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Save big with discount balloons and create stunning cheap wedding reception decorations. Balloons make a great substitute for flowers and other more expensive traditions. Besides, they complement other decorations like streamers and crepe paper.
Best of all, balloons are affordable and are sold in a wide variety of shapes, colors, and styles.
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Use our tips & tricks around discount balloons to liven up any event, even if your are on a limited budget.
If you are planning a wedding, balloons are an excellent choice for cheap wedding reception decorations. A lot of brides opt for elaborate structures like balloon arches or sculptures.
However, if you want to decorate with balloons, but need to keep things on the cheap, speak to balloon experts about simple designs. Less labor means a lower price. If decorators only have to arrange simple balloon centerpieces, instead of assembling complicated sculptures or arches, your cost will be less.
Use discount latex balloons to create stunning balloon ceilings like this one. [Image credit: baysideballoonsonline.com]
The same is true if you are doing the decorating yourself. One of the easiest and cheapest, often overlooked options is using colorful free floating balloons with matching ribbons to decorate the ceiling. You'll need lots of balloons for this kind of decoration ; try to buy discount balloons in bulk to save on the balloons. (You still need the helium, which unfortunately isn't that cheap.)
By buying high quality balloons in bulk, you'll be able to secure a much cheaper price per balloon than by buying single balloons. The supplier is guaranteed a large sale, so they are willing to cut you a deal.
Speak with a variety of balloon suppliers about buying balloons in bulk.
TIP: You can also find great bargain balloons in large numbers at Amazon. For example, a quick search brought back these pretty pearlized latex balloons. You'll get 500 of them in vivid colors for $20.99.
Another way to save money is to stick with latex. Discount Mylar balloons can get pricey if you need a lot of them. If you want color and fun, latex balloons will do the trick. They can last a long time if inflated properly and they can be assembled into attractive bouquets and arrangements.
By the way, grouping the balloons together in complementary colors is a great job for the children involved in your celebration. Using latex also gives you a greater range of colors.
Discount latex balloons are available in many colors and shades, including metallic, jewel tone, and pastel. Regardless of the color scheme of your event, you are guaranteed to find latex balloons that match the theme.
Helium balloons are a great party decoration that adds pizzazz to an event. They come in specialty shapes and themes, numbers, letters, and of course the traditional round shape in every color imaginable. If you’ve ever purchased helium balloons for an event, you know the cost of this party favor can add up quickly. After buying the balloons you also have to pay to fill them with helium so they float fancifully for your guests. Faced with this expense recently for a party, I discovered a person can actually buy a helium tank from party supply stores, and even Walmart. But is filling helium balloons yourself cheaper?
Let’s compare the cost of paying to have a party supply store fill a helium balloon vs buying a helium tank and filling helium balloons yourself. For this example, I’m comparing the price of the helium only although it’s worth mentioning do-it-yourself tanks usually come with their own balloons, whereas having them pre-filled requires you to purchase the balloons as well.
Featured content:I checked several stores including party supply stores and even a popular discount dollar store. The price of $1 to fill a common balloon was standard. Filling larger Mylar balloons usually cost more.
It would cost $50 to have 50 nine-inch balloons filled for me.
The best price I found for helium tanks was the Unique Helium Balloon Tank sold at Walmart. A tank that would fill 50 nine-inch balloons is priced at $34
Filling 50 nine-inch balloons myself would cost $34.
At first glance, it would appear that buying my own helium tank and filling the balloons myself would be cheaper. In the example of filling 50 nine-inch balloons, buying my own tank is $16 cheaper
But, if I wanted a little bigger balloon, the analysis begins to change. The helium tank from Walmart fills 50 nine-inch balloons, but only 26 twelve-inch balloons. To fill 50 balloons twelve inches in size, I would have to buy two tanks for a total cost of $68. The cost to have a store fill them remains the same, $50, as they charge the same to fill a twelve-inch balloon as a nine-inch balloon. In this case, having the store fill them is actually cheaper!
Helium tanks are also available from rental places. Sizes range from tanks that will fill 30-50 twelve-inch balloons all the way up to one that vill 400. Below are some prices and sizes available from a rental shop in the Twin Cities:
As you can see, as the tank gets larger, the price per balloon gets much less. For the largest tank, the price per balloon dips to $0.63.
When cost comparing two options, one must always take time and effort into account. If you’ve ever tried blowing up and tying up dozens of balloons, you know this is a mundane and frustrating task. My personal success rate for tying a balloon without breaking it is much lower than 100%.
The cost of filling helium balloons can add up quickly, so it’s natural for people to look for ways to save money. For the average party, even if the helium itself is cheaper than having it filled at a store, having someone fill it for you may be worth the expense. For a high quantity of balloons, you have to take into account how the tank will be used, and if you are willing to spend the time and energy.
Finally, if you are going to get the helium tanks yourself, consider shopping around. There is no need to pay more than you have to. A couple of good places to start looking are Amazon and Walmart. They’re the major retailers in the US and generally carry the tanks.
Walmart is retailing the helium tanks for $34.00, you can get them here.
Amazon has them for $50, if Walmart doesn’t have it you can get pretty quick delivery with Amazon.
Don’t pay full price if you can avoid it.
How about you clever friends, have you ever filled your own helium balloons?
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Brock is a software engineer by day and personal finance blogger at night. He is a fitness junkie and enjoys grilling and smoking meat. Married with two children, Brock strives to improve his skills as a husband and father, and is always on the lookout to stretch his family’s budget as far as he can.
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