She Gives Spirits A Little Lift
Carolyn Mason Brightens Many Days As Owner Of Balloon-A-Grams
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Bv A.C. TURNER
Post Staff Writer
If you have ever wanted to give
fomeone a very special but dif
ferent and funny gift Balloon-A-
tlrams is the place to look.
BaUoon-A-Grams is located at
8903 East Independence Blvd.
the owner, Carolyn Mason, says
fier company cuts no corners
J^hen it comes to servlrig the
public.
m "I am confident that you can't
get a better Balloon-A-Gram
^om anywhere else for the price.
We give uniqueness and quality,"
lllason said.
2 Mason prides herself on hav
ing the widest variety of bal
loons In the Charlotte area. She
Says the fact that she orders her
galloons from a number of dif
ferent suppliers gives her cus
tomers a larger selection of bal-
Ibons to choose from.
“ "If you are looking for a bal
loon and you don’t find it here,
Si/e haven't done our Job. And if
you don't find it here you proba
bly won't find it in Charlotte,"
«he said.
2 Mason says it was hard start
ing out because the balloon busi
ness is so new. She said if a p>er-
Son has been in the balloon
Jiusiness over eight to ten years,
4hey are considered old timers.
I "When I first started there were
Jio books, classes, magazine ar
ticles, nothing. You had to work
3fom your own imagination.
J Bailoon-A-Grams started out
Js a delivery service for special
nccasslons that Mason operated
Irom her home. "I found that the
Jialloons worked better as gifts
po I expanded to novelty and gag
i^lfts," she said.
. Some of the services that com-
Jany provides are decorating
yartles, banquets, reunions,
firoms, and pageants. They also
jent helium and sell a hilarious
Tind cute selection of cards and
^ag gifts.
^ Special balloon packages can
pe ordered. The Candy Gram in
cludes five large balloons and
your choice of chocolate or jelly
J)ean candy. Mason says Bal-
toon-A-Grams is the only place
*hat sells large balloons in a
package with candy.
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Different characters can deliv
er the balloon. There are clowns
for children and a character for
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Balloon-A-Grams can also be
found at West Fest, Jazz Char
lotte', and Spring Fest.
Coming soon to Balloon-A-
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Mason ensures quality and
originality in her merchandise.
"This is what we do all day,
blow up balloons. We do it better
than anyone else around," she
said.
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