Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 22:53:00 -0700
To: balloon@balloonhq.com
From: Mike <mikekenyon@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Re: Sparklets

Hello twisters!

Oh yeah, Sparklets - what a great product! I recall TK Innovations 
telling me that Disneyland sells the Sparklet, which they chose 
because the Sparklet doesn't oxidize, and it _thrives_ on heat and 
humidity, which they have a lot of in Disneyland.

When I was at the All Star Revue last November, I met Sparklet's 
first hand. They are beautiful - more like crystal bubbles than 
balloons, or soap made permanent. You want to touch them to see if 
the clarity is an illusion - they are very firm, and fun to hold. The 
magic continues with Sparklets when you take them home. I brought my 
home in November in the back of a car - it was still floating in 
January, after months of being in the window, then over the hot air 
heat vent, and finally ending up in floating above the hot air vent 
beneath the in-wall air conditioner. I couldn't find any worse 
conditions for the Sparklet - and it never let me down. I figure that 
I can buy and fill a sparklet every 3 months, which means I go 
through 4 a year.

The Sparklet is the balloon to vend outside. You can put a latex 
inside it for color, pattern, or shape. The Sparklet is also sold 
with a few patterns and shapes - like the star shape - and they are 
so mesmerizing, people will notice! At the Chicago Party Show, I saw 
lots and lots of balloon professionals walking around with Sparklets, 
as transfixed by the beauty of these floating bubbles as I am. If 
balloon professionals are taken with Sparklets, what will the 
unsuspecting public be like? :)

Just be sure to fill the Sparklets completely - you have to fill them 
until the wrinkles are gone from one side. Also, make sure your 
Sparklet is warm when you fill it for maximum fill and minimum 
problems. If you have a cool, dry day when you go to fill the 
Sparklet, put them in the bathroom and run the shower on hot for an 
hour or so to give them warm humidity, then fill 'em.

If you have questions, I expect that TK Innovations would be glad to 
talk to you. When I've talked to them, they were always friendly, 
fun, and very helpful. I think Johnna made a fantastic suggestion 
with these.

Best wishes for a successful endeavor -

Mike in Maryland, which is already warm and humid

P.S. For what it's worth, I was planning to vend some helium filled 
Sparklet's myself later this summer, for all the reasons I outlined 
above. Please post your experience to the list so I (and others) can 
benefit from your experience. Good luck - I feel certain that one way 
or another, you'll do well with the Sparklet!


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