Punter complains after joke shop ‘Million Dollar Magic’ money printer didn’t print real cash
A JOKE shop owner got the giggles when a punter complained that a money trick did not print real cash.
Miles Jackson, 42, sent five of his “Million Dollar Magic Money Makers” to a customer in the US.
Joke shop owner Miles Jackson received a complaint from a punter when a money trick did not print real cash[/caption] Miles sent five of his ‘Million Dollar Magic Money Makers’ to a customer in the US[/caption]The £4.99 toys use rollers to print fake cash.
But the recipient fired off an email demanding a “100 per cent refund” after he got fooled by joke feedback online.
Giving it one star on Trustpilot, he fumed: “All the reviews that said it paid for their rent and bills are lies.
“This item is a complete waste of time.”
Miles, who has run The Scarborough Joke and Magic Shop for 25 years, said: “I just find it hilarious.
“The thing they thought they were buying doesn’t exist.
“And if it did exist, it would be illegal.
Most read in The Sun
“It doesn’t actually turn paper into real money — they’ve bought it from a joke shop.”
It came after regular customers posted spoof reviews.
One read: “I bought the money printer from the joke shop.
“It’s printing £50 notes faster than I can spend them.”
Read More on The Sun
Married dad-of-two Miles added: “I’ve had to add a disclaimer on the website to say it’s a trick and doesn’t really print money from nothing.
“In all these years we’ve never had anyone mistake a joke item for something real.”