It looks like the damn Barbie aisle in here! - J.Powers.

This is one of those outgrowth ideas from a pre-existing gig. As well as a hell of a way to rid yourself of a color from your inventory that is both - low on the demand list - and loathesome. In this case it was a ad-hoc project for a graduation party attenended from people as far as Canada for a person who had an affinity for pink. Yes pink. In no small amount of irony, I had the prior benenfit of paying the client's rent and caretaking her abode while I was getting my own relocation plans finalized a few years ago. It was a win-win one of those, except for the color scheme in her apartment. Pink. Day frigging glow pink. Pink Panther pink. Teddy Bear pink. Lots of pink.

So when she put the last touches on her degree, the request came down the line for helium balloons at the grad-fete. Pink balloons. Once the party was over two problems remained. One was a house that looked like a certain toy section devoted to a certain doll. That was easy to solve with a wholesale toothpick assualt that began immediately by the hosts/customers after the guest of honor retired. The next problem was mine. What to do with a large amount of leftover uninflated 17 inch balloons that made me gag on sight. Well - that problem is nearly as easy to solve - at least in theory.

The situation is this. To avoid having paid-for product languish in the larder of inventory (and my own space devoted to it), it might make for good karma to re-purpose the left-over latex for a PR scheme that would insure a new bid. The conclusion being, a room/apartment/house prank. If you caught the Robin Williams' doctor flick around the Xmas of 1998, then you already know the drill. Person walks into their abode, and finds themselves in a room filled beyond neck-deep with balloons. As it turns out, the same person with the affliction for the color pink, will be moving into a spare bedroom at the same house that hosted the party. The upshot is that that person is now ripe for a housewarming prank.

The fun thing is that the room is pretty damn tiny (as noted in the two set-up plans). So tiny in fact that given the available inflator tech from Conwin Carbonic of a 3 nozzle high-speed inflator bucket (so high speed you need ear-plugs to preserve your hearing), a three person - or two person team assualt can fill the room nearly to the roof with balloons in say - 20 minutes. If the target in question actually decides to move in, yours truley could impress the client with a welcome wagon prank, score some points in the future order prospectus, and get rid of a vast quantity of offending product.

And if you don't think something like this isn't fun to execute and for the person on the receiving end - take a look at a "pop party" thown for Balloon2 crew members in the spring of 1998 also dedicated for the sole purpose of getting rid of 3000 balloons of equally underused stock. The two photos that are provided are from a living room of a 20 foot high ceiling equipped loft. And yes, it was filled it to the roof as well initailly (packed even). Big fun, and these type of loud and bizzare destructo-parties are available to order in less than 60 minutes of set-up time in most occasions if you'd like to prank someone with the color of your choice - or the coordinating color of the victim.

At least after all was said and done, I didn't have to look at 3 cases of pink and seasonal product anymore - irregardless if it sounded like a crack-war was happening in the loft complex for 40 minutes.
-mgabrys

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