Despite inflation, local fireworks sellers say business is good ahead of July 4
Updated: 12:26 PM CDT Jul 3, 2022
WELCOME MONDAY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL BE SHOOTING FIREWORKS NATIONWIDE CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY’S INDEPENDENCE. WELL, GOOD EVENING. I’M SARAH IN FOR JEFF ELIAS OFF TONIGHT. THESE DAYS EVERYTHING COSTS MORE FOOD CLOTHES. YOU NAME IT AS IT TURNS OUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES FIREWORKS WVTM 13’S MADDIE DAVIS EXPLAINS. JUST LIKE YOUR GAS AND GROCERIES. AMERICA’S FAVORITE WEIGHT TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY THEY MAKE BEETLES BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS AND WHEN YOU MAKE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, THEY LOOK LIKE IN THE SOUNDS GO BAM BAM PACKS A PRICE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ALL SEEN IT THEN YOU FEEL PROCESS SHIPPING CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE THE COST INCREASES BEING SEEN IN THE FREIGHT SHIPPING COST LIKE MOST OTHER INDUSTRIES. IT’S GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE THE FIREWORKS SHORTAGE. WE’VE SEEN OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS APPEARS TO BE WINDING DOWN AT TNT FIREWORKS IN ALABASTER. THEY’VE WORKED HARD TO KEEP THE SHELVES STOCKED. WE HAVE A LOT. SELECTION THIS YEAR THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR AND WE’VE HAD SOME AVAILABILITY TO COME IN AND GET SECOND ORDERS EVEN THIRD ORDERS TO GET MORE STOCK IN FOR CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE SELLING BUT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES REMAIN THE AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION SAYS COSTS ARE 35% HIGHER INDUSTRY WIDE. IT’S JUST ONE OF THE NECESSARY EVILS RIGHT NOW IN OUR COUNTRY WITH INFLATION EVEN SOMETHING LIKE BOTTLE ROCKETS. YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRICEY. HOWEVER HERE AT TNT FIREWORKS. THEY’RE STILL SEEING ONE OF THE BUSIEST YEARS GET WE REALLY HAVE NOT SEEN PEOPLE PULLING BACK THIS YEAR. I THINK EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTRY IS REALLY TO CELEBRATE FIREWORKS SHOWS ACROSS THE AREA ARE STILL PLANNED FOR THE HOLIDAY. JUST DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO LOOK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. WE DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AS SOON AS I CAN THEN WE HAVE A GREAT SELECTION RIGHT NOW, BUT ON THE FOURTH. IT’S GONNA BE VERY LIMITED EVEN WITH THE EXTRA COST. THE SHOW MUST GO ON HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYBO
Despite inflation, local fireworks sellers say business is good ahead of July 4
Updated: 12:26 PM CDT Jul 3, 2022
These days everything costs more: food, clothes, and gas. As it turns out, that also includes fireworks. However, local fireworks stand operators say business is staying strong. Watch the full story above.
These days everything costs more: food, clothes, and gas. As it turns out, that also includes fireworks. However, local fireworks stand operators say business is staying strong. Watch the full story above.
