Quote Originally Posted by Joedog View Post
Thanks, Dan...

Each year I spend about $100-$200 on fireworks. I'm all about the cakes but some I feel like I've really gotten taken on. Drop $30 or something and would have been better off taking a 15 second nap!

This year I probably won't spend as much, esp. with the neighbors spending their money! And sometimes I do get to thinking about what new gear I could get with that money!!

But I'd rather buy smart so I appreciate the info. One home run for me every year has been "Land Of Free". I just love the name. Some Chinaman with a bad translator, I guess. But the cost is low and the show is worth it. Heard of it? I'd like things along those lines. I forget who makes it...I'll find out.
JOEDOG,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS! WELL THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO GET WHAT YOU GOT LAST YEAR FOR $200.00 ITS GOING TO COST YOU ANYWHERE FROM $220.00 TO $240.00 JUST TO STAY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN PRICING NEW PRODUCT SINCE SUNDAY MORNING AND ITS NOT GOOD AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MARKUP THAT SOME PLACES HAVE. WE TRY TO WORK OFF A LITTLE SMALLER MARGIN. I EXPECT TO SEE SOME PLACES SELLING NORMAL BOTTLE ROCKETS FOR $1.50 TO $1.75 PER GROSS, UNLESS THEY ARE SELLING THEM AS A LOSS LEADER TO GET YOU IN THE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND DROPPING $30.00 ON SOMETHING AND BEING BETTER OFF TAKING A 15 SECOND NAP! THERE IS ALOT OF JUNK OUT THERE! THATS WHY I AM DOING THIS THREAD TO TRY TO HELP YOU GUYS WHO HAVE HELPED ME WITH MY CRAPPIE FISHING. I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT FIREWORKS, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY ABOUT THEM. BUT THIS IS ABOUT MY 5TH YEAR MESSING WITH THEM. WHEN I GO TO A BUYERS SHOW AND WATCH 50 CAKES AND ONLY PICK OUT 5 OR 6 TO STOCK THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF LAND OF THE FREE. THERE IS ALOT OF STUFF OUT THERE. AND DON'T GET STUCK IN A RUT. JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS GOOD ONE YEAR DON'T ALWAYS MEAN ITS GOING TO BE GOOD NEXT YEAR. I AM GOING TO GET INTO SOME DIFFERENT CAKES THAT WIFE AND I LIKE A LITTLE BIT LATTER IN ANOTHER POST.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT JOEDOG WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE SAID "CAKE" I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. A CAKE IS A BOX WITH ONE FUSE THAT HAS MULTI SHOTS THAT COME OUT OF IT. THEY CAN LAST FROM 5 TO 25 SECONDS AND COST FROM $5.00 TO ALMOST A $100.00 EACH. CAKES CAN JUST SHOOT THE SAME EFFECT OR SHOOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT EFFECTS OUT OF ONE BOX. THERE ARE USUALLY 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT SIZES, 100 GRAM, 200 GRAM, 300 GRAM AND 500 GRAM SIZES. CAKES HAVE TAKEN THE PLACE IN MOST PEOPLES FAMILY SHOWS OF THE OLD ONE SHOT ARTILLERY. ARTILLERY IS WHERE YOU PUT THE BALL WITH A FUSE DOWN A SINGLE TUBE AND LIGHT THE FUSE. WITH A CAKE YOU CAN LIGHT THE FUSE STEP BACK AND SEE WHAT IT DOES. NORMALLY WITH A SINGLE ARTILLERY SHELL BY THE TIME YOU LIGHT THE FUSE AND STEP BACK YOU WILL ONLY SEE THE END OF THE EFFECT.