We went to loch fyne today for lunch and for the first time they had there normal blue belbal balloons, but to my sadness they are now on sticks. I spotted them as I walked in and when I asked the waitress she said that all their beaches were stopping helium due to the cost of helium and the fact that they were less likely to cause litter on a stick.
Although I’m gutted because I absolutely love helium balloon giveaways I think it is only a matter of time before helium balloons are pretty much a thing of the past (especially latex balloons). Living by the sea I have noticed loads of balloon debris on the beach and where I live the local council is just about to ban balloon releases, plus (rightly so) there is a massive drive with plastic and other litter in the sea and this is probably going to have an impact on the amount of freebie balloons I can get (one of my favourite bits about my love of balloons is collecting as many different prints as possible!).
On a positive note I got two inflated balloons on sticks (which weren’t knitted properly) and another handful of uninflated ones as we left. Also another added bonus was the rather lovely manageress decorating a table near us. She only put 2 balloons on the table but did something I’ve never seen in a public place before... she took the 2 balloons from a display near the entrance. I assume due to them being near he door they were slightly hazed through oxizidisation. She put them on the table and got a cloth from the area by the till and polished them to make them look fresh as new. Annoyingly I had my back but my wife said quietly to me “ do you polish your balloons when I’m not watching!!) went a bit red but all in all a very nice natural situation!! Has anyone else had any balloon related experiences recently, loch fyne has turned into a great place to get some freebies 👍
Although I’m gutted because I absolutely love helium balloon giveaways I think it is only a matter of time before helium balloons are pretty much a thing of the past (especially latex balloons). Living by the sea I have noticed loads of balloon debris on the beach and where I live the local council is just about to ban balloon releases, plus (rightly so) there is a massive drive with plastic and other litter in the sea and this is probably going to have an impact on the amount of freebie balloons I can get (one of my favourite bits about my love of balloons is collecting as many different prints as possible!).
On a positive note I got two inflated balloons on sticks (which weren’t knitted properly) and another handful of uninflated ones as we left. Also another added bonus was the rather lovely manageress decorating a table near us. She only put 2 balloons on the table but did something I’ve never seen in a public place before... she took the 2 balloons from a display near the entrance. I assume due to them being near he door they were slightly hazed through oxizidisation. She put them on the table and got a cloth from the area by the till and polished them to make them look fresh as new. Annoyingly I had my back but my wife said quietly to me “ do you polish your balloons when I’m not watching!!) went a bit red but all in all a very nice natural situation!! Has anyone else had any balloon related experiences recently, loch fyne has turned into a great place to get some freebies 👍
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