![]() Make no mistake: I will use the props, for sure I will - just not quite in the way the inventor intended.Following on from our previous blog covering the benefits of having a coffee machine in the office, we’re going to take a closer look at the importance of coffee breaks for employee morale and productivity. Apart from the one moment where a lot of stuff happens in your pocket which is not shown, the teaching is very good and thorough, comes with a few extra ideas and credit is given where credit is due. Having said all that, I will agree that all the other props (cup, spoon, sugar cubes) are top notch and I will certainly work on including them in a routine - just not one with the clever final load. At the moment, I am at the verge of giving up to make the routine it came with, work for me, which is a crying shame, because it is a *** fine routine! At that point in the routine, there is a bit of heat on the cup and there is no way you can correct that easily "after the fact". It doesn't fit snugly into the cup, so almost always I get it in rotated by a few degrees, which prevents it from sticking - and it needs to do that. The final load is an issue for me, too, in as much as I can't make the load go into the cup in the right orientation. Other than that, the explanation is just: "Put this in there, close this, grab this and you are done." all while the guy has his hand in his pocket. What the guy shows you, he does with two hands out of his pocket in front of his body - which is how I can do it, too, of course. Again: Probably, I'm clumsy, but all the stuff is travelling around in my pocket (it's not held together by some "loading-contraption" that keeps stuff in position) and the explanation-video doesn't show that precise part. With something already in your hand, you have to go into your trouser pocket, where you have to open something, cram something in, close something again and grab something else, all with one hand in your pocket, all while you supposedly are only just putting your hand in the pocket and come out again. The first load phase, as clever as it is, I can't make it work. While I agree with most of the assessments here in this thread (including the durability issue of the coffee pod), there are two aspects that will most likely prevent me from using it. I will readily admit that it may be me being clumsy, but I don't get this to work. I’m not sure which if any of my current chop products this will replace but I am happy with the purchase. The price is $95 which I think is reasonable for the product especially since you can’t by anything with a gimmick for less than 30 to 40 dollars today. Some sugar particles have come off with cursory handling so I do worry about pocket longevity but again replacements are available and you could use your RNT balls if you preferred. The sugar cubes are real sugar cubes that has been lacquered or varnished so that they last longer. The spoon and sugar cubes are provided so that you can create your own routine or use them in place of balls for an existing routine but no routine is provided. ![]() The routine taught is quite simple… pocket to table, pocket to spectators hand, final reveal to spectators hand using a chopped signed bill. I do worry that it is a little fragile to sit casually in your pocket as an EDC but replacement/refills of all of the props are available on the website. The cup is lovely and looks just like real cup which I guess it is. You get the cup, two magnets for chopping bills, 2 sugar cubes that have been varnished for longevity, 1 chopped sugar cube, the final load gimmick with enough stickers for many performances and a metal spoon which will be attracted by a magnet to use as a wand. I loved the look of these props (I know there was a Starbucks cup for a while) and the final load of the signed bill to a a coffee pod looked like it could be great even if I went back to CHOP (who can stroll with lemons in their pocket). I have played with CHOP but still haven’t gone live with it. I have a big Don Alan for stage, a Bar Cup for parlor and tables and a mini for in the hands strolling. I’m a big fan of the Chop cup as a worker. Https://I originally saw this trailer on Vanishing, they immediately were out of stock and I just picked it up at Tannen’s in NYC.
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