Balloon World — Local services in Los Angeles

It was my nephew's high school graduation yesterday and I wanted to get him some nice balloons. I went to the Walgreens near my house and, to my horror, they were sold out of everything graduation-related. So I googled the nearest party stores, called a couple places up, guess what, they were sold out too. As I started panicking, I came across Balloon World, I called them up, and the man on the phone said he has graduation balloon in stock. I was like a drowning person seeing land, so I quickly got an Uber over there.

The shop was very small, old and probably not the most well-lit shop in the world, but fear not. The warmth and hospitality of the shop owner just made me feel welcome and at ease right away. He's Korean but speaks English fairly well with a little accent. He gave me a selection of graduation-themed balloons, all of which were very cute. I selected 2, then asked him to add a couple more normal balloons to make it into a balloon bouquet. He filled up the 6 balloons with helium and made it into a nice little bouquet with a weight (so the balloons don't float away), all in a matter of minutes. He will gladly load it up into your car if you ask. (You should ask him to help, because as I found out the hard way, trying to load helium balloons into the trunk of a car is like herding cats, they go every which way and if you get one under control, another one will pop out).

While he was preparing the balloons, I got a chance to walk around his shop and check out some of the other merchandise. He has every balloons for pretty much any occasion. And not only balloons, but also small gifts and knickknacks , some of them are very cute (albeit a little dusty). If you're ever at a loss for a small unique gift for someone, I bet you can find something that would pique your interest here.

I couldn't recommend this place enough, especially if you need balloons for...

Great place for both a quick stop to shop for balloons and event decorations. Pricing is fairly reasonable and not the cheap grocery store balloons you'd find everywhere else. The owner sat down with me for my personalized event decorations too and spent a considerable amount of effort to try to get it just right and when he came to decorate, it was on point. I've already been here twice, once for a quick purchase of balloons for my kid's birthday, and again for our company anniversary event. Definitely will call again for more...

Very grateful to Edward for this last minute arrangement (hard to capture in the photos). He worked with me over the weekend via phone and text to come up with a balloon bouquet for retirement within my budget. Fast, clear, and kind communication. The balloon bouquet was very well...