Since I live right next door to Andrew in our hometown, I've had my hands on this already as well. This is rich and loaded with so much potential for countless effects. It will work with other popular magic and mentalism effects and will stand the test of time due to its innocent appearance and practicality.

As soon as I received it I was immediately impressed. The box comes fully assembled inside a very sturdy package, so even if it has a rough time in shipping the gimmick should be safe and ready to go immediately. It is made of cardboard (not plastic or something) so it will become worn eventually, but I think you could repair it or make your own pretty easily once you see how it's built.

You put cards in, do "the move", and then different cards come out. Playing cards, business cards, bills, anything flat will work. You can indeed keep your regular deck of cards inside the box, and you can keep some extra cards set ready to switch at the same time. "The move" happens basically silently, and you can handle the box quite freely without anything slipping out unintentionally.

The instructional video from Craig Petty is impressively long (over 1.5 hours!), but there's no chapter navigation so it's hard to find where one routine ends and the next one begins. And I wasn't that excited about most of the included routines honestly. The first one is an ACAAN that, in addition to the Boom Box, requires you to carry two specially prepared decks of cards that you can't use for anything else (at least, without doing a long reset). There are some less elaborate routines later in the video, but most of them don't have any performance footage (not even for someone else in the studio), so they feel more like theoretical suggestions than battle-tested performance pieces.

Ultimately though, I think this is the kind of prop where you don't need a detailed tutorial. Any trick where you want to switch out one or more cards is a perfect candidate for this. You'll be coming up with ways to use it the moment you get it in your hands.

WOW. That one trick Craig petty teaches with the toxic force is worth the $30 in my opinion.

Btw I had to work my gimmick in after I opened the package. It wasn’t closing all of the way. It works fine now though.

I would also say that you need to have good audience management for this effect because you don’t want them staring right at the box a whole lot.

just purchased my 2nd one cause ill never be without it! amazing routines tought as well. dirt cheap for this box!

This is so organic!! I've been a fan of wallet switches for some time but find this to be far more organic and far less suspect! I just ordered two more so I have spares as I know this will get good use.

This utility device is pretty slick and simple to use. Motivation provided for putting the card(s) in the box isn't near as clever, but I've already come up with some ideas on that. Not that this is really that important, but I prefer logical actions. Craig Petty has an amazing gift for putting together routines. I have a routine that I've dreamt up and will utterly kill... extremely impactful. The sky is the limit with this one.

This Box Is Awesome! I always have my deck in this box wherever I go! There Are So Many Things You Can With this Box! I highly Recommend It!

This is a super gimmick that can be used for so many effects AND its easy to use. Well made and can be used with confidence. Even a rookie like me can handle it easily.
Thanks all. Don

I am always looking for simplicity when it comes to a switching device so I can concentrate on my performance. Boom Box is straight to the point yet does the job well. There are others out there but when you get your hands on this you won’t put it down. If you have a good imagination or want to do a switch - Buy Now!

This is a most have easy and always ready at a moment notice always in my pocket