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Michael238 Inner circle 1192 Posts |
I am doing a balloon class at a community center. They would like me to supply a balloon pump for every kid.
What Is best source to buy these? Cheap in price, but decent quality. Thanks Mike |
Frank Yuen Elite user 452 Posts |
You'll save time and aggravation by just supplying balloons pre-inflated.
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cyberdave03 Loyal user 287 Posts |
Walmart sells an inexpensive starter kit with a decent pump.
Penguinmagic sells a dual action one for $5 |
jdstewart New user 36 Posts |
I found a bunch at dollar tree
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Karen Climer Veteran user Orlando, Florida 324 Posts |
How many pumps are you talking about? Continental Sales sells the red ketchup bottle pump and a smaller yellow pump for $2-$3 each. But you have to buy a case of them. https://www.continentalsales.net/catalog.php?id=86&numit=22
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts |
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On Mar 19, 2018, Frank Yuen wrote: This. What's easy for us can be challenging for others. You'll spend much of the allotted time just teaching how to use the pump porperly.
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Frank Yuen Elite user 452 Posts |
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On Apr 11, 2018, NYCTwister wrote: And tying knots for all the kids! Thinking about it more, it's possible they want you to supply pumps and balloons so the kids have a sort of "kit" that they can keep. In that case go for it but I still suggest pre-inflating balloons for the actual instruction. |
Michael238 Inner circle 1192 Posts |
Bunch of good advice as always found here.
Thank you all for answering. |
MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3500 Posts |
Kids tend to break pumps. They don't get how to direct the force straight down so they torque the pump handle and it breaks. Years ago I opted to do all the pumping.
If I taught a class today I would buy myself a new Filbert Pump and let the kids use my old one. |
munkywrench Loyal user Conway, SC 298 Posts |
Come prepared with a quiver of inflated balloons. Blow up an entire bag of multicolored. Use the reject balloons to tie bundles. place in a trash bag and you are good to go. Many of the kids will never do this again. So in my opinion, spending time trying to inflate is time that could be spent twisting...which is the end result anyway. From experience, kids have a hard time using pumps.
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts |
Walmart and Target have them for about $4.00 or so
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