I was just reading about Party City closing down stores- helium prices are a factor in that. They sign large contracts for helium, unlike us who live in the Spot pricing market. So their pricing is much lower. And yet they are closing stores because of it.
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> On May 22, 2019, at 8:50 AM, Kurt Krempetz krempetz_at_yahoo.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Hi Tom,
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> Wow, that would not of been my guess, your numbers show the size difference is 31.8 so that .84 cents for the helium to fill a dollar store balloon. I am sure the mylar balloon is very inexpensive, so it appears the dollar store isn't losing money, like I originally thought. Thanks for the data on the volume of each balloon.
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> Cheers,
> Kurt
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> On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:25:57 AM CDT, Tom Sova tjssyl_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Kurt,
> An 18” foil balloon holds .44 cf of helium vs 14 cf for a 36” latex steering balloon.
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> Tom
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> On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 9:11 AM Kurt Krempetz krempetz_at_yahoo.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> The Dollar Tree in my area is selling mylar balloons which float for a buck, there not as big as a 36" balloon but not 27 times smaller, so how are they able to do this at the cost of helium these days?
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> Cheers,
> Kurt
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> On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 10:46:29 PM CDT, Tom Sova tjssyl_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> So at approximately 14 cubic feet per 36 inch latex balloon. Six balloons per tank. That’s $27 per balloon if anyone wants a balloon filled.
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> Tom
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> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:35 PM Don Slusarczyk don_at_slusarczyk.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Just throwing some info out for all. I had my two 80 cubic foot tanks
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> "refill"). It was $167 a bottle and took 2 weeks to get. They had to be
> ordered but at least I was able to get some. I recall the $32 refills
> when I first got the tank, then was about $50-$60 for many year until
> the recent helium shortage and then went up to $115 (about 2 years ago)
> and now $167. Hydrogen filled steering balloons anyone? :-)
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