten incredible reviews from working professionals — it has the beauty of a David Copperfield effect, but is much more practical and affordable than other card-through-window effects. Watch the trailer again to remind yourself. You know you’ve been on the fence about this effect for a while, so now is the time to jump off and shatter some eyeballs.
For a LIMITED TIME, we’re taking $10 OFF Window by David Stone. We want you to be able to get the rush that thousands of others have had performing Window.
“He fried everyone at 4F with it” – Marc DeSouza
“Now everyone can look like a TV magician — without the secret stooges and severe camera editing.” – Gregory Wilson
“I carry it with me all the time. IT ROCKS!!!!!” – Andy Amyx
The guys at Ellusionist have gone crazy. For these Christmas Holidays they bring us a contest where you can win from a $1500 credit card to spend at their store and a 32gb Ipod Touch loaded with Magic DVDS to hundreds of Arcane decks and even some ultra rare 1st edition Black Ghost Decks, yeah, those you saw at eBay for $500 a couple of months ago.
Here are some of the goodies up for grabs…
-1500 USD to spend at Ellusionist
-32gb 3rd gen Ipod Touch loaded with How to do Street Magic, Revolution, Shapeshifter, Crash Course 1, Crash 2, Ninja 1, Ninja 2, Kard Klub, Inside Magic, King Rising, Hover Card, and a backup DVD of each.
-45 minutes private training session with Brad Christian
-Hundreds of Arcane Playing Cards and Arcane Clips
-Uncut 1st Edition Black Ghost Deck Sheets
-Gaff uncut sheets
-Ultra rare 1st edition Black Ghosts
-Arcane Deck Uncut Sheets
-Ellusionist Street Bag loaded with DVDS
-Thousands of tattoos.
They have put out a special page where they explain how to get all those amazing prizes.
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