To complain to Sainsbury’s about their Valentine’s balloons?

[BalloonTrauma]

I was blowing one up when it popped right in my face - forehead and cheeks now extremely painful, red and swollen. I wear glasses, so I don’t know if that had a protective impact, but I could have sustained a corneal abrasion or some eye injury... very scary to think about.

And it was still relatively small when it popped - hardly overinflated. I’ve never had this happen before either.

AIBU to complain about these bastard objects?

Why would anyone give a child a Valentine's balloon?

@MagicSummer

Why would anyone give a child a Valentine's balloon?

It wasn't for Valentine's it was her birthday but that's all that was in Sainsbury's.

Also post on Facebook just for good measure

You’re unreasonable for buying such ridiculous things.

Oh FFS!

It's OPs like this that make me want to shout "Remember the war! People were being bombed out of their houses"

YABU OP for making me U.

I hate to break it to you op but balloons pop 🎈

@GreenSlide

These sound like very dangerous Balonz.

😂👏

but that's all that was in Sainsbury's

Not exactly @DrCindyPops - the OP couldn't find the normal balloons because for some reason the store was an 'unnavigable maze'. But generally balloons are with the greeting cards.

She witnessed the explosion and burst into hysterics. Will probably develop a phobia because of me.

😂😂😂😂
I can't stop laughing.
That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen on here.

This is almost as bad as the woman in the news who put gorilla glue on her hair and tried to blame them.

@Mrgrinch

She witnessed the explosion and burst into hysterics. Will probably develop a phobia because of me.

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I can't stop laughing.
That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen on here.

This is almost as bad as the woman in the news who put gorilla glue on her hair and tried to blame them.

Oh god I didn't read the gorilla glue thread-should I? I am almost scared to look.

@GreenSlide

These sound like very dangerous Balonz.

Brilliant

[quote TwoLeftSocksWithHoles]I have just completed some research into balloon accidents and the kind of incident OP refers to is not mentioned. It could be helpful to other balloonists if it was reported via Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)

asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/directline/dl9_balloon.htm[/quote]

@Sparklingbrook I don't know if there's been a thread about it, but have a Google there's hundreds of articles. A woman in America used spray-on gorilla glue instead of hairspray and she's trying to sue them because of it.

@Sparklingbrook- gripsy or tumpy?

I can’t believe Sainsbury’s hid the birthday balloons so all you could find were these dodgy ones that blew up in your face. I wonder if they planned it? Bastards!

On a side note, I’ve seen those heart-shaped balloons before. They’re shit. But if you get some long, thickish balloons you could tie them together to make a fabulous cock and balls for next year’s Valentine’s display.

Use a pump though... nothing worse than a cock exploding in your face.

Did you stretch it out before blowing it up? I mean yeah, you’d look a bit of a mug complaining that your balloon popped. But if it was a kid who’s face it blew up in, it might be a bit more serious.

Use a balloon pump rather than your mouth.

Sainsburys even sell balloon pumps.

www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Product/sainsburys-home-balloon-pump-131452701-p

JFC what a bunch of arseholes on this thread, thinking they're so clever while laughing at another's misfortune.

Playground bullies, the lot of them. I've been on MN over a decade and all the posts I've read this morning have been like this, it's definitely getting worse, I think this might be the last straw tbh.

OP of course you should complain. You were injured by a product that should have had safety information that was either missing or not prominently displayed.

@m0therofdragons

Use a balloon pump rather than your mouth.

That’s not what her husband said...

So you overinflated the balloon and want to complain? If it had been “relatively small” as you claim it wouldn’t have caused any damage

Had to Google 'JFC', I wondered which poster was being quoted.

I don’t know why people think I’m being melodramatic. I’ve linked to peer-reviewed research showing that heart-shaped balloons can be especially dangerous and cause eye injury when they pop during inflation (different to your usual balloon)

That’s why people think you’re being melodramatic 🙄