Just sharing a few....

I've heard good things about Larocks. I haven't ordered from them myself as they never answered my email about shipping costs to Canada and there's a place over in Detroit that sells them for about the same price... so I drive over there to get my balloons.

We have a major distributor here that is a little cheaper but no shipping with me picking it up.. I have heard allot of balloon twisters and clown that order from larocks. I have not heard anything bad from anyone that buys through them.

Good to know. Just placed a large order with Tmyers two days ago, but will try them for the next order.

Megan in SLC wrote:We have a major distributor here that is a little cheaper but no shipping with me picking it up.. I have heard allot of balloon twisters and clown that order from larocks. I have not heard anything bad from anyone that buys through them.

I think you all just made my day I was ordering from Silly Farm, i hope i'll have the same customer servic...gonna order soon for the festivals and summer whoot whoot...

CABBYJ wrote:Where do you guys buy from?

Balloon Supply.com is our supplier. It was a big selling point for us initially that they had an actual store here in town when we first started buying balloons in individual colors. Sadly, they had to close the store this year. For us that means we now have to pay for shipping, rather than just making a trip to the store a couple times each month.

Megan in SLC wrote:The cheapest balloons that I have found on line are from http://www.larocks.com/balloon/balloons.htm If you order over 200.00 worth of balloons there is free shipping and it is the closest thing to whole sale that I have found over the internet.

I love love love LaRocks. The best customer service. The best prices. The nicest people I have ever dealt with. You will be glad that you gave them a try, they are great.

I Love TMyers too, but the prices from LaRocks just can't be beat. Ordering from either place is win win, and they do carry slightly different things.

Jenny

I've ordered balloons from a lot of places. I'm loyal now to Rainbow Balloons now because I usually get them the next day and I place pretty big orders. BUT, I'd like to share what I've found to be the cheapest if you're not ordering over $400.

LaRocks is great because of the free shipping over $150 AND because they offer such a great variety of items from magic & clown supplies, face paint stuff & more.

If you are ordering Just balloons and not over $150 the cheapest I've found is www.BTYDirect.com ( Stands for Balloons To You Direct).

Good Luck.
Patti

Another twister. Awesome! Glad to have you!

I.M STARTING OUT I LOVE DON !!!!! HERE IS A PIC ITS NOT SO GREAT !!

Ahh... Balloons..... my first love. Unfortunately, a few months after I created the sleigh, my latex allergy got the better of me and I had to give up balloons. It was fun while it lasted!

My mouth is hanging open.

That's phenomenal.

Oh wow! Such tallent! I wish we could have latex free balloons....

I do 15-25 balloons per hour... but I've been doing them for about 2 years now. I also stress the wow factor of bigger balloons.. they aren't really harder to make and they are way more awesome.


I would also recommend giving your Ariel a torso so that she's not all head and tail.

As for what 3-60's and 1-60's to get.. just get a few bags of the assortment colors... a bag of carnival 1-60's and a bag of the fashion assortment 1-60's.... same for 3-60's... then you'll see what you use the most and what you don't.

Thank you, Sparkling Lady and Psalmbook.

Psalmbook wrote:Oh wow! Such tallent! I wish we could have latex free balloons....

These are in the works!

Has anyone ordered from balloonmerchant.com? I have ordered from btydirect.com and tmeyers which both were just fine!!

Need to order more!! I want some bee bodies and more 160's!

Here is a pic of my most recent little creation. Purple dragon with a pink wings on a wand! The little girl loved it!!!

You guys are so creative with balloons!! It amazes me the things you can make...

I feel like trying, but better not

Metina wrote:I only bought the clear ones in quantity and just have a mixed lot of the others. I do like the look, but really like the fashion and deluxe colors from Betalatex.

I am mainly thinking for accents, but the 360 for the rose in the glass effect. Have you seen it? Super neat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzNLuYWrSb4

I've just tried the rose and I can't do it!!!!! The clear balloons either popped or got 'stuck' on the rose. I'll have to keep trying ...

Would you guys take a look at my balloon designs?
http://www.thesparklinglady.com/balloons.htm

Love to get your feedback.

wow those are great. I can't quite get just ripping the partially inflated balloons when you use only a part of it...it takes longer to cut and everything. Does anyone have suggestions? I feel like things take forever, and kids are sooo much more grabby with balloons

Get a letter opener like this http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=3%2C3707,26&webid=16446&affixedcode=WW

you can cut with the blade and pop with the point. Milk bag cutters work too, but don't have the point for pop twists. The ones I use have a little hole in the plastic that I put on a ring attached to a retractable cord on my balloon apron so it's always handy.

TheSparklingLady wrote:Would you guys take a look at my balloon designs?
http://www.thesparklinglady.com/balloons.htm

Love to get your feedback.

they look great...I'm always amazed by the designs that are made with balloons!

I have discovered : WATER BALLOONS!! They are tiny, hold up great, perfectly round, fill instantly and best of all they are CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been using them anywhere I need a small , round balloon!

oh my lord, how obvious, water balloons!! i have a ton of them sitting in my kitchen drawer ( 9 yr old son is to blame!) completely forgot i even had them, and can now try some new stuff!! yaaaaaaay!