Old Dw’s Picks For This July 4th.

Fire Crackers – I Personally Like The Black Cat 7/8 Lady Fingers. I Think The 40/40 Bundle Is The Best Value. Granted A Lot Of People Like The Normal 1 ½ Inch Fire Crackers. But With Kids And Us Old Farts A Lot Of Noise Can Be A Little Much If You Start Early Like I Do. With The 40/40 Bundle You Get 1600 Fire Crackers And Don’t Let The Small Size Fool You. They Are Just About As Loud As The Normal Sized Fire Crackers. You Can Save Money By Buying These Compared To The Larger Normal Fire Crackers. And If You Want To Shoot Singles It Keeps The Kids Busy Pulling Them Apart. And You Can Shoot A Pack Of 40 Without Causing Too Much Noise, Damage And Trash Removal.

Water Fire Crackers – Can’t Do The 4th Without Them! Black Cat Has What Is Called Little Dynamite. With A Water Proof Fuse And A Normal Inch And A Half Fire Cracker. What Kid Doesn’t Enjoy Setting Off A Fire Cracker In A Mud Puddle Or A Pool Of Water? Comes In A 100 Pack Box. A Couple Of Boxes Any Kid And A Mud Hole Will Have A Couple Of Hours Of Fun. No You Can’t Use Them For Crappie Fishing Bugman!

Bottle Rockets – Moon Travel Or Air Travel For The Cheaper Bottle Rocket Fans. I Personally Like The Triple Whistle Bottle Rockets Myself. They Drive The Neighbors Nuts And You Can Make A Lot Of Noise With Them. You Get A Triple Whistle With A Report At The End.

Sparklers – I Personally Like The Morning Glories. The Cost Is A Little More But I Think You Get Enough More With Them To Justify The Additional Cost. But If You Have Little Kids The Cheaper Sparklers Will Do The Trick, They Won’t Know The Difference. Just Make Sure For Safety That You Get Bamboo Instead Of Steel.

Smoke And Smoke Balls – I Like What Is Called Rip Tide Smoke Tubes. It’s A Pull String Smoke Tube So You Don’t Have To Light It Just Pull The String. Normally Comes In A 3 Pack And Each Will Last Almost 3 Minutes. Sure Runs The Bugs Out Of The Area! Only Comes In One Color Grey. Only One Kind Of Smoke Balls To Get And That Is The Clay Ones. A Few Years Ago They Came Out With A Kind Of Paper Smoke Ball And They Don’t Last As Long.

Ground Bloom Flowers – Great Colors And Cheap. They Spin On The Ground Really Fast And Change Colors.

Crackling Crawfish A Shotgun Product – This Thing Is About The Size Of A Half Of Roll Of Quarters! It Throws Out Crackle Sparks Until There Is Nothing Left To Clean Up And It Lasts Over 2 Minutes. It Doesn’t Shoot Very High But It Really Is A Great Item.

Rockets – Wooden Stick Rockets I Should Say. Grin And Bear It Rocket It’s A Golden Bear Product. This Rocket Does A Smiley Face With Multi Color Face. Lol Kind Of Like Showing The Neighbors What You Think. X-treme Scream Rocket A Pyro Predator Product Has My Vote To Wake The Dead! Love It! A Loud Screamer With 3 Different Screams And Ends In Crackling!

Old Dw’s Top Pick For Kids And Large Kids (those Age 40 And Above) – Zig Zag Zooms – Comes In A 6 Pack And The Most Fun You Can Have For About A Buck. These Little Things Will Surprise You. They Are About The Diameter Of A Common #2 Pencil And About A Half Inch Long. They Spin, They Zag, They Zig And Then They Zoom Into The Air With A Buzzer Tail. Some How The Boss Got Some Of These A Couple Of Years Ago. We Didn’t Know What They Did So I Opened A Pack And Tried One, Then Two, Then Three, Until The Whole Pack Was Gone! Now We Can’t Keep Them On The Shelves. And We Have Kids About The Age Of 30 Coming In Getting A Box Of 40 – 6 Packs! Guilty As Charged Age 49 Here!

Crop Circles – Winda Product. They Are Kind Of Like The Old Lady Bugs. Comes In A 3 Pack. Screaming Spinning And Rises Into The Air. Wife And I Both Rated Them A 10 On A 10 Scale At A Buyers Show!

Parachutes – There Are Lot Of Different Ones Out There On The Market Today. There Are Single, Double, Day And Night Time. But The Wife And I Went To A Buyers Show A Couple Of Years Ago. And We Ran Across This Cake Parachute That Out Does Anything We Have Ever Seen Or Been Able To Find. Victory Celebration 37, It Is Rated For Night Use Because It Has Glowing Colored Balls Attached To The 37 Shot, Yes 37 Shot Parachutes. But We Also Like It During The Day Light, Because The Glowing Colored Balls Also Put Off A Colored Smoke That Like Having A Smoke Ball Drop From The Sky. Now Normally You Will See A Lot Of Parachutes That Fall Without Opening With Normal Parachutes. With This Product We Have Found This Isn’t The Case. Normally We See About A 99% Open Rate. Everyone Knows How Kids Love To Chase Parachutes. You Just Have To Tell Them To Be Careful Because They Are Coming Down Hot. But You Put 4, 5 Or More Kids Together And Light One Of These And You Will Have A Great Show Watching The Kids Chase After Them! This Is Another Item That We Can’t Keep On The Shelves.

Hen Laying Eggs – I Have Already Gone Into Detail About This Great Little Ground Item For Kids. Paper Chicken That When You Light It, It Shoots Out Colored Balls.

Black Snakes – Every Parent Hates Them Because Of The Mess They Leave. Kids Love Them. I Like The 6 Packs If You Can Find Them, There Is 2 Packs Each Of Different Effects. Ok I Will Admit It I Like The Glow Worms!

Party Poppers For The Little Ones! Pull String And There Is Also One That Looks Like A Little Gun With A Trigger. Granted They Are A Mess With The Confetti String But The Little Guys Love Them.

Snappers Are Another Product For The Little Guys They Can Throw Them On The Concrete Or Step On Them On The Concrete And They Pop. Note For Large Kids, Work Great Under Most Bosses Chairs At The Office Too! Granted After They Go Off Is Not The Time To Ask For A Raise. You Can Also Put Them Under The Bosses Plastic Mat That His Chair Sets On. Works Great! Also Can Be Thrown Behind Boss As He Walking Out Of Your Office.

Booby Traps – Pulling String Fireworks – Great For Kids Age 7 And Above Until They Learn How To Tie The String Onto Door Handles Of Bathroom Doors. And Grandma Won’t Enjoy Them Either When She Opens A Door. Work Great For Bosses Desk Drawers, Might Have To Use A Push Pin On A Wooden Desk Or Double Them Up On A Steel Desk So You Can Find A Place To Tie Them Too. Please See Above About Not Asking For A Raise After They Go Off. Also Works Good On Inside Door Handles Of Wifes, Bosses Or Friends Car Or Pickup! We Don't Carry Them Because Of What Bosses Son Did To Boss When He Son Was A Kid! But You Can Find Them If You Look A Little.

More Latter Keep Checking Back For Updates. I Will Have Everything Posted Before June 20 The First Official Day Of The 2009 Consumer Fireworks Selling Season In The State Of Missouri.

Dan