Advertising inflatables is a broad term covering products that barely resemble each other. Picking the wrong type is the usual reason one disappoints.
The four things people mean
- Cold-air inflatables — Stand on the ground on a blower, need mains power. Big up close. We build these in custom shapes to about 25 feet.
- Rooftop character shapes — Custom moulded, expensive, and effectively a permanent fixture.
- Helium spheres — 5.5 feet, $350, fly on a tether. Get attention, carry no message.
- Helium blimps — 13 feet, $1,526, two printed sides. Get attention and say who you are.
We make three of these
We manufacture **helium spheres** (4.5 to 14 feet), **helium blimps** (10 to 30 feet), and **cold-air inflatables** in custom shapes up to around 25 feet.
That last category is the one people mean when they picture a giant cow, a sumo wrestler or a monster on a forecourt. Those stand on the ground, run on a blower, and need mains power.
The one thing we do not build is the waving fabric tube style of air dancer. If that is specifically what you want, we will point you elsewhere rather than sell you something else.
Why height beats size
A ground-level inflatable is large right in front of your building and hidden behind the next one along. A 13-foot blimp at 120 feet clears rooflines, sign clutter and trees, and is readable from roads that cannot see your premises at all.
That is the trade. Smaller object, far more people see it. Almost everyone who compares the two on visibility rather than on size ends up with helium.
No power, no noise, no cable
A blower inflatable needs a socket, a lead across a walkway, and a fan running every hour it is up. It dies the moment the power trips.
A helium inflatable needs helium every few days and nothing else. For a forecourt or a showroom entrance, that difference is bigger than it sounds.
Ask for a quote. Call 1-800-791-1445 or email [email protected] and tell us the size and whether you want it printed.
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