From: "Chris Horne" <chris-horne@lineone.net>
To: <SYLVERJOE@aol.com>, <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Re: WET BALLOONS HELP!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:39:07 +0100

The spin cycle of your washer will help a little, but not much as the water
will get trapped in the body of the balloons... Tumble drying them on a low
setting will be better if possible. Even then, once wet, they will tend to
stick and be difficult to blow up as the talc inside the balloon swill have
clogged. If they were really wet, it's probably not worth the effort of
trying to save them, because the only real option is to dry the outsides of
the balloons, and individually turn them inside out then dry the insides.
Your time is too valuable.

Hopefully, you are insured....

Chris Horne,
Northampton,
England

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www.christopher-horne.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:48 AM
Subject: WET BALLOONS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!


> Hi Everyone, I am in desperate need of some expert advise. We moved from
Los
> Angeles to San Antonio, Texas. I had all my balloon stuff in storage. When
I
> went to unpack the balloons they were soaking WET......... I almost
> fainted..... I put a little at a time in pillow cases and put them in the
> spin cycle...... It helped a little. Then I spread them out on bed
sheets....
> balloons everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I save them?????? Ther is about
$200.00
> of balloons. They are drier today. I turn and move them  often. They are
all
> sizes, colors, geos, hearts, all QUALATEX, I hope this has not happened to
> you, please any help you can offer I would be very grateful!!!!!!!!
> HOPE FLOATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> SYLVIA
>
>