Also note that the helium you get at party stores is not pure helium. It's
80% helium mixed with 20% air. That makes it pretty much useless for us.
On Wed, May 22, 2019, 7:09 AM Mike Kirda mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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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,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Cheers,
> Kurt
>
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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:
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> Just throwing some info out for all. I had my two 80 cubic foot tanks
> refilled after the Kent contest (actually its a bottle swap not a
> "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? :-)
>
> --
> Don Slusarczyk
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