Balloon Colors
June 23rd, 2011I think I got started doing balloons like everyone else. I bought a bag of the Traditional Assortment by Qualatex. I had a lot of people tell me that the jewel tone balloons pop more than the other colors and eventually moved on to the Carnival Assortment. I have to say another issue with the traditional assortment is the challenge of telling Quartz Purple from the Onyx Black before the balloons are inflated. Both colors appear black.
As time went on, I started using more and more balloons. I eventually bought a bag of green balloons for flowers and a bag of red for ladybugs. After a while, I stopped buying the assortments and started only buying individual colors. The assortments are OK for grabbing a bag of balloons for a jam or to test out new colors. The biggest problem I had with the assortments is that I would run out of one or two colors. At Chrismas, I didn’t have enough green, red and white balloons. The cost of my balloon orders increased when I went from buying assortments to buying each color individually. I had to carry a larger inventory of balloons to make sure I had each extras of color.
I am at the point where I can use 100-200 balloons a week (or sometimes more). With that volume, it is easy to justify having inventory of balloons. I know they will all be used within a few months.
I currently have two or three shades of each color balloon. Each time I buy balloons I try one or two new colors.
I keep my balloons organized, both in my bag and overstock supply in rainbow order from pink/red to purple. I think it makes it easier for me to find balloons and keep track of what I need to order. The only problem is the websites I use to order balloons sorts balloons by type and usually lists them in alphabetical order.