Consumer Fireworks
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We have a kid that lives in KC, so we go down there periodically to visit. We always stop in Eagleville at Sheldon's (or Shelton's?) for our stuff.
I'm responsible for getting the ground entertainment: kid friendly things like the snap-pops (our grand kids go through hundreds of them), pooping chickens (also a big favorite with the grand kids), tree spinners, lotus blossoms, tanks & turtles that roll, and of course the bees & satellites. I also choose the fountains. My personal favorite is the mushroom. The packaging is cute, and those puppies last forever considering the cost.
He chooses the roman candles & mortars, and does a really good job with our "finale" every year. Takes him most of the afternoon to set it up. My contribution to the aerial stuff is ladybugs & flying pigs. Look 'em up - they're fun!
I'm responsible for getting the ground entertainment: kid friendly things like the snap-pops (our grand kids go through hundreds of them), pooping chickens (also a big favorite with the grand kids), tree spinners, lotus blossoms, tanks & turtles that roll, and of course the bees & satellites. I also choose the fountains. My personal favorite is the mushroom. The packaging is cute, and those puppies last forever considering the cost.
He chooses the roman candles & mortars, and does a really good job with our "finale" every year. Takes him most of the afternoon to set it up. My contribution to the aerial stuff is ladybugs & flying pigs. Look 'em up - they're fun!
Shelton fireworks is a pretty good store. Fireworks world across the street there is good too. Those use to be the two spots I would go to before they became legal here in Iowa.
We still go there. Huge selection, better prices. If it wasn't on our way to KC (and also Texas, where we normally travel twice a year) we might reconsider...
It blows a balloon up out of the back-end of the chicken. Sends kids into fits of laughter.
Maybe add this to the collection next time.It blows a balloon up out of the back-end of the chicken. Sends kids into fits of laughter.
Just went and dropped 217 dollars on fireworks today. Seems like I got nothing lol.
Ended up with 4 cakes, Excalibur shells, some Roman candles and small novelty items.
Ended up with 4 cakes, Excalibur shells, some Roman candles and small novelty items.
Yah, I've been hoping our neighbors blow of a finger after the past few nights. Apparently, fireworks must be excluded from noise ordinances.
I think Cedar Falls has one in every store parking lot. I can't see how these places make money.
There are stands everywhere here. There is a distributor here that used to work full time for Cable Services Group and then run 2 stands in Bellevue during the two weeks before the 4th of July. From what I heard he made about $70,000 - $80,000 in those 2 weeks. When Omaha made it legal he quit his full time job to just concentrate on his fireworks business.
