For advice on creating letters or numbers with round latex balloons,
please check out our page about balloon numbers.
What You Should Know About Balloon Letters And
Numbers
Most
merchants offer balloon letters in gold and silver only. Balloon
numbers have a wider color palette - pink, red, purple, blue or
multi-colored. You might find them marked up as 35 inches or 40 inches.
When inflated, they are between 34 and 37 inches
tall (that's between
86 and 95cm, for us metric folks), depending on the letter or number.
Their width ranges from 23 to 25 inches (58 to 65cm).
The balloons should have hanging tabs on the top,
sides and bottom, for various ways to display them.
Like most foil balloons, the balloon letters
should also have a so-called self sealing valve, as seen in the image. Anagram,
one of the big players in the balloon industry, claims to have invented
this kind of valve.
Price Range
In the UK, a 40 inch mylar balloon letter or
number costs between £5 and £6. I've also seen multi-colored 18 inch
balloon numbers for under £2. Those are ideal for a kid's birthday.
In the US, prizes are between $6 and $7.
Where To Get Them
Do you have already a favorite online or offline
balloon supplier? Then it's best to ask them if they carry balloon
numbers and letters, or if they could order them for you. Even if they
charge a bit more than the prices mentioned above, you know that you
can trust them.
If you don't have a
preferred supplier, you can try one of the two
online shops below.
Established in 1986, PartyPacks is a medium sized
company with a friendly family feel. On their "About Us" page you see
photos of their old and new warehouse and some faces of the 30 staff
members. They have over 7000 items for sale, and they pride themselves
as being "dedicated to providing an individual and efficient service to
our customers."
They offer the full range of 40 inch balloon letters in silver and gold
and balloon numbers in pink, blue, silver and gold. In addition, they
carry the 18 inch multi-colored balloon numbers.
Monkey Dog Balloons is a top rated seller at Ebay,
spezialising in hard to find and newly released items. Their selection
of foil balloons is huge. Search for 'Numbers & Letters' under
store categories. At the time of writing, they had 104 items for this
category alone. Apart from the classic letters and numbers in gold,
silver, blue, red and purple, they also carry multicolored numbers,
perfect for kids... and they ship worldwide.
