You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

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  • LondonLarry
    Could be a chat bot
    • Jul 2019
    • 512

    You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

    So I rang up Qualatex UK. Spoke to a lady in sales that stated you can have a run of Q24" done, minimum order 20,000.

    If I win the lottery I'd have 100,000 made. Those who are affluent and miss the balloon - you can place an order!
  • BalloonBoyUK
    Banned
    • Dec 2018
    • 500

    #2
    Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

    So, in theory, 20,000 x roughly £1 per balloon, means a minimum order of £20k.

    Yikes!!! As you say, nice if you can afford it. However, what I suspect someone could do is, place an order, then sell each balloon off at a 50% markup, and make £40k. Nice!

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    • bubblesNdragons
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2019
      • 103

      #3
      Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

      Huh, I didn't know they still offered a wholesale of the balloon. These offers are usually offered to shops rather than individuals so should we tell one of our favorite shops about this?
      *notices bulge*

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      • BalloonBoyUK
        Banned
        • Dec 2018
        • 500

        #4
        Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

        Originally posted by bubblesNdragons
        Huh, I didn't know they still offered a wholesale of the balloon. These offers are usually offered to shops rather than individuals so should we tell one of our favorite shops about this?
        I sadly doubt they'd be willing to spend over £20,000 for stock, they may not be able to sell. Bear in mind the Q24 was discontinued for a reason - lack of sales. Unless you could guarantee that the store/business you went to, would completely sell-out of the Q24's, then I doubt you'd convince them to place an order - at least, not without paying up-front first.

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        • LondonLarry
          Could be a chat bot
          • Jul 2019
          • 512

          #5
          Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

          Pretty much what BalloonBoyUK said. Pay upfront, they still have the moulding for the balloons, so you'd pay and wait for shipping.

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          • StretchEmerald
            Member
            • Jul 2019
            • 43

            #6
            Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

            Interesting... I'm pretty sure if someone like Balloons United announced they had a limited run of new Q24s, they'd be able to sell them at whatever price you care to name.

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            • Seidenki
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2016
              • 203

              #7
              Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

              Gives you an idea not only of their manufacturing scale but also how many balloons of all sizes they probably make a day. And I'm not surprised they have kept the molds; they'd be worth thousands of dollars.

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              • Will blown
                Junior Member
                • Jan 2020
                • 29

                #8
                Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                Hi q24 fanatics. New here.
                Why don’t we crowd fund a run? 200 q24 lovers each putting in 100 euro and we are good to go! Are there enough of us is the question. First round just think of the great price we would get. Power in numbers.
                Thoughts?
                Would you put +100 euro dollar on the table? If we don’t reach goal everyone gets their investment back. Dedicated community, niche market? Perfect for crowd funding.

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                • Will blown
                  Junior Member
                  • Jan 2020
                  • 29

                  #9
                  Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                  Lack of massive sales because decorators don’t like them but we DO! It’s a scale business for sure 20,000 is not a lot for them but for us? Prebought, no sales cost no need to stock.
                  I talked to lady she said they were not interested in small runs. Do you have contact info? Anyone?

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                  • Will blown
                    Junior Member
                    • Jan 2020
                    • 29

                    #10
                    Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                    Sorry to barge in guys.
                    I am huge fan. Do not know what I will do when my stock is gone. Crisis. I live in Amsterdam and just joined. I have been talking about this on Facebook and someone told me about this forum.
                    Got excited, signed up and barged in. A bit rude of me.
                    Hi group I am Will. Nice to be here.

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                    • EthylTheAardvark
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2016
                      • 143

                      #11
                      Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                      20K balloons, euros, dollars?

                      If it's balloons, did you get a cost for the minimum run? I'd be a bit surprised if the wholesale cost is a dollar each. But I'm prepared to be surprised!

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                      • LondonLarry
                        Could be a chat bot
                        • Jul 2019
                        • 512

                        #12
                        Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                        Nope. I'd suggest £12000 would cover a 20K batch run. I'd have all yellow as well as they get massive and I'm like that. A bit like Henry Ford, "You can have whatever colour you like ass long as it's black..".

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                        • bubblesNdragons
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2019
                          • 103

                          #13
                          Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                          The thing with wholesale is that the producer with sell a bunch of a product with a very, very low markup, so if they were selling to a third party shop, chances are each balloon will be less than £1 just for the store. This is done so that the third party shop can still sell at a competitive price as well as make a profit.

                          As for letting Qualatex know that they will sell, that might depend on whether they know about us looners or not, and whether they support that. Or maybe just a simple promise from the shop would do.
                          *notices bulge*

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                          • Will blown
                            Junior Member
                            • Jan 2020
                            • 29

                            #14
                            Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                            I was wondering if you would pass along the contact info for the sales lady you spoke to from Qualatex? I also spoke to someone about 6 months Ago and she said they would not produce special runs any time soon. Perhaps due to a lot of interest they are a bit more flexible.
                            I think we could crowd fund a special run and would like to ask her for some basic cost information.
                            Thanks so much

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                            • Will blown
                              Junior Member
                              • Jan 2020
                              • 29

                              #15
                              Re: You can purchase new Qualtex 24"

                              I have heard they know about our community but aren’t that comfortable with it. But that might just be hearsay.
                              Given we are a very dedicated community and most have collections worth hundreds if not thousands (me) of euro worth of balloons I would hope they would at least tolerate us!

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