Quote Originally Posted by bugman View Post
The way the crappie have been biting for me do you have any underwater explosives?i'd like to blow the stubborn little bas%#*#s straight to hell

It sounds like ya'll are into the 4th big time but to be real honest since my kids are older now and my grandson isn't quite big enough the whole getting together for a bbq is more important than the fireworks for me but that doesn't mean i won't want some info when time gets closer,set us up a list of the top 20 fireworks that won't empty our wallets,i always go to the stand blind and start pointing not really knowing what i'm buying hopefully this year i'll have a pro's tips to help me out
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. WE WILL PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE TOP 20 FOR A FAMILY SHOW. AND THEN PUT TOGETHER A LIST FOR THE LITTLE ONES. SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I HAVE SEEN FOR KIDS I SURE WOULDN'T WANT THEM IN THE HANDS OF KIDS I AM AROUND.

THE PROBLEMS WITH FIREWORKS IS JUST LIKE YOU STATED. PEOPLE GO TO A STAND BLIND AND START POINTING NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE BUYING. THEY END UP EITHER GETTING JUNK OR STUFF THAT DOES THE SAME THING. AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WORKING THE STANDS COULD CARE LESS BECAUSE THEY ARE TEMP HELP AND THEY HAVE LITTLE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE. THE PLACE WERE WE WORK AT, THEY GO AT IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT. FIRST, WE WANT TO SEE YOU BACK NEXT YEAR. SECOND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A GREAT FAMILY SHOW. THIRD AND THE MOST IMPORTANT ANYTHING THAT WE DO DOWN AT THE CONSUMER STORE REFLEXES BACK ON THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS SO WE DO IT RIGHT OR WE DON'T DO IT.

THIS IS MY 5TH YEAR WORKING WITH FIREWORKS. AND I WILL WARN YOU THERE IS ALOT OF JUNK OUT THERE. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU PAID $75.00 FOR SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN IT IS ANY GOOD! THE BOSS WON'T PUT ANYTHING ON THE SHELVES UNLESS HE, HIS SON WHICH OWNS THE COMMERICAL BUSINESS, MY WIFE OR I HAVE SEEN IT FIRST. IF ITS NOT GOOD WE ARE NOT GOING TO SELL IT.

HAVE YOU EVER WALKED INTO A TENT OR A STORE AND HAD SOMEONE GO DOWN THE ROWS OF FIREWORKS AND TELL YOU WHAT EACH THING DOES? HAVE YOU EVER WENT TO A TENT AND HAVE SOMEONE MARK EACH ITEM AND TELL YOU HOW TO SET THEM UP AND WHAT ORDER TO SHOOT THEM IN? WE DO BOTH! BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY AND COME BACK.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO SHOP EARLY. IN MISSOURI WE CAN START SELLING ON JUNE 20. AND ALOT OF TIMES THE GOOD STUFF DON'T LAST LONG.

DUE TO THE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND THE TRUST THAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE IN US WE HAVE THEM CALL US AND WE PUT TOGETHER ALOT OF CUSTOM FAMILY SHOWS. NORMALLY EVERYONE GETS TOGHETHER AND PUTS SOME MONEY IN THE POT AND THEN SOMEONE WILL CALL ONE OF US WITH AN AMOUNT.

SOME OF OUR CUSTOM ORDERS ARE AS LOW AS A $100.00 BUT MOST ARE IN THE $200.00 TO $500.00 RANGE. AND YES WE HAVE SEVERAL IN THE $500.00 PLUS RANGE. WE HAVE ONE GUY WHO WILL POOL MONEY TOGETHER FROM ALL HIS NEIGHBORS AT BULL SHOALS, LAST YEAR IS TOTAL WAS WELL OVER $1500.00. HE DOES IT EVERY YEAR, HE COMES IN WITH HIS LIST FROM LAST YEAR. AND WHEN HE WALKS IN THE DOOR THE FIRST QUESTION IS WHATS HOT THIS YEAR? WHATS FUNNY IS HE LIVES IN KC AND HE COMES BY ON HIS WAY TO BULL SHOALS! THAT SHOULD SAY SOMETHING. HE LIKES OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE HAVE ALOT OF CUSTOMERS DRIVE FROM LEBANON, SPRINGFIELD, BRANSON AND LOTS OF OTHER AREAS FOR OUR PERSONAL SERVICE. AND YES I DO DELIVER TO SOME AREAS.