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[MarnieRez3]

Party City is facing a HELIUM shortage and also closing 45 stores.

Does anyone else find it surprising that there is a global helium shortage? Apparently the helium reserves of some major suppliers in the US have been depleted as demand for the gas is growing.

Who knew?

Whither balloons?

[MalteseMomma]

I was surprised too .. are people not partying???...  actually I think maybe more kids must be using laughing gas.......   ????

 I can only hope it is because people have become aware of  our enviorment and the  balloon  pollution ........lol ( I know it is not the balloon,it is the helium)

 But ,I could not resist saying,there is  a balloon  hanging from a tree  around the corner from me, for over a year.   I can see it  from my window. If I were not so old i would go and  cut it down.....the balloon, not the tree...lol

[Grouchomarx]

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@MarnieRez3 wrote:

Party City is facing a HELIUM shortage and also closing 45 stores.

Does anyone else find it surprising that there is a global helium shortage? Apparently the helium reserves of some major suppliers in the US have been depleted as demand for the gas is growing.

Who knew?

Whither balloons?

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Ha I just wrote about this topic in Community Chat.  I was very surprised there is a helium shortage!  Who knew.  Just crazy.  It's a thing nobody thinks about, that helium.

[Daysdee]

I see a lot of people buying the balloons at Dollar Tree.  Also, doesn't Party City sell enough of other items to keep their stores open?   I liked Party City in a town next to me.  They opened one here and I was happy about it until I went there.  The cards are no longer discounted and the ones they have are the same as Dollar Tree, but at a higher price.  

[wagirl]

Intresting----I worked for Party City for 12 years, quit in 2009  and there was a shortage then too--did a ton of balloons and I mean a TON of balloons. Horrible place to work for !!  

[MarnieRez3]

@GrouchomarxI didn't see your posting in Community Chat! Sorry to repeat it here...Dare I say...TWO GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE! ;-)

I didn't realize helium is a gas - I thought it was....well, I didn't really know WHAT it was!!

CRAZY, indeed! 

[MarnieRez3]

@wagirlWait...there was a helium shortage back then TOO? I must google this helium shortage! 

There is a huge Party City close to where I work and people are constantly streaming out with balloon bouquets. They must do a massive balloon business! 

[MarnieRez3]

@Maltese MommaYou're funny! LOLOLOL! 

[lovejoy2u]

The Dollar Tree has posted a sign “ no helium” I live in the Washington DC metropolitan area and 3 Dollar Tree Stores have no helium. However the Family Dollar had some balloons already blown up for Mother’s Day. I guess we might have to go back to blowing up balloons which makes my jaws sting. My granddaughter is good at blowing up the balloons maybe she has a little more “ air” than me. LOL
I wish all moms a very happy and joy filled Mother’s Day!!!

[wagirl]

@MarnieRez3--OMgosh!!! I would come in at 6 a.m. just to do balloon orders. epecially on the weekends we would have people waiting in lines to order balloons----and then there are the graduations, and 4th of July and the other holidays too. I bet, in the 12 years I worked ther I blew up hundreds of thousands of latex balloons---and was dang fast  at it too. Could prob blow up a dozen in 2 minutes or less. Then for Valentines day, when the red mylar heart balloons were on sale, we would blow those up and store them all around the store and still.....needed to blow up more. I am talking thousands of balloons just on that day. Crazy and glad I got out !!!