Quote Originally Posted by cook View Post
Thanks for your input.I usually give the grandkids 10-20 bucks andlet them pick it out,thats half the fun watching them decide-put stuff back-compare,etc...

We don't go all out,nice city show that we can see from the front yard,then the whole town seems to try to out do each other.We usually do the novelties and fountains...parachutes,strobes,smoke bombs,chickens.......

I wish they would list the burn time on fountains,we've had small .75 cent ones that far outlasted and out performed bigger and more expensive ones.
COOK,

I PLAY WITH STUFF THAT IS UP TO 12 INCHES AROUND! AND GRANTED IT IS ALOT OF FUN. MY CREW AND I HAVE SHOT SHOWS AT THE MISSOURI STATE FAIR BEHIND SOME OF THE TOP MUSIC ACTS IN THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE DONE ALOT OF THE SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS SHOWS AT HAMMONS FIELD, AND THE CITY OF BOLIVAR.

BUT WHERE I HAVE MY MOST FUN IS BEING IN THE CLASS C STORE AND WATCHING THE KIDS COME IN. JUST LIKE YOU SAID WATCHING THEM PICK IT OUT, COMPARE, DECIDE IF THEY WANT BOTTLE ROCKETS OR SMOKE BALLS. I CAN MAKE MORE MONEY SHOOTING COMMERCIAL SHOWS, BUT I WOULD RATHER BE IN THE STORE WATCHING THE KIDS! THE WIFE AND I ENJOY IT SO MUCH THAT SHE NORMALLY TAKES SOME VACATION DAYS JUST TO WORK AT THE STORE.

FIRST OFF GRANDDAD COOK, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET A LITTLE THIS YEAR. FIREWORKS HAVE WENT UP JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THIS YEAR.

FUNNY YOU MENTIONED CHICKENS, GOT TO SEE THEM LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY ARE CALLED HEN LAYING EGGS. GREAT FOR KIDS, AND FUNNY LOOKING. I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE FOUNTAINS THEY SHOULD PUT THE BURN TIME ON THEM. BUT THEY WOULDN'T SELL AS MANY IF THEY DID. I ALSO THINK THEY SHOULD PUT BURN TIME ON SMOKE BALLS TOO.

YOUR COMMENTS ARE WHY I STARTED THIS THREAD. I AM GOING TO TRY TO HELP YOU MEMBERS WITH FIREWORKS, JUST LIKE YOU GUYS ARE HELPING ME WITH CRAPPIE FISHING.

FOUNTAINS, THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES OUT THERE, CRAZY CONES ARE SOME OF THE CHEAPER FOUNTAINS, THEY ONLY COME IN 2 COLORS, LAST ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND SHOOT REALLY HIGH. CRACKLIN CRAWFISH IS A LIITLE FOUNTAIN ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF OF A ROLL OF QUARTERS. ITS 2 MINUTES OF CRACKLING AND IT LEAVES NO MESS AND IT IS GREAT FOR LITTLE KIDS. WHEN ITS DONE THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. FROG PRINCE NEW THIS YEAR LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE GREEN HEAD, IT HAS EYES AND MOUTH AND WE RATED IT VERY HIGH AT THE BUYERS SHOW. MANIAC IS ANOTHER NEW FOUNTAIN THIS YEAR AND IT HAS ALOT OF COLOR. HUGS AND KISSES THERE ARE 2 SIZES OF IT 500 GRAM AND 200 GRAM, IT HAS LEMON DROPS, COLOR CROSSETTES AND CRACKLING PEARLS. JIIGGLIN JIVIN JELLY BEANS IS ANOTHER NEW ONE FOR THIS YEAR, IT HAS BRILLIANT SPRAYS OF MULTI-COLOR BLOBS THAT LOOK LIKE JELLY BEANS! COLORS ARE BLUE, PURPLES, REDS, GREENS, ORANGES AND VIOLETS. AND THEN THERE IS ANNIHILATOR ANOTHER NEW FOUNTAIN THIS YEAR, COLORS FROM WHITE TO GOLD, SILVER GREEN, BLUE GOLD, FOLLOWED BY SILVER, RED, BLUE AND GREEN. GRANTED THE ABOVE FOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE THE $.75 PRICE RANGE BUT MOST ARE BELOW $10.00 BUT THEY ARE WELL WORTH THE EXTRA COSTS.

KEEP CHECKING BACK I WILL BE COVERING PARACHUTES, SMOKE BOMBS, NOVELTIES AND THE LARGER STUFF. I HAVE A PARACHUTE THAT I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST MULTI SHOT ON THE MARKET TODAY. IT WAS RATED FOR NIGHT TIME USE ONLY BUT IT WORKS GREAT IN THE DAY LIGHT.