The trick or treat promotion gifts will include one item selected at random from the following: discount vouchers, magic tricks, decks of cards, promotional items, trick or treat style sweets, halloween items and a whole host of other goodies as well.”

Sounds like a great deal. And we’ve always found them to have super-speedy service, very competitive pricing and just about the cheapest postage going.
What are you waiting for? Get shopping…
(Full details here).

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10%off at MagicTao – using the code ‘EASTER10‘ (ends Midnight Sunday 5th April)

The Card Collection’s Easter Sale is now running until 12 midnight on Monday 13th April. All orders for goods over £20.00 will get a 10% Discount, over £45.00 a 15% Discount and over £75.00 a 20% Discount! Free UK mainland postage on orders over £50.00.

15% off at DudeThatsCoolMagic – using the code ‘SAVE15′ (ends 10am Tues April 7th)

The rather fine Sherlock Holmes limited edition playing cards reduced by £4 until Tuesday at JP Playing Cards.

20% off (most items) at Alakazam Magic – no code needed – ends Midnight Monday 6th April.

MR E Enterprises are offering 20% cashback (into your paypal account) if you spend £20 or more before midnight on Monday 6th April.

We’ll update throughout the weekend if we hear of any more.  Follow us on Facebook if you want to get updates.

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And if you’re looking for some reasons to visit, why not check out the brilliantly minimalist Black Kings Deck?  (£7.99)

Or the Masters Normal Series Deck – which has the most extraordinary and over the top video to advertise it – almost like a short motion picture!  This is perhaps especially designed with XCM in mind – and in a nice touch the court cards have been drawn doing flourishes!  Limited edition.  £10.99

And at the time of writing their deal of the week is a very healthy 40% discount on the excellent David Forrest’s Trio – now only £10.79 for 3 cracking card routines.

Keep checking back for more card and close up magic news and reviews… your loyalty is appreciated too!

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Here are a couple of the deals we are aware of.  We’ll highlight others as we spot them – or as you do if you let us know!

UPDATE – I’m going to front load this one since it is available ALL WEEK and the others may well have stopped.  At MagicNevin if you use the code ‘black’ you will get 10% off (their already competitive prices!) all week.

Big Blind Media are having a Black Friday Sale with some good discounts – many of 50% or more.  One that stood out for the card collectors is their Karnival Bundle – an uncut sheet of your choice plus 3 random Karnival Decks for £24.99.

Full52 are having a Black F52Day Sale.  As well as good reductions, if you buy 5 items, you’ll get another 2 free plus a £10 gift voucher.  We’re enjoying watching the David Regal set at the moment (£17.99 in the sale) and we’re also fans of B’Voque (only £7.99) as you can see in our review.

We don’t know much about King of Cards – a new supplier in the UK – but they have a good range of Bicycle Cards and other brands, and are offering 20% off with the code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’ and it looks like free shipping too.  So worth a look.

The MagicAttic have got some deals.  Spend £20 and get a 10% discount and a free gift (code: ‘Blackfriday10’) or spend over £50 and get a 15% discount, free postage and a free gift (code: ‘Blackfriday15’).

MA Pro have 30% off any items in stock for today only.  No code needed.

MagicShop.co.uk – 20% off today only – use the code ‘blackfriday14’.

Have you seen any other Black Friday Magic Sales?

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And just in case you missed our Facebook update the good folk at The Card Collection have also recently launched their new look site.   They have an extraordinary collection of playing cards of all kinds – as their name suggests – so are well worth a visit.

Have you seen any good new magic websites recently?

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The Card Collection have a superb selection of bicycle cards and close up magic and are having a

Start of Summer Sale – until 12pm Monday 16th June 2014

All orders with a goods value of £25.00 and over will receive a 10% discount. All orders with a goods value of £45.00 and over will receive a 15% discount. All orders with a goods value of £75.00 and over will receive a 20% discount.

We’re a bit late to the party on this one, but Merlins of Wakefield are having a

Flaming June Sale

Different offers every day and with some deep discounts – some up to 50% off.  Well worth checking back regularly throughout June because some of the offers are limited.

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Check out one of their latest products – a wonderful new chop cup made from a Starbucks expresso cup – what could be more innocent? A great idea.  We haven’t seen them ourselves yet, but have high hopes.

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I was particularly interested to visit Joker Magic since they are a manufacturer as well as a dealer.  Perhaps the most well known of their effects here in the UK is Cell Out (a very visual pack of cards to mobile phone trick).

The shop was light and airy and they had a good range of magic available.  With my UK eyes on, some of the prices on Bicycle Cards felt quite high, but they had some good deals on some of their own items.  The bag is evidence that I made a purchase (!) and I am very pleased with the quality of the work on this product.

As is so often the case with the magic community, it was great to meet a very friendly magician from Vienna who invited us to the local club that evening.  Sadly, I was flying back very soon afterwards and so was unable to attend.

But well worth a visit to the shop if you are ever passing – and first impressions of the quality of their Joker Magic range are very positive.

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You can choose any four of their items for only £40 including free worldwide delivery.  The savings you make depend on the items you choose but could be up to nearly £50!  AND they will throw in a free item worth at least £10!

They have some great items including the superb Silver Swindle (we reviewed this when it was the humble Gerti – but the extended routine is excellent) and some clever items from Wayne Dobson including his new Once Upon a Time.

Seems like a great deal to us – check out Magic Tao Christmas Offer.

We hope to be reviewing some of their new items in the coming weeks – so watch this space…

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Paul Gordon is one of the UK’s most prolific card magicians – his Corner of Picadilly remains my monte routine of choice when I’m strolling. And he’s just released a companion volume to his widely praised tome Gold Dust – entitled (slightly unimaginatively) Gold Dust Companion. You can get it direct from Paul.

Big Blind Media release Liam Montier’s excellent Misdirection Effect next week (21st October). We like it a lot as you can see in our recent review. And they are currently offering a free DVDs worth of quality magic material – just click here or on the link at the right of this page that says ‘Click for Free DVD’!  Did we mention that it was FREE!?

On the subject of links on the side of our page, can we welcome our new advertiser – MagicBookshop.co. We love good magic books and they have an amazing selection. And remember, unless you keep clicking on our links we won’t be able to keep you up to date with the latest news and reviews. So go on – get clicking…

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