A serious Essential Tremor took me out of magic and balloon-twisting for a number of years. Now, having recently had a form of non-invasive brain surgery, my ET is gone for now, and I'm back twisting again.

But...whoa! Qualatex is gone?

So what does one do in the US for the next-best thing? Would that be Sempertex? And has anything replaced the glorious luster of the Qualatex Chrome line?

Thanks for any direction.

Josh

When I found Ballooning was too much to deal with, I learned to Cartoon - sketch-pad - asked ANY ANIMAL You Like ?- then drew my character version of it- at the bottom was my ad. Child would take it home - mother would put it on the 'fridge'. When their Birthday came up - I'd get a call. MANY CALLS

Hi Josh,

I'm in Canada, and buy my 260 balloons from Bargain Balloons (they have both a US website and a Canadian website).

When I couldn't get Qualitex Balloons, I first tried some Decomex (my order from Bargain Balloons in 2024). I had problems with some popping, as I was twisting. They would inflate too fat near the nozzle end, not evenly.

A couple of months ago (my order from Bargain Balloons in 2025), this time I bought Sempertex. I'm much happier with their quality. Oh, and they also had Gold and Silver (called Reflex Silver, Reflex Gold), as well as the normal colours and neon colours.

- Donald

I'm also using Sempertex and they seem to be pretty good.

I now use Sempertex too. Good quality. Rarely burst. The colors don't seem quite as vibrant as Qualatex, but that may be misleading and the colors are still beautiful.