Cereal Killer

The Blurb:
Everyone that sees this performed wants one. It's that
good- simple, funny, and compact professional routine. A
fantastic opener for any stand-up show. Magician says he
has three predictions inside an envelope. When asked for an
animal, a letter, and a grocery product, the three
predictions are revealed to be hilarious gag predictions
until the last one, a UPC bar code, is turned over to reveal
the correct product named. Guaranteed laughs to start off
the show with a killer magic ending. You get everything to
do the routine immediately. Very decept5ive routine and so
very easy to do. Fools many magicians because of its
simplicity. No forcing or secret writing of any kind is
used -- just a good solid routine along with a special
envelope makes for a killer effect!

My Comments:
This is a lot of fun. It's not everyone's cup of tea and it
may not fool most magicians, but laymen love it. I saw Troy
Hooser use it at the Magic Castle and get a tremendous
response.

The ad, however, is slightly misleading. You do get
everything you need to do the routine, but you can't do it
immediately. There's a one-time preparation that takes
about ten minutes. It involves labeling. Also, even though
it is a good opener, it doesn't need to be. Using Troy
Hooser as an example again, Cereal Killer was his second
effect, not his first.

Other than that, the whole effect is self-contained within
an 8 x 10 manila envelope. It re-sets quite easily and
packs flat. True, there's a lot of mentalism gags, but the
kicker ending is pure mentalism and the one page of
instructions does cover different ways you can end the
effect. If this appeals to you, you will definitely enjoy
performing this.

Additional note: This effect, as packaged, may only play in
the U.S. as it deals with cereal brands popular in the States.
However, one may be able to come up with different products
and alter the effect for performances outside the U.S.