Helium filled balloons - delivered?

[ohwaitthatwasme]

Can anyone recommend a site for inflated helium birthday balloons? Looking to have 4/5 delivered.

@Blackcountrychik

You only asked for recommendations for balloons and just about caused ww3 op 😂

Who knew

Honestly just wanted a couple of balloons to brighten up and 18th birthday in lockdown.

If it's any consolation it's the first time I have ever considered buying balloons in 20 years of being a parent to 3 DC 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love a helium balloon.

Dont explain yourself OP !!!

🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

You can get self inflating ones on ebay and amazon prime. I bought individual letters that spell out 'happy birthday' for a few pounds

Wow and their was you trying to make your DCs occasion happy - how dare you.

But thank you I've not had a reminder I need banners etc for DS and hadn't thought of Morrisons

You could go and look for it, just like I have been.

I just googled 'is there a shortage of helium' and got this (jan 22, 2021 so recent enough?)

www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/helium-shortage-geology-feature-08082020/

(I got an incongruously cheerful earworm for free as well )

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Both regarding where to get and why not to get balloons.

I don't mind learning something new, just no need for the nasty element.

Helium balloons are awful. Why not get the type you blow up with a straw from Amazon? We got the same huge numbers we used to get with helium and they looked just as good.

@ErrolTheDragon

I don't understand your point?

I clearly can't spell tonight due to predictive text....

OP clearly some others are perfect and don't do anything bad for the planet... Ever...

Hope you get sorted x

just no need for the nasty element.

It's a noble element!

I hope your DD has a lovely birthday, OP.

@ohwaitthatwasme

Well thank you so much for that 8 year old irrelevant article aimed at making me feel shit for wanting balloons for my DC 18th - what a delight you are. You may be pleased to know I have had a quick google and looked for much more up to date information to base this quandary on

Do you think the amount of helium has increased in the last eight years then Op?

[quote ohwaitthatwasme]@ErrolTheDragon

I don't understand your point? [/quote]
I did what you suggested and looked, found up to date info and now as a side effect have 'is this the way to Amarillo' as an earworm.

@rabbitholes

No. I didn't say that or even suggest it. What I said was I was reading more up to date information. Surely that is a good thing, particularly when we are talking about something with a short supply?

Op, I'm getting a balloon sculpture for my dad's birthday, they are really impressive looking and no helium. Up to you but just another option to consider.

@ErrolTheDragon

That went so far over my head first time!!

OP you can get cheap and nasty balloons if you want - but you came across really awfully there saying you found up to date info contrary to the (fact) that helium is a finite resource and needed for MRI machines, and then when asked about it couldn't produce a single thing...

If you've been told helium is finite and that balloons are a waste of resources/money and still choose to buy one that's your prerogative... just don't say you've found alternate evidence that doesn't exist to assuage your guilt

Our local original factory shop sell the number helium balloons. If you can manage to hide them the night before!

[quote ohwaitthatwasme]@rabbitholes

No. I didn't say that or even suggest it. What I said was I was reading more up to date information. Surely that is a good thing, particularly when we are talking about something with a short supply?[/quote]
I'd love to read your more up to date information.

Meanwhile, here's a song

OP you can get cheap and nasty balloons if you want - but you came across really awfully there saying you found up to date info contrary to the (fact) that helium is a finite resource and needed for MRI machines, and then when asked about it couldn't produce a single thing...

I absolutely did not claim to have found information to the contrary!! I said I was reading more up to date information to base my decision on. This was a decision I didn't even realise I had to make when I first posted. Maybe if you read my posts properly you will see that despite how it has been presented to me I have listened and said repeatedly that I am reading up on it.

I'd love to read your more up to date information.

I don't really understand what you mean by this. I'm not claiming to be reading anything other then the information you can also google?

If you've been told helium is finite and that balloons are a waste of resources/money and still choose to buy one that's your prerogative... just don't say you've found alternate evidence that doesn't exist to assuage your guilt

I have not at any point claimed to find alternate evidence, what on earth are you taking about?

I think there are lots of ways to celebrate and make birthdays special without helium balloons. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@ohwaitthatwasme

I'd love to read your more up to date information.

I don't really understand what you mean by this. I'm not claiming to be reading anything other then the information you can also google?

I mean I'd like to read the up to date information you found. Link ?