Archive for the ‘D’ Category

Glenn Gary Magic Show

November 17, 2009

Deal: $22 Ticket to Glenn Gary’s Parlor Magic Show ($45 value)

Grade: D

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I mentioned that the Belly Bash was the most awkward experience I’ve had, but I spoke too soon…Glenn Gary’s Magic Show was even more awkward and uncomfortable.  There were only 8 people there (I think all of them must have had a Groupon … or at least I hope they didn’t pay full price) and all of his tricks were obviously tricks you can just buy off the internet.  I can’t believe he regularly charges $45 a show…or that I paid $22.  You can see better magic tricks from the magicians at the Old Town Pier … and all you have to do is put some money in their hat.  His talk was bad, his tricks were bad and he even messed up a few tricks and had to start over.  P-A-I-N-F-U-L.

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Photo from Yelp.com

The last trick Glenn did was make a card box float in mid air.  Yes, it sounds cool and unbelievable….and it would have been if it weren’t for the magnets you could see on the back edge of the table.

Overall, the show wasn’t worth $22.  You can see comparable magic at little to no cost.

Current Sushi

October 14, 2009

Deal: $20 for $40 worth of Sushi & Drinks at Current

Grade: D

After conquering my Groupon-Rookie Mistake, we headed to Current in Dupont Circle (DC).

Current Logo

Looking back on our dinner, we should not have gone through so much trouble to find a Kinko’s, because I probably would have been happier eating at Nando’s Peri-Peri across the street.

We started out with cocktails and edamame.  I ordered a Regular Mojito and Ted had a Mango Mojito.

Mojitos

Mine tasted like straight rubbing alcohol, but the Mango Mojito, wasn’t bad.

The edamame was delicious…

Edamame

…although, it’s hard to mess up edamame.

For our main course, we ordered the Yakuza Sushi Tasting – an assortment of nigiri and a sushi roll.

Yakuza Sushi Tasting

The tasting was ok – some good pieces, some not so great.

For those of you who haven’t yet used your Current Groupon, I’d stick with just sushi rolls.

Overall, the atmosphere at Current was trendy but way too loud, the service was marginal, and the sushi and drinks were way over priced.

We paid $20 in addition to the Groupon plus tip and were still hungry when we left.

Final Verdict: I would not dine at Current again, even with a Groupon.

*I suggest Cafe Asia or SushiKo for delicious, reasonably priced sushi in DC* (more…)