This DVD has many good tips on it and includes many utility moves that explain many of the other tricks Sankey markets. Now, do not buy this to have a miracle worker that will make you get every hot girl on this earth. Most of these effects will be amazing to anyone, and you do not have to add the Firestarter presentation. I will not lie, and I am still in school. The thing about it is that I am not allowed to bring a deck of cards. 15 of these effects do use a deck of cards, yet I still used many of the tips and one of the effects there. After I started to go out with the girl I liked, she told me that the way she found out and what sparked the entire thing was the presentation I used in the coin bend included in the DVD. Because of this, I cannot thank Jay Sankey enough. Also, do not listen to the people who say that you will have a sudden personality change if you try any of these effects. Sure, some of these effects do have to be done with your own personality, but Sankey does do a good job at a post graduate course in patter. Some people will not benefit from this DVD, yet in any case, Sankey does what he set out to do. Sankey wanted to create the one and only DVD on the secrets of getting dates with close up magic and mentalism with the effects and tips conveying that you are available, and that you are interested without making a fool out of yourself. This DVD's tips are all true and do make sence. The tricks do what they are supposed to, and are very good as well. Now, as for the people who think that Sankeys presentations are vulgar, that is not true. Again that refrences back to the tips, in one of which he says to not try and imitate his personality. You can always change the effects presentation. I hope this helps you make an informed decision and teaches you not to leave a bad review because you didn't get anything out of it. This is not for everyone, but you shouldn't say Sankey did a bad job for he did exactly what the box and info said he would do. Thanks for reading!

I can't believe I spent 30 bucks on this dvd. The tricks are below okay and the performances were lame. The camera shots was crap it was annoying how the camera man shoots up close to his face and moves around a lot. I thought the pitch of the dvd was a joke how to pick up chicks. I figured the close up tricks would be good but I was disappointed. The worst thing about the dvd is the corny pick up lines and advice. Jay sankeys tricks are good but sometimes his performances are lame.... Wasted money.

I'll admit, I originally picked this up to meet girls. (Single at the time) I never did actually try it out on girls to pick them up.

There is a lot of great material, but I did pick up some great tips on how to present yourself more professional and make yourself look more successful. Those two tips were worth it's weight in gold. There are too many magicians using corny lines that make them look horrible and they don't even know it.

This is great to learn about those little tips as well as some great magic, not just to pick up girls, but to start conversations with anyone.

Jay Sankey is amazing. Now combine Jay with magic designed to pick up chicks. That's right. Not only do you get the Sankey humor that we have all come to love, you also get an entertaining and informative video on some of Jay's pick-up material. I was a bit skeptical about this DVD at first, as I thought the tricks would be lame or cheesy, but upon picking it up, I found out there are really some great gems specifically designed for this kind of thing on here! Even if you're not into the whole "pick up chicks with my magic" thing, you'll still be in for a real treat with this video, as there are some just plain awesome tricks (and tips) here.

Jay is a great teacher and here he gives u lots of good tips how to use magic to get dates, what can be better? and even if u are not looking for dates these effects are great.

The information Jay Sankey gives here is very useful not only for the intended purpose but also to create intimacy between you and your audience in general. The tricks are not great but I would say that you can use the ideas, patter, and guidelines he uses in the tricks he present and either apply them to tricks you already do or create your own routines. In conclusion: it is a good informational dvd but if you are looking for great tricks this is not the dvd for you.

This dvd is very good but u have to use a lot of card magic to use most of the effecs included, the tips thou Jay gives u how to do and preform things is just so so good!

Okay, This DVD is ok. Not sankey's best work, but it does have some pretty cool effects in it. It is funny though I have to say. I mean, I didn't get this to pick up, but It has heaps of "interesting" information in it and it certainly has some good effects. You don't have to put the "pick-up" twist to the effects if you don't want to. But. if you're looking for good sankey material, this shouldn't be your first choice.

Ok first of all I have no IDEA what is wrong with those people who gave this DVD below three stars. They must not have even watched it all the way through or something. I mean seriously, I think just the EFFECTS alone merit a decent rating. Admittedly, they are not ALL great but there are DEFINITELY some killer tricks. I'm not just talking about V.I.P. either; that's in a league of its own and as some would argue, worth the price of the DVD ALONE. Tricks like Whisper, Eye2Eye and Destined can be done without any sort of "Firestarters" patter and get great reactions. Others like Dotcom, Hundred Dollar Kiss and Heated Exchange are ordinary effects brought to whole new levels. Jay explains his reasoning behind every action, every word in the patter and they MAKE A LOT OF SENSE!! (Listen to what he says during the explaination of Whisper and you'll know what I mean) Not to mention he gives you LEGITIMATE dating tips between just about every single trick.

