Porter's Fireworks — Local services in Evanston

Hit or miss. Together my boyfriend and I spent $100 on fireworks and only half of them worked the way they were supposed to. Got the magical windmill and the main portion was a dud and only the wheel went off. The Firebird was so difficult to light. We had to reach into the firework, that we had thought we already lit, to find the fuse and light it. The lightsaber was fun when we could finally light it as we had to relight it several times. Only one sparkler of the five spinning sparklers lit and it, again, didn’t light easily and had to stick it in the fire to make it work. The Titanium Turret was the only one that went off without a hitch. We were really disappointed as I’d always wanted to grab fireworks from Wyoming as we...

All the boom, if you know what to look for. For less than a hundred bucks, I'll be able to delight my 3 year old with roman candles, simultaneously terrify my 2 year old with sparklers (idk), and irritate my neighbors on all sides with thunderous fiery blasts. Oblihatory good shopping experience, pleasant staff, honestly not that terribly priced compared to other local shops....

Their new building is great! They had a very good selection of fireworks and their prices were a lot lower than one other store I'm sure the rest of you guys reading are aware of. Their staff was great and helpful, answered any questions I had, and were really nice too. I'll definitely be back...