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#1
Balloon Chit Chat / Hand and nails care
April 27, 2018, 08:34:50 PM
So recently got the balloons out again and after some practice and numerous repeats of YouTube videos, I was asked to demonstrate some designs to the firm's events team. This I did, and using a new bag of Qualatex 260s, I did quite well. However, I did find that a few more balloons than expected suffered pops, holes and deflations. I believe my hands may have contributed. I tend to have longer nails, but did trim my index fingernail, and will trim the others. But also my cuticles are rough and wanted to ask if any of you do more with your hand care than normal? Extra moisturising? Regular nail trimming? What works for you? Thanks in advance.
Dave.


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#2
Graham,
My post was not meant to upset anyone. I will PM you to explain.

Dave.
#3
Suzi,

As no one has answered you, I thought I would give my thoughts. Have you tried anonymously asking balloon artists near you what they charge for the same?
Ask what other things they can do for you/the kids. Make out that you don't know much about what a balloon artist does and see what they offer.
At the very least, you will get an idea of price, from which you can base your service(s) on.
If any of the people that you phone up for a quote are on this forum, then shame on them for not replying to your post and almost asking for you to undercut their prices. Either that or they are so busy, that some competition will not affect their trade????

Either way, hope you find what you want and that my advice helps.

Dave.
#4
Marketing........plus Advertising Work /
August 07, 2013, 08:10:54 PM
I don't think he was busking. I believe the local council was paying his wages? He was smartly dressed, colourful clothes. And was worried about getting a parking ticket! He knows of colonel custard who works in and around my part of the country, and knew other balloon entertainers from Oxford.

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#5
No, I am not looking to go into this full time!!! (plus, I am not good enough to take work away from you experts!)

However, I was talking to a balloon modeller in Poole last week, who mentioned that he is earning £500 per day. Now if this is the case, then I would expect there to be queues of people at the job centre gagging to do this work. It may be that he had a one off good contract, that he was talking about a pro rata amount or was bragging/ embellishing the truth???

I will add now, that he was a very friendly young man, and I liked what he was able to make, his wish to learn one from me, his knowledge and his attitude.

Are there contracts out there where you can earn £500 per day just walking round town centres making models for kids? I have seen a couple of prices on the job offers on here, and it does seem possible.

Ps. If there are, I will not mention it down at the job centre (especially as I have a full time job and don't need to go down there! lol)

Your thoughts and comments.
#6
Picture Gallery / Re: Lots of brown scraps
August 06, 2013, 06:53:51 PM
1. Take them to your local busy crowded swimming pool. Release them into the water and then watch how fast everyone vacates the pool.
2. Enjoy a stress free swim with no water bombing or splashing kids!!!!
#7
Welcome / Hello from Oxfordshire, UK
August 05, 2013, 07:47:17 PM
Hello all,
David here from Oxfordshire, UK.
New to the forum, but have been doing balloon modelling for approx 3 years in my spare time. Am not great at anything, but good enough to keep kids at my children's school happy and to do one or two speciality models.
Have recently realised that the balloons do have a shelf life, that they are degradable and that I need to find a decent supplier for a new batch to start practising more. Am looking to get better and to remember all the different things that I see. Hope to see lots more smiles and amazed people with my balloon skills as they improve. Hope all of you here can help me reach those goals.
Looking forward to interacting with you all and learning, and teaching what I can.

Feel free to contact me and give advice and comments.

Dave.