After my son begging me to do fireworks last New Year, I finally gave in. I googled around to find a store near me, because I wanted to check inventory and pricing before making any commitment to drive across town. These guys were the only ones that showed their prices on their website. None of the other stores would share that information online. However being they were on East I-10, it was going to be a drive, and there were many other places near by. But they had a coupon on their website, which I quickly printed off in case I did make the drive.
Before I committed to the drive across town I wanted to check the inventory and pricing of the stores closer to me. I drove down to some of the other stores that were closer and checked their pricing in person. They were all much higher than Houston Cheap Fireworks. We are not talking 5% higher, I am talking they charged $40 for what Houston Cheap Fireworks only charged $30. It was enough to make a drive across town worth while.
When I arrived at the Houston Cheap Fireworks WareHouse the first thing I noticed was all the flat screens playing videos, and the place was air conditioned, a far cry from the heat stroke tents I shopped in as a child.
Of course when you are shopping for fireworks you tend to make purchasing decisions based on packaging. Which item has the coolest name, best graphics, biggest tubes, ect.. Its a pure marketing sale. You end up trying to validate price based on the size of the packaging and how cool the graphics are, as only God knows what this thing is actually going to do. I told one of the sales people it would be great if I knew what this thing looked like in action. He grabbed a remote and quickly cued up a video on one of their flat screens. I was able to preview the item in HD before actually buying it. This alone made the drive worth it.
The whole family had a great time. Next year for the 4th I will be returning to their warehouse location again. Just be sure to buy your fireworks early in the season. As their coupons expire a few days out from NYE and the 4th. read more