Inflatable moonwalks and combos operators

Okay this post is a rant about how other inflatable rental companies do it. Not all just some. I just do not understand. Some will just call and cancel bookings like it's nothing. Others will deliver things that are just nasty and disgusting. And the best ones to me are the ones that do nothing with in the law. No insurance such as workers comp or general liability. No fire marshal inspections. Some no business license. It just blows my mind how these people sleep at night. I get calls sometimes from other operators asking if they can rent my insurance for an event at a park. Are you kidding? So please if you call me and ask why I cannot do a 50.00 rental. That is the answer. This inflatable rental moonwalk business is expensive to operate properly.
God bless,
Joe      

Why so many wet bounce houses

Well this has been the year of the soaken wet bounce house. This year it seems to rain on every ones party and it really does make me feel bad. I just wish there was a better way. I know it's really hard on the customers that put out all that money and then it rains. The hardest part is the thought of having 20 kids inside running around destroying the house. A lot of customers tell me there's no way I am canceling. I would rather risk it and give them a little play time. As far as we go when a bouncer gets wet it becomes an absolute nightmare. We have to blow up the bounce house and let it sit on it's side for a day to get all the water out. Then clean it and put it on the shelf. It can get really bad. But we do it for the kids.
God bless,
Joe  

Hurricane Issac and the bounce house business

Well we lived through another hurricane here in Louisiana. I mean to live here in New Orleans you just have to live with it, it's better then snow. I really hope everyone is okay and can move on fairly fast. At my home we had a tree fall on the roof. Luckily minimum damage is all the roof took. The funny part is when it hit my wife said it was thunder. The other thing is 3 doors at our warehouse got blown in. Thanks to Dial1 overhead doors who fixed them the next day. Other then that we were delivering on the weekend for a few people. So if there is anything we can do please let us know.
God bless,
Joe  

A party for the grand daughter

Okay let me start by saying that parties are a lot of work. My wife decided to have a party for my grand daughter at the house. I think I need to read my own party rules or ideas. I failed miserably. I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I waited until the day before to cut the grass and silly me did it at 1pm in the afternoon. Ouch!!!  I also suddenly decided I needed to pressure wash the hole back porch ceiling and ground, about 700 square feet. Then I had to put together a new barbecue pit. Okay that I just wanted. Well needless to say the party wore me out and I am glad we usually just have to show up. Again like I always say I do the easy part.
God bless.
Joe

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The weekend inflatable rental deal, a deal or not.

I get asked a lot why I do not just do the weekend rental thingy like a few companies out there. We do let you rent for multiple days but do not do it all the time. And I just cannot figure out a way to be able to replace the inflatables that get warn out so much faster. I guess you could say in the simplest terms that if you take a valuable inflatable and go set it out in the yard for a afternoon it will be barely used. If you leave that same inflatable and add on the 2 overnights and the the other things such as bugs,weather, the family pet that peas on it or sleeps on it when it is down and whatever else that may happen. It just kills the equipment and then well you know. I have to buy more equipment or rent questionable equipment. And i do not like questionable equipment. So as a business I choose to stick to the 1 day rentals for my inflatables sake.

    The other issue is the fact I see all the time when we are running late picking up equipment. It is the poor parent that when we finally get there to pick it up that says I am so glad you are here. Now I can run all these kids home and have some peace and quiet. A party really wears out the parents the most so most do not want the 2 day rental and all the responsibility that goes with it. And let's face it when parents blink and kids have done all the normal stuff, they get dangerous ideas on what to try with that inflatable next. And let's just face it kids get bored.
God bless,
Joe  
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When ordering a bounce house or a water slide

I always say we do the easy part of the party for our customers. The party planner usually the mom and dad have to do most of the work. I mean planning, buying, thinking and getting the house ready for the party. You know the grass has to be cut and the house has to be clean. I always tell people I've got it easy compared to them. Well if this makes easy here are a few tips to make sure the bounce house or water slide does not end up being a problem. First before you pick a theme make sure you can get the decorations at a local party store or the internet. Nothing is worst then having a Mickey Mouse party with Batman decorations. The next step is to make sure the bounce house or water slide fits in the area you want to put it. Not only look at the ground, but also look overhead for power lines. And most importantly make sure it will fit through any fences it needs to go through. Always confirm a few days out if you do not have anything in writing from the rental company. Well good luck and I hope you order from us.
God Bless,
Joe
$17.50 off any inflatable (Please post a comment on the blog and then call us to book and receive the discount code)
  

Sorry really busy. But I am back.

I am so sorry I have not posted in a while. I just have been busy with the family and a busy inflatable season that I was short some employees. I think we are caught up and promise I will post again. Well just to let everyone know we have some cool new equipment coming in this week. I will start with the one we get the most request for, Hello Kitty. We will now have it in a regular inflatable and a 5in1 bounce house. We also are going to have a extra large bounce house. It is a 16x20 bounce house that is for larger events. We also will be having a new Mickey Park toddler learning park. That is probably one of the nicest pieces I have seen. So see you next week and God Bless.
Joe    
$17.50 off any inflatable (Please post a comment on the blog and then call us to book and receive the discount code)