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GeraintClarke Elite user 475 Posts 
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Introducing RELOADS... A tuckless deck wrapped securely in cellophane. https://www.ellusionist.com/green-keepers-reloads.html
If you're anything like us the cards LIVE in your hands. You sometimes set them down at your desk, in your kitchen or in the bathroom. (Don't pretend that's just us.) Often in performance the tuck is discarded, or placed safely in your case while your deck takes on the inevitable damage of bends, slaps, crimps, sweat, sharpie and the sticky fingers of spectators. For cardists the tuck is actually a hinderance. One more first world problem to elimate. Those seconds removing the deck from the tuck really add up. With RELOADS we help to streamline your EDC (every day carry), help the environment (by not printing tucks that can be reused) and provide a cost effective solution to your increasingly expensive passion. From just $2.98 per deck when buying 12, these decks arrive in the mail in perfect condition and can be opened with a quick cello-snap. The first deck to introduce this concept is Sea Green Keepers. A maiden voyage deserves a skipper we can trust. Keepers are designed for workers, so Green Keeper RELOADS are perfect for those who hop from table to table destroying decks and giving away signed cards. Printed on Cartamundi's famed B9 stock for durability, these outlast any deck we've ever put it head-to-head against. RELOAD your playing card supply today : https://www.ellusionist.com/green-keepers-reloads.html Hopefully the workers here appreciate this initiative. 
- G |
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mantel Special user 738 Posts
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How much would the empty tucks cost to buy?
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22825 Posts
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Tucks and Reloads, is that slang for meaning something?
Never heard this language before. |
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The Duster Inner circle 1646 Posts
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I guess Tuck is a friar
Reloads was a Matrix sequel Some kind of new version of a Matrix effect that will fry specs brains [?] Or... they have come up with the 'genius' idea of selling cards unboxed - hmm |
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EZrhythm Inner circle Only three EZ payments for a PDF of my 1197 Posts
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On May 15, 2018, GeraintClarke wrote: 
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TheSecretFire Elite user 415 Posts
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I guess I'm not seeing what the benefit of this is.
It's a deck, securely wrapped in cellophane... that you later take off, and cannot put back on. Here's something I used to do: carry 3 decks - 1 in a card box (for effects which use a box), and rubber bands around the other 2. When Deck #1 was shot, I'd toss it, take out another deck, remove the rubber band, and load it into the box. When done in front of people, it now makes sense to have a rubber band to use for effects, rather than "randomly pulling out this ordinary rubber band that I just happen to carry". And if it's a g*******d band, then it's even better, since people have seen a justified use of the band, prior to it being part of the magic. Anyway, is this intended to reduce the number of empty boxes we all have laying around? |
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Tempesta Elite user USA 403 Posts
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I didn't relate to the ad copy either--and I'm a worker that burns through a deck an hour, on average, at an event. They go straight into a Porper Clip when I'm not using them. I've never put an unboxed deck of cards in my pocket--not sure why I would. Is that common?
//Sean Beard
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Maxyedid Special user Panama 631 Posts
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I found the idea excellent, I will be ordering for sure bn. I only wish the decks were red or blue
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Lloyd Barnes Special user 518 Posts
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So, for me I see the huge benefit being this:
- My tuck boxes tend not to get damaged for a long time but my cards do. It seems a waste to throw tuck boxes away that are in good condition just because the deck is worn. - The price of a standard deck of Keepers is $7. - If you buy 12 Reload decks of Keepers the cost is $2.98 a deck. So for 1 brick of all boxed keepers that's $84 but for a brick of Keeper Reloads it's $35.76. The benefit for me is a massive saving of $48.24 per brick, for some of the best premium playing cards on the market. All you need is to look after a tuck box to keep the current deck you're using at the time in. However, if you do want to buy Keepers with a tuck box, the option is still there. I can't see any negatives to this at all. Only strong positives. Cheers, Lloyd |
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deanr201 New user 66 Posts
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Actually think this is great. It seems a lot people will under estimate just how much printing and cutting of packaging can cost.
Just a shame I'm over here in the uk so shipping makes it not quite as good a deal. |
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kissdadookie Inner circle 4098 Posts
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Kind of hints at where the costs of producing decks mostly come from. LoL.
