Hello everyone on the Café,

First, my apologies for not contacting you sooner. I simply couldn't write before having a real update about the Jerry's Nugget launch so many have been waiting for.

Since the server snafu on July 18th, 2011, I've been working to remedy the situation every day. Unfortunately, the demand for these decks has caused overwhelming technical difficulties. I simply have to admit that these problems have proven beyond my ability to solve right now. I cannot make the Jerry's Nugget sale happen in 2011.

I sincerely apologize for this situation -- I know that many of you have really been looking forward to this.

Please don't think for a moment that I'm giving up on this; there are more options to be explored. When the plan is truly secure in the coming months, you'll be the first to know. It's clear the desire to own an authentic deck of Jerry's Nugget Playing cards is greater than ever -- and I really do appreciate your patience.

In fact, I've put together a special treat so you won't be left empty-handed this holiday season.

Starting from the moment you read this email, all the way through December 31st, 2011 (11:59pm PST), every order made on LeeAsher.com (including PDFs) will receive a single, signed, authentic Jerry's Nugget Playing Card as a gift (one card per purchase). That's right, EACH PURCHASE, no matter what or how much you buy, receives one pre-signed JNugg from me.

Your card's color and value will be chosen at random by LeeAsher.com staff.

Give this collector's card to a friend as a holiday gift, use it as a book mark in your working copy of Erdnase, or simply add this piece of Las Vegas Casino history to your playing card collection! It's yours. Happy Holidays!

Purchase anything from here and receive ......ng Card.

Thanks for your understanding as well as your continued patience.

Speak with you all very soon.

Cheers,
Lee Asher

ps. Thank you to everyone for your passion and dedication to playing cards and magic. It's very important to me not to let you down. If you have any questions or want to send me an email, I'm here and would love to hear from you.
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Thanks for the update Lee. I can't wait until these decks are for sale again.

I can envision the conversation on Christmas morning - "sorry honey, I couldn't afford to get you that new purse/tennis bracelet you wanted. Hey, did I show you my new deck of cards?"

The free JN card offer with any order is tempting, though. It'd be nice to have one in a lucite frame as a conversation starter (ie, "Guess how much magicians are willing to pay for a deck of these? No, no, keep going...").