Hey Balloon Fans,
Many of you are aware of the continuing escalation of Helium Prices. You can view our current pricing at www.BallroomBalloons.com/rentals.html. We have noticed more people renting Helium tanks and making their own balloon decorations, which is one smart way to save.
Another consequence of higher Helium costs, necessity being the mother of invention, is to produce more air-filled decor. Did you know, for example, that table bouquets, columns, and even balloon arches can be made with air-filled balloons, saving the cost of Helium? See our photo gallery of air-filled decorations at: http://ballroomballoons.com/gallery.php?category_id=61&parent_id=0.
To make things even more challenging, there has been a sharp escalation in the cost of rubber, the main ingredient in latex balloons. Rubber actually trades on the stock market like more commonly known commodities such as oil and frozen orange juice. On the bright side, the US dollar is the strongest its been in quite a while; so, hopefully, prices will stabilize and even come back down within a couple of years.
For a fun time, watch a video clip of me as a gorilla doing a singing telegram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm2ZxTJkPuQ.
Enjoy!
Stan