This offering makes sense though, boxes lasts far longer than cards. Buy the cards with the boxes first and then refill as needed until your boxes are in horrendous condition. |
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KazMagic New user 72 Posts
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On May 16, 2018, Lloyd Barnes wrote: To be honest, I feel like Keepers with tuck boxes are pretty overpriced. You could buy a brick of elite editions for 40$ WITH tuck boxes! |
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5179 Posts
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On May 16, 2018, Lloyd Barnes wrote: My first concern is that you see no negative here. Are you saying you don't want us to buy Blue Bikes in boxes with good cello, so that we can perform "Ghost System"? If you use reloads, the cello on the box / tuck you reuse is going to eventually lose its cello, so you may as well buy new decks that work. (Not just "Ghost System" but there are tons of effects that use the box / cello that re-using all the time would damage eventually). I also have to agree the math is flawed. Most "workers" use Bikes, Tally-Ho, Phoenix that can be bought for anywhere from $12 - $40 a Brick - ALL complete with their own reusable box / tuck and wrapped in cello "outside the card box". Plus, if you truly want a "Premium" deck, you can get Richard Turner Gold Seals for $3.85 ea. Quote:
On May 15, 2018, GeraintClarke wrote: If each deck is wrapped in cellophane to be torn off and the cards put in an old tuck box, you are still putting non biodegradable cellophane into the environment. Once opened, the wrapper is trash in this case. At least with regular decks we have now, the wrap stays with the box and serves as a holder for an extra card or so, hiding or being a gimmick or part of one which makes the "trash" still usable for the duration of the box and deck.
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The Duster Inner circle 1646 Posts
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Also their maths is sneaky
As if you buy a brick with boxes, it says on their website it will be $5 Or a brick without $3 But in this thread you are taking the volume discount for the boxless ones and comparing that to the single unit amount for those with boxes. TBH I lost interest in ‘keepers’ when I saw the silly video of magicians being blindfolded and being asked which deck was the keepers and which were bikes At the end the video says the ‘keepers’ decks “won” What? You asked them if they could tell the difference, then when they said ‘these are the keepers’ counted that like they were saying that was the best deck Super shady both on the magicians (false endorsements) and on ppl watching the video (by trying to pull a fast one) So for me ellusionists decks are most definitely not ‘keepers’ |
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KazMagic New user 72 Posts
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On May 17, 2018, The Duster wrote: I mean, buyers will see that its 5$ so I think it wont be too much of a problem. Also, with that keepers vs bikes vid, it is really deceptive. I hate how magic shops mislead others just for their own profit. 
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KazMagic New user 72 Posts
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pepka Inner circle Uh, I'm the one on the right. 5041 Posts
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This is one of the more ridiculous things I've ever heard of. Won't they be more suspect to damage if not in a case? I only use Richard Turner Gold Seal Bicycle cards, keep them in a Porper clip and I have decks that last for a month or even longer. Don't think that would be possible if there was no case. And these cards are strictly for when you want to just leave them around on your coffee table, desk, back of your toilet..... so they can easily spill everywhere. Wouldn't you prefer a case so you can keep them in a clip in your pocket, or bag? I'm never more than a few inches from a deck of cards. If there's not a deck in my hands, it's in my pocket. There's also one in my briefcase. If I'm sleeping, there's a deck in a clip on my bedside table. If I did that without a box, it'd be a mess. To me, this is planned obsolescence.
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The Duster Inner circle 1646 Posts
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Pepka
The idea is the deck you use has worn out, or been torn and restored / signed and kept as a souvenir.... Then you take a new boxless packet and put it in the old box So the box gets reused many times You are just ‘reloading’ it with the new (boxless) decks So they are not suggesting you use decks sans boxes, and have them sitting around loose |
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Lloyd Barnes Special user 518 Posts
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On May 17, 2018, The Duster wrote: This guy gets it. |
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MazingMandy Special user Has tolerated the trolls here for 676 Posts
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On May 15, 2018, TheSecretFire wrote: As opposed to randomly pulling out this pack of playing cards I just happen to carry? |
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