Twisting Balloon Animals with Walmart Balloons?!
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Alright so I'm always bad-mouthing Walmart balloons when people ask me where to buy balloons from. But turns how I haven't actually tried to make any balloon animals with Walmart balloons for a long time! So I decided to do a little experiment on video! The results may surprise you!
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Pretty cool you venture to try these Walmart balloon for us. Now we have to see the pricing on them but if in a hurry or in case of an emergency (or traveling and need a quick balloon creation) this is an easy option to consider! Thanks Holly!!!
for some reason i laughed really hard when the penguin fell off the table
I've been using cheep balloons from Kmart and Discount stores here in Australia for about 6 months as I'm just learning and did not want to spend big $$ on an order of Q's. Have had very few burst on me but those that did I think was due to the fact that I was over inflating when I first began. Have even done a few parties using these balloons and they do last. Some of my practice pieces are still 'alive' a week later. Thanks Holly for all your work.
@greentreefroggie: hi my name is robert. i too do balloon art, but as a hobby. the best balloon brands to use are qualatex sempertex and decomex. remember to stretch them a few times before you inflate them. and use a pump. i do.
I do know of all the brand name balloons. My comment was made 7 years ago. Even at that time I was using many different brands. I still use 'no name Chinese' balloons alongside Q's and find the cheaper balloons just as good. @@robertcroxtonjr.7623
Interesting.... regardless of what we think of Walmart, their vendors have standards they have to abide by to be on the Walmart shelves. Someone once told me that Qualatex balloons were manufactured in Canada (don't quote me).. so maybe this is just an inexpensive line made especially for Walmart (like many of their other products). Thanks for taking the time to do this for us!
I changed my original post. I do recall my bags saying made in Canada at one time but all the ones I have now said Made in USA and Pioneer has an Ontario location but says Head Quarters are Wichita, KS. I still hink there is probably only one big balloon player in Canada as it is is so specialized but I would not say a Vendor has to have the SAME quality as a balloon supplier. It would be nice but to meet the margins of Wal Mart many companies have to have a lesser quality line to save money.
Greetings from Edmonton City, Canada...
FUNOLOGY Balloon Artist and recent Business College graduate weighing in: Most businesses started in America (have "Headquarters" there) and have offices in Canada (most will have an office in Ontario or Quebec), so having an American Company's products manufactured in Canada is cheaper (U.S.A. $$$ converted to Canadian $$$). i think (?!?) Qualatex is manufactured in Canada.
However, never support WALMART because they donate to a questionable Charity. Do some research (i am not about to start a Pro-Life debate in the comments section) and you will be shocked. And NEVER trust Dollar Store junk!
I was out of town at a family thing and forgot my balloons at home. I found these exact balloons at Wal-Mart and they worked great. I was suprised. I even warned my family before I started that they might not work well, but they did. I found a pump at the dollar tree on the same day, and it is not dual action but it got me through. We had a lot of fun for only $11 and no sales tax in Oregon. Woo Hoo!
Thank you for the heads up! These would make a nice give away.
Hi Holly, I have used the Walmart balloons and they are not horrible. They have helped me when I need something fast. My regular stock is from Party City trademarked amscan. Labeled Twist & Shape Balloons. They work really well for me and I am not a delicate twister. Qualatex seems to pop on me.
The Q rep for the east coast lives in my city and I was at his house where he has thousands of balloons and I mentioned to him that I buy those WalMart balloons to keep in the car in case I want to make a balloon for someone randomly and don't want to keep my good ones in there all the time. He said they are made by Q and distributed by WM. If you notice they are exactly like the vibrant asst and standard asst by Q. I was floored when he told me that!
When my sister and I first started balloon twisting, she got some generic balloons from Amazon (we ordered qualatex, but while I got lucky and got the real deal, she got one of those bad sellers -- they sent her generic bags of balloons with white printed labels on them saying "Qualatex"). The generic balloons were awful. Not only did they pop sooooo easily, they didn't even blow up correctly! Sometimes just the middle would blow up, or the end, and you'd have to really pump to get the part near the nozzle to fill with air! Also, if you twisted or even bent a portion of it, the color came off of the balloon there. It was kind of crazy:)
I love your sculptures I just need to practice more I guess. Keep them coming!!!!
