Magic Tricks

This is a very detailed review of Wowlett. The Wowlett really does a great job combining an unfamiliar prop with an item everyone can relate to, giving WOW a practical presentation. The concept of Wowlett is really clever; it's one of those ideas that will have you wondering why you didn't think of it yourself. However, Luke Dancy may have been too caught up in the concept's originality and cleverness because not much thought was put into the wallet's construction, and too much thought put into the price.

I'll have to admit this is my very first card-to-wallet I've owned so I can't speak highly or lowly of Wowlett's material compared to other card-to-wallets. The leather does feel and look great; it's neither stiff or too soft. It even has that pleasant (or unpleasant for some of you) leather wallet smell.
At first Wowlett seemed considerably bigger in size compared to my regular wallet but after measuring it at 3.75" x 4.5", Wowlett is only half an inch longer and several centimeters taller than my regular wallet.
Wowlett is a standard bi-fold with seven compartments including the exclusive compartment for your WOW gimmick. The major draw back of Wowlett in regards to mimicking a regular wallet is the absence of a compartment for your cash. I was planning on replacing my regular wallet for Wowlett but I can't do that because there's no appropriate compartment for my cash. One can do a little compromise by using the inside compartment used normally for business cards and such to store cash, but I don't prefer that compromise. The reason why a cash compartment was left out was simply because that compartment would make it impossible for a card load due to the location of the secret pocket.
Card loading seems easy enough with practice but again, I can't compare it with other card-to-wallets because this is my very first card-to-wallet. Albeit, the location of the secret pocket can cause your palmed card to get caught on the pocket itself.
The window compartment for the WOW gimmick is appropriate for the size of the gimmick, and is unquestionably normal in appearance. The only complaint I have is that the inside border of the window is lined with clear plastic. The part of the WOW gimmick that does the card change can become stuck to this plastic at times making it difficult to do the card change. I've actually bent this part of the WOW gimmick with my finger nail because it became stuck to the inside border. At this point I don't think I can even easily do the card change because it is too bent. The video demonstration above where Rick says the design of Wowlett allows you to secretly activate the WOW gimmick from behind the wallet is a bit confusing. I can't figure out how to do the card change from the back of the wallet, and this is not explained on the DVD.

Without comparison to other card-to-wallets (again because this is my first card-to-wallet I've owned), and without hesitation, I can say Wowlett's construction is really poor because it doesn't allow me to carry my cash which in turn doesn't allow me to replace my own wallet, the location of the secret pocket for card loading can pose an issue, and it rendered my WOW gimmick unusable with the wallet because part of the WOW gimmick is bent due to the construction of Wowlett's window compartment. To put it simply, I can't use this wallet, and there is no reason for me to ever use it. The only "wow" part of this prop now doesn't come from the fact that it cleverly incorporates the WOW gimmick, but how incredibly over-priced it is for its concept (it's clever but certainly not worth $100) and its of lack of thought and effort in construction.

Since WOW is a prop I normally wouldn't use or prefer to use alone, there's no reason for me to perform it. I perform much like how David Blaine does magic; I use normal appearing objects in my magic. The only reason why I bought WOW was because of Wowlett, and since Wowlett has proven to be unusable by my standards, I wasted $140. It has been a long time since I've been highly disappointed in purchasing an effect. I strongly dissuade anyone from purchasing Wowlett!