Few people know this about me, but I used to work in a puzzle and game store... and they had a magic shop! This wasn't an ordinary store, it had incredibly unique toys for adults and kids alike, rare board games, wooden and metal puzzles (sure jigsaw puzzles too, but I'm talking about those elegant looking art-style escapement puzzles with rings, ropes, and things). It could be said (in fact, I'm going to say it now!) that working at this shop is the reason I became a magician and the inspiration for Shop of Awesome!

-Nick Fedoroff-