So I have a nagging suspicion that Walmart commissions pioneer company to make balloons for them because the barcode area on the packaging looks exactly the same and it both says made in Canada. I've been buying them along with qualatex because they feel almost exactly alike, except qualatex one is more opaque, but only slightly. As you can see in the video, it only comes with limited colors. But OMG I just went to go buy more and they have NEW packaging! AND NEW COLORS! Now it comes with black and purple!!! So excited. I highly recommend them if you're new and want to build up your skill without spending a lot on qualatex. Party city also has a bag of 144 for like $11 but those balloons don't feel nearly as nice (not as smooth). But they are longer and a little wider.
Just discovered they have both a regular purple and a jewel purple in the bag! Love these Walmart balloons. They're as durable as qualatex imo.
hi holly. great video. my favorite is the penguin.
Is beautiful, I love this character from the new movie. Thank you.
I've been finding there are a lot of Q colors I don't like as much as other brands. I've slowly been switching over to Bs for lots of colors. Scott Kazan did a video about the difference between the Lilacs of each brand, and that got me to order B lilac. They are way prettier.
I always break out when I use Betallatex. I don't on Qualatex so I don't know what it is. I bet it's the powder they use on the inside because I touch uninflated ones and I'm fine. I don't like the Blush Betallatex uses but some of their colours are prettier.
Heather Ann Pajerski The powder should be the same. The difference is likely in the washing process. A longer wash will remove more of the proteins that cause an allergic reaction from the latex (it is a very similar protein to one found in many tropical fruits, like kiwis. Are you allergic to kiwis?). That protein can get into the powder and be transferred that way, too. Watch this about how balloons are made: How It's Made - Balloons
I'm allergic to bananas! That makes so much sense! Someone told me I was most likely allergic to latex but I don't have the itching to Qualatex but if I twist too much my hands go numb. I just figure it was because my wrist was giving out and pinching a nerve. I love this craft so I won't stop!
That was awesome Mr. Boma, thanks! I learn a lot!
Heather Ann Pajerski You might look into balloon gloves. I've never used them, but I know some people do. They might take some getting used to. And you'll have to be careful about not getting powder on you because it can transfer the protein.
Mr. Boma's Balloons Well since I'm not dying and I don't itch with the Q balloons, I will be okay. But education is always the best. Thanks for showing me that video. It was super cool.
Holly- next try the dollar store balloons. :) My guess is that any thinner balloon will be fine for a while. When younger, it is easy to over twist a balloon... even a Q. I still have have Q pops for no good reason. When you were 10 maybe they were never poor quality Remember, maybe in those stores also sold OLD STOCK since most do not buy twisting balloons. Holly, there was a time when just about everyone put a balloon in their mouth to inflate. So, they made ones that just about anyone could blow. But the thinner ones will not last as long because it is thinner.
I got a balloon kit from Hobby Lobby and it was terrible. The balloons popped a lot even when I did a dog. Now I was starting out so I could most likely make a dog now with them but they were still terrible.
BTW, I love that T-Rex. That just proved I haven't seen all your balloon videos!
I like both greens but I love green so...
As always, Awesome video Holly. Always enjoy your video's. Hmm, these Walmart balloons do seem much better quality than the balloons that come in some of the Kits I've seen. I wouldn't personally use these, due to the cost, unless maybe in a real 'pinch'. When I started twisting in May of 85 Ashland Balloon Co. was the place to get 260's. I almost seem to remember their quality being even better than Pioneer, when they entered the scene. I could b wrong, lol. I did try another company about 15 yrs ago, but the qualify was horrible. I've heard of B's, but never had the opp to try them as my supplier in TO doesn't stock them.
hi rj. my name is robert. i make balloon art too, but as a hobby. you should use the four basic balloon brands-qualatex, betallatex, sempertex, and gemar. i have been making balloon art as a hobby for about 13 years. i love it.
