The day has come. I just have my first random pop.
I always buy Qualatex 16'', standard colors, because they are supossed to be the "most reliable brand with no random pops or weak spots". After 2 years with a very few stock, they are finally re stocking them, so I purchase 4 bags. White, red, green and green lime. I check the date of the bag because I dont trust old balloons (+3 years), knowing that here in Spain weather can be too hot and it can damage the latex, and I dont trust how shop storage them (cold, dark places). These bags are manufactured in 2022, so they are new and I feel them safe.
When I opened the bags, everything seems fine, except the whites one. They feel extra thinner than the others by far, even deflated.
I always check for weak spots before blow, they all seems fine. I blew a red one near full size for stretching. It was ok. Same with the green one. Took a white one, blew it a few times and stop cause it felt much weaker than the others. Took another one, same thing. Took a third one, second blow, it pop. Not having a single random pop my entire life (super phobic, I'm always very careful and check them almost every blow). Had headphones so sound was not a problem, still that shocked me a lot. I inmediately deflate the other ones, shaking because I thought they were goint to bang too just by touching them (not even close to overinflation, but i got paranoid).
And know, my question is.. how can you be confident again to start blowing again? Cause I feel like im not going to be able to try again in a few months until I forget today. On the other hand, I want to try again, it's been a few weeks without blowing a single one cause I've been not home alone (no one knows about my "hobby"). Electric pump is not an option for me. As non popper, I feel excited inflating them by mouth the bigger I can (not a single neck yet, I'm not that brave).
Do u feel like Tuftex are more reliable right now than Qualatex? I've never tried a single one (they are so expensive...). Are some colors weaker than others?
I really want to end my session today but im not able to do it
Edit: adding a photo of something that worries me. New balloons are a bit weird. Can u see how the balloon seems thinner in some areas? Especially around the neck, but is all around the balloon. This happened on my last order with some Q16 from 2018-2019, I thought that was because they were a bit older. But is happening also on this new one. Can this make the balloon less secure for inflation? Why can this happen?
Thanks a lot
I always buy Qualatex 16'', standard colors, because they are supossed to be the "most reliable brand with no random pops or weak spots". After 2 years with a very few stock, they are finally re stocking them, so I purchase 4 bags. White, red, green and green lime. I check the date of the bag because I dont trust old balloons (+3 years), knowing that here in Spain weather can be too hot and it can damage the latex, and I dont trust how shop storage them (cold, dark places). These bags are manufactured in 2022, so they are new and I feel them safe.
When I opened the bags, everything seems fine, except the whites one. They feel extra thinner than the others by far, even deflated.
I always check for weak spots before blow, they all seems fine. I blew a red one near full size for stretching. It was ok. Same with the green one. Took a white one, blew it a few times and stop cause it felt much weaker than the others. Took another one, same thing. Took a third one, second blow, it pop. Not having a single random pop my entire life (super phobic, I'm always very careful and check them almost every blow). Had headphones so sound was not a problem, still that shocked me a lot. I inmediately deflate the other ones, shaking because I thought they were goint to bang too just by touching them (not even close to overinflation, but i got paranoid).
And know, my question is.. how can you be confident again to start blowing again? Cause I feel like im not going to be able to try again in a few months until I forget today. On the other hand, I want to try again, it's been a few weeks without blowing a single one cause I've been not home alone (no one knows about my "hobby"). Electric pump is not an option for me. As non popper, I feel excited inflating them by mouth the bigger I can (not a single neck yet, I'm not that brave).
Do u feel like Tuftex are more reliable right now than Qualatex? I've never tried a single one (they are so expensive...). Are some colors weaker than others?
I really want to end my session today but im not able to do it
Edit: adding a photo of something that worries me. New balloons are a bit weird. Can u see how the balloon seems thinner in some areas? Especially around the neck, but is all around the balloon. This happened on my last order with some Q16 from 2018-2019, I thought that was because they were a bit older. But is happening also on this new one. Can this make the balloon less secure for inflation? Why can this happen?
Thanks a lot
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