Five things that Jay says he set out to do (and accomplishes quite well)with his Firestarters:
1. Determine actual Prospects
2. Convey that you are Single and Interested (Without being blatant)
3. Create Intimacy, Promote Flirting
4. Gauge the Interest of the other person
5. Get the all-important Contact Info

The one complaint that was brought up that IS a real concern is that the people who end up buying this are probably not gonna be Professionals working at restaurants or corporate gigs or whatnot. BUT these will work at just about any social event so as long as you can adapt to the situation, the problem is not significant.

30 Dollars is understandably a LITTLE high of a price but I personally think it was a very worthwhile purchase. Those who have taken the time to read this far though, hopefully have a better understanding of what to expect from this DVD and can not make a more informed decision.

To begin with, I didn’t by this DVD hoping it would have some serious or useful information on it; I just purchased it hoping it would give me a laugh or two. Because I couldn’t possibly think it would actually get me dates. What could Jay Sankey teach me about getting girls? Well, perhaps I though I would pick up at least a few useful tips.

Before I bought the DVD, I of course read about the different effects included on the disc, and to be honest I got my first laugh right there: “Under the Table: Hold hands with her! (Yes-under the table!)”. Seriously, are you kidding me? This effect is truly tragically. Most effects are all so “sad”.

Okay, I’ve criticized enough and explained to little. So, why is DVD just a waste of your money? Let me explain.

The people buying this DVD, I figure are mostly teenagers. Let us estimate it to about 16, okay. How many 16 year old magicians work in restaurants or a place where they really have the time to sit at one table and perform all these effects? Because it’s just like Sankey said, it’s about building the tension between you and the hot babe. And you won’t be able to do that by just performing one, or even three effects. Well, if you do have the “luxury” of being able to work one table for 30 minutes and then move on to the next one, sure, good for you. But problems still remain, good luck finding 16 year old girls at restaurants.

I guess most of the teenagers didn’t buy this DVD so they actually could use it while performing at restaurants, no, they bought it so they could use the tips and tricks in school. Now, let me explain why this won’t get you anywhere. In school, most people in your class and perhaps school probably know about you and your personality, so making this quick personality change that is described on this DVD probably will just make you look stupid. You must already know your way with the ladies to have any luck.
Okay, lets say you like a girl in your class, Anyways, this girl will already like you or she won’t like you, doing the firestarters tricks could only worsen the situation. If she doesn’t like you, she will probably label you as a creep, which is kind of obvious. If she does like you, you should already know that. Because I guess you have spoken to her? Otherwise, nothing can help you!

What this DVD pretty much teaches you is to steal another person’s personality. And ALL magicians know that just doesn’t work. Well, in some cases it does, but still, this is different. Because either you are a person that has an easy time talking to girls, or you are really good with people, you are already good at flirting. This DVD will not teach you how to do that, this is not the “basics”, you can’t buy this DVD and hope you can add it to your performance, well you probably could, but it wouldn’t be real, everyone would notice. Being able to flirt with girls is a must. That is a skill you must already have acquired before trying the tips on this DVD. Simply speaking, you should already be able to get the girl WITHOUT using magic. That’s what it’s all about. This DVD pretty much only teaches you how to add your own personality to the magic, and if it isn’t your personality that is taught on the DVD, well, it’s just a waste of money (Sankey is very vulgar in his presentations, very straight forward). The jokes he make just doesn’t do it for 16 year old girls.

Regarding the effects, well what can I say? They are not worth the money. If you are just looking for good, close up card magic, you’ve got the wrong DVD. The last effect sure is good; I can’t say it’s not, because it is. But it requires that you have done at least six effects before hand, and asked a few questions. So, honestly, it’s not worth it. The other effects aren’t even good. His presentations aren’t even good. They suck, they truly do SUCK! The effect “Kinky”, well, the effect is not BAD, but the presentation is so BAD. I’ll explain. The trick involves jokers, and rubber bands. So after a while into the effect Sankey starts moaning and saying the Jokers likes being spanked. I though I was going to pass out. This is the most ‘off turning’ presentation I’ve ever heard before. If you manage to get a girl interested with this presentation, give me a call and I will praise you as my hero.