When i was first learning how to twist, I used the walmart balloons. The ones i used seemed a little smaller around thand 260s though.
the balloons that suck the most are party city's in my opinion
My first balloon kit was from Walmart. That was back in the 8th grade. Those balloons were ok to start with and survived the twisting, but they didn't survive kid abuse so much.
Maybe we could try an abuse and endurance challenge between the brands.
Also, your technique is very good for any brand of balloons. I wonder which will be better to learn on.
But for pro work.... Q is an excellent choice.
I've used those exact balloons when I'm in need for something small and last minute. They work in a pinch. And last about a week without popping. Pop easily when really hot outside
Thank you
I was once at a friend's house and someone had gotten their daughter a set of twisting balloons and a balloon pump from Part City here in the NYC area and they were TERRIBLE... they were popping like crazy and with anything involving more than one balloon was pretty impossible, they would leak all over the place. I will have to make a mental note about those walmart ones, I know my friend's daughter would like to try twisting again, perhaps this would be less frustrating for her.
Greetings from Edmonton City, CANADA! Dr. Fizzy, Balloon Artist here...
Yeaaah, those Twisty Balloons were made in my Country! Your balloon pump was triggering because the last pump i had looked exactly like that, and some dumb person stole all the supplies i brought with me the last day i was working an event in Edmonton in September 2021. So i no longer have that pump, and because i am low income can not afford more balloon supplies for summer 2022! The nerve of some thieves taking balloon stuff! What are they gonna do with balloons? They though my balloons were condoms or drugs or candies, and when they realised what the balloons really were, tossed my plastic bin in a dumpster probably. Oh yeah, i have had balloon supplies stolen 3 times in the past 6 years, and a cell phone (luckily i had no call phone plan), and have had to restock balloons 3 times which is a pain in the buttocks!!! if i supported WALMART, i would run there tomorrow and pick up 2 or 3 few bags of Twisty Balloons. The Twisty Balloons pink is too light and yellow looks a bit "pukey" to me. Also, never trust a cheaply produced white balloon! i trust Qualatex and Betallatex more. Quality always wins, eh?
Dollar store balloons and pumps are junk. You should review Dollarama or Dollar Tree balloons and pump next.
Also, the Twister Sister and i met at a Balloon Twisting Convention in Las Vegas in 2014. i was the shy gal who sat next to her when we were trying to learn how to make a car, and i was struggling, and she reassured me i was doing okay. She is such a sweet person. :)
Where do you get your balloons from normally?
Thank you for this. In want to start but i want to practice first but not on my good balloonsđ
Obrigada
I live in Canada. All my balloons are made in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. That is where Qualitex has one if it's offices.
Thanks Holly for the heads up about these.
Buying in bags of 20 would not be very cost effective for me. Not sure what the cost was and in Canada, we have to add tax.
Also...Just because it says 'made in Canada' doesn't mean the balloons were made in Canada. Often it only means they were packaged in Canada.
Qualatex balloons are manufactured by Pioneer Balloon Company, with locations all over the world.
Daffy, are you sure that is the case? I thought it has to list country of origin and say something like Made in USA packaged in Canada if there is a distinction. I see this with food all the time "Product of Italy, distributed and packed by XYZ Fairfeild, NJ" I think there has to be an distinction as the contents origin is what they need to know for many items. But maybe not all.
Mak K Sorry you are correct... I meant to say if they are 'packaged' in Canada that is no guarantee they were made in Canada...In this case Holly said they were 'made in Canada'... As a Canadian I would hope that means they were.
Where they were packaged is still the question...Always a loop hole somewhere... Hopefully not in the balloons! lol
Daffy Dill Laws for food labeling in the US are not the same as for other products. Dept of Agriculture vs. Dept of Commerce
I agree about the price and cost effective but I guess if you needed balloons in a pinch, they would work.
