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BULK DELIVERIES
We deliver single balloons, helium-filled and ribbon attached (about 6 ft.) to your party or venue. Many of our customers have discovered this hassle-free experience! No more heavy helium tanks or the extensive time to inflate and tie knots and ribbons onto the balloons...just the creativity of decorating! No paper party product or other decor element is as exciting or as easy to install. Just tie the ribbons attached to the balloons to your centerpieces, to chairs or existing railings or table legs! Voila ...color in the air and no ladders or lifts ...decorations on poles and along walls with no tape or staples ...movement in the air with no electricity!!!
Qualatex latex balloons come in over 50 colors! Click on the first chart to see a larger chart. Custom colors can be created by using two balloons. The process is called "double stuffing". Just like 2 paints mixed together create a new color...2 balloons can make a new color! The second chart is a sampling:
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HELIUM TANKS
Beware the small disposable tanks you can purchase that boast 30 balloons (7 inch) for about $20-30! There is very little helium in them and they can not be re-filled so they end up in land fills. The balloons that come with the tank are low quality: float a few hours and are small in size. You could buy additional flat 11- inch balloons but expect enough helium for about 10-12 balloons.
Balloonatiks, provides a decorating service which includes the helium, & the labor to inflate & attach ribbon to balloons you have already purchased. Helium tanks come in three sizes:
- Small (inflates about 100 11-inch or 200 9-inch) $130.00
- Medium (inflates about 200 11-inch or 400 9-inch) $240.00
- Large (inflates about 400 11-inch or 800 9-inch) $400.00
- The price includes helium, ribbon, & labor...delivery & sales tax is extra. Customer provides balloons & installation of balloons. Delivery fees are from $18.50. Downtown may require parking fees from $20. Our sales tax is 8.125%.
Helium prices doubled in April 2008...and just this past December 2011, the price increased another 25%! Research indicates that the price increases are because of the demand of helium by the medical facilities which use it for MRIs and to cool off equipment. Helium is a by-product from refining natural gas. A company in Amarillo Texas supplies our distributor with helium.
LATEX BALLOONS ARE BIODEGRADABLE
There are about 16 million rubber trees in Malasia breathing oxygen into our atmosphere and producing rubber which is harvested very much like maple syrup is harvested. The tree trunks are scored and a small amount of latex is collected (about 2 balloons per tree per day). It is then shipped to Qualatex factories in drums (looks like white milk) where they add color and start dipping molds to form the different shapes of balloons. The balloons biodegrade like oak leaves and wood chips right back into nature. Have you ever owned a rubber plant? They have large, waxy leaves. If you break one off, you'll see a little drop of white milky liquid...well that's latex! We have never been to Malasia, but we have seen rubber trees in Mexico as large as our oak trees here in Texas!
