Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:37:33 -0700
From: Lorna Paris <balloonchick@home.com>
To: Balloonlist <balloon@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Betallic Balloon quality

well. . . I have had a couple of day to play with my Betallic prize
bag.  I got it and it was like---well for lack of a better comparison I
felt like I had won seomthing amazing, like the time I waited in line
for hours just to buy the last Harry Potter book.

I liked that they were not nearly as difficult to mouth inflate.

BUT

my bag of designer colors popped constantly. (not LOUD POPs but more
like sdoft ones and it pouffed out of life).  ALL the reds just kept
poppig. . the yellons, greems, blues, etc. popped easily as well.  Which
saddens me, sine I am easiest on balloons when weaving.

Their crystal balloons held up pretty well.

The old formula was hard to inflate but I loved it's durability. This
time it reminded me of Granger, because of it's powder content and the
quality reminded me of. . .well. Unique for lack of a better
comparison.  OK  SOME of the types of balloons they provided us were
wonderful and others were'nt.

I thought long and heard on this process before making this post.  I
will play with a few other bags that I got before making a final
decision, but it doesn't look good.  .and ME of all people would LOVE to
find the quality at my fingertips.

Now I am going to find my "kawfee"drink a pot of it while I cry into my
cup.  I feel like i am in mourning.  Thy hanged their formula, which
worked in some instances and not in others. *sob*

I am mostly a mouth inflator, so jsut cause something is hard to inflate
make it tougher on me, but since I have been doing balloons since the
days of Balloon Baron and Ashland, I know how good it is to haave
THICK-WALLED balloons.

Lorna  (I'll post more on areas that this email didn't cover a bit later
on)