Holly, i got some balloons from Ultimate Party. They used to carry Qualatex balloons but went to some OFF THE Wall balloons and they are very thin and pop very easy..... I will try and get the brand name but i am going to try and return them tomorrow................... "Scooter Clown"
I usually buy qualatex balloons from a balloon store in southern California but I'm want to try other twisting balloons holly
You should try betallatex, another great brand!
they look pretty good. just like holly
Hi holly! Have tried the gayla twisting balloons from smart and final store, they are Pretty awlful :0
Does the cost compare? Seems like Walmart would still be a premium price for so few. But in a pinch, why not? Originally I thought Pioneer Balloon was from Canada but they list the headquarters in Kansas. I could have sworn I had some bags that said made in Canada but looking at my bags now they say made in USA. They do have location in Ontario Canada listed. Still I am guessing is there is only one balloon company of any size to supply Walmart and that they created a more easy to blow kit.
I recall when balloons had grades. E were easier to blow than Q. I think there was an A size but dont quote me on that. I would compare a Qualatex kit for non twisters and see.
I've bought the Dollar General rounds and they are as thick as the Q's and have worked fine for my purpose..they also sell small rounds which are great for eyes. They were like one dollar for ten balloons. Not bad
Where do you live I have head that
Thanks Hooly,never tried them before,but once I ran out when I was out of town. Went to a party place and bought a bag of 100. They popped when I just looked at them..lol never again.
What's the length of a qualatex balloon when uninflated? (i have doubts that what i bought online were not real qualatex)
Greetings from Edmonton City...
Dr. Fizzy from FUNOLOGY here. Betallatex are longer than Qualattex when pumped up. i am seriously considering switching from Qualatex to Betallatex, also because B's have a larger assortment of colours than Q's.
Have a super-fun day! ;)
I started off using Asda balloons (a part of Wallmart) and they were fine.
same
I am pretty sure that the Walmart balloons are made by Q. They twist good and are like the pearl colors. Actually they are if you think about it...about the same price as what we pay in bulk,
Good, concrete experiment. And my Qualtex balloons pop more often than I would want.
Martin Lang always remember to stretch your qualatex balloons before inflating them. i think that's why they are popping. that's what i always do.
The Walmart balloons are very good they work well for me
When I buy walmart ballons they pop a lot but not with qualtlex ballons
Why theres no black balloons ??????
Where did you buy your hand pump?
Amazon or party city
I got Walmart balloons to start out and see if I like it and I actually love it though the quality is horrible so I'm getting some qualatex soon
Barrett i know the perfect website where you can order all kinds of qualatex balloons. that is larocks.com
I look at who made the and the Walmart balloons are from Pioneer and so are Qualatex.
I guess I should read other post before I post.
Iv'e gotten those exact walmart balloons!
cute blue and penguin
twister sister, can you teach me how to make a balloon penguin with a big belly?
sometimes pop a lot
Actually, in my first few weeks of learning to twist, before I knew about or had received my Qualatex order, Walmart balloons worked great for me to practice with! I had purchased balloons from Party City that were GARBAGE. They popped just by touching them. But the Walmart balloons are actually decent!!!!
Here is 72 balloon and pump a kit from my walmart ($5) Only one review and it is a bad one. Now one as to wonder,are there different balloons or is it user error or bad stock . If they only had one review how much do they sell of the kit? www.walmart.com/ip/Twisty-Balloons-Kit/22234392
Can you so a tutorial of how to draw those eyes
Its a circle....
What state do you live in?
Hell
impressive for Walmart balloons
This green looks similar to Q spring green
he in nh cost $1.50.00
I bought 150 cheap balloons for $5. The colors are pretty dull, and maybe 1 out of 15 pops. And there are always 2 or 3 that are fused together.
I am not a big fan of B as the standard red's lip kept ripping off, and popped easily. Q is the only brand I use, but Unique have some really pretty colors, and are okay quality wise. Walmart would feel the same way. It's more dollar store balloons, or cheap kits that would be awful quality. Walmart has some standards! :)
I'm no professional but I make balloon animals for fun. just bought the Walmart balloons and they have been better then most!
Jen V try finding them at a hobby lobby or any craft store by you
I buy my 260s at hobby lobby and they work pretty well
try dollar tree balloons
They all pop on me
Those are the ones I use so no
Hi Holly, Can you make a the cat (face) in Alice in Wonderland?
Penguins don't have tails
Rachel Jones Yes, in fact, they do. They mostly use it as a prop on land. Don't believe me?
look it up.
Omg haha Yeah they do