kille76
05-16-2016, 05:16 PM
Hey guys,
I've been watching the youtube videos for awhile but have just lately been getting much more heavily into fireworks. I've always done shows for my families 4th of July where we drop around $1000 or more depending on the crowd and my skills and knowledge have grown quite a bit over the years. Anyways, after watching Dave's videos I started realizing we could save a ton of money by ordering online. I live in Nebraska so you can understand why it's not easy getting my hands on product outside of the 4th of July holiday and even then, the prices are completely asinine. We're talking anywhere from $90 and up for a single LOW end 500g cake....and those are the cheap ones believe it or not.....
With that being said, what are some of the best companies to order online from in my situation? I really like Spirit of '76 but their shipping rates would take 1/4 to 1/2 of my budget right off the bat. I came across a company by the name of BIG fireworks and was able to get a wholesale account with them where they offer free shipping on orders of at least $500. For 500g cakes their prices range from $50 for a case of 8 to $120 for a case of 4. Is this about the best deal I'm going to find? Or does anyone know an even better company?
I would love to get my type 54 license but since I'm only doing one show a year, I have a hard time justifying all of the extra work involved. The only time anyone around here has fireworks outside of the 4th are for large events. College baseball/football games, large city events, etc and they contract much larger out of state companies to do them.
I apologize if this has been asked before on here. Like I said, I'm new to the site and trying to push myself into the next level of fireworks. Thank you for any replies!
On a side note, I want to get a firing system but can't afford a brand new Cobra system or equivalent. Are there any sites other than ebay that sell them used or even just cheaper brands? I know I can get the dirt cheap chinese systems that have like 2 cues or 4 cues but I'd something with a decent number of cues at the very least....
I've been watching the youtube videos for awhile but have just lately been getting much more heavily into fireworks. I've always done shows for my families 4th of July where we drop around $1000 or more depending on the crowd and my skills and knowledge have grown quite a bit over the years. Anyways, after watching Dave's videos I started realizing we could save a ton of money by ordering online. I live in Nebraska so you can understand why it's not easy getting my hands on product outside of the 4th of July holiday and even then, the prices are completely asinine. We're talking anywhere from $90 and up for a single LOW end 500g cake....and those are the cheap ones believe it or not.....
With that being said, what are some of the best companies to order online from in my situation? I really like Spirit of '76 but their shipping rates would take 1/4 to 1/2 of my budget right off the bat. I came across a company by the name of BIG fireworks and was able to get a wholesale account with them where they offer free shipping on orders of at least $500. For 500g cakes their prices range from $50 for a case of 8 to $120 for a case of 4. Is this about the best deal I'm going to find? Or does anyone know an even better company?
I would love to get my type 54 license but since I'm only doing one show a year, I have a hard time justifying all of the extra work involved. The only time anyone around here has fireworks outside of the 4th are for large events. College baseball/football games, large city events, etc and they contract much larger out of state companies to do them.
I apologize if this has been asked before on here. Like I said, I'm new to the site and trying to push myself into the next level of fireworks. Thank you for any replies!
On a side note, I want to get a firing system but can't afford a brand new Cobra system or equivalent. Are there any sites other than ebay that sell them used or even just cheaper brands? I know I can get the dirt cheap chinese systems that have like 2 cues or 4 cues but I'd something with a decent number of cues at the very least....