please help i need helium balloons

dooj

I have got ten balloons i need bloing up with helium, i already have the balloons but need to either buy some helium or get a loan of some... anyone got any ideas... i have been to asda and a kit costs £20.00 but that is a little bit too expensive.
Anyone on this forum got a can of helium with a bit left in the bottom who lives near south shields who can fill 10 baloons for me? They are for my nanas 90th birthday and it has been a challenge already to get the balloons with 90 on let alone get the helium.

I would be very gratefull and it would make an old woman very happy.

Savvy_Sue

Florists sometimes sell helium balloons, maybe they would let you have a squirt or 10 and not charge you too much? Especially if you bought a bunch of flowers at the same time if you can afford it! And told them what it was for ...

Pauls

Have you tried your local card shops?, We have a 'Birthdays' shop which inflates them for around 30p each

jobbingmusician

Or here's an idea if you live anywhere near a BOC site - we had helium balloons for our wedding and I got the helium cylinder from the Wembley site. The staff are very helpful and friendly - if you live anywhere near one of these sites, try going to the place (the Wembley one is like a shop) and asking what they would charge to inflate 10 balloons.

You can find out more about locations at http://www.multimap.com/clients/places.cgi?client=boc_test

I am suggesting this because it cuts out the 'middle man' of a specific balloon place

P.S. I like the idea of a 'loan' of helium - how were you intending to return it?