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Originally Posted by theLemur
I went to a few places near the NC/SC border, but they seemed pretty expensive. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to go and not pay tourist prices?
lemur, I'm assuming that you've been in the habit of making the run to northern VA for cheap fireworks. Check out AmericanRoadGirl's suggestion for now, but in the future if you make the run up, or have someone come down, get your fireworks that way.
Considering that we're in drought more often than not, here, I'm sure that you know the right precautions.
Last edited by southbound_295; 06-15-2008 at 10:21 PM..
How is it over the top? Marijuana has been effectively decriminalized.
Do you seriously expect us to believe that you only plan to buy sparklers, roman candles and the like?
As others have already stated, All Fireworks are not illegal in NC or SC, so the comparison to "weed" isn't effective. SC has very limited laws and I believe the original poster is in SC. I would think a better comparisona would be to alcohal, its legal for adults, should be used appropriatly and know when do say when. Oh and I guess never drink and sparkle!
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I would think a better comparisona would be to alcohal, its legal for adults, should be used appropriatly and know when do say when. Oh and I guess never drink and sparkle!
LOL, good line.
I don't understand the aggressive remarks that some people have made to a simple, civil question. Lemur's coming from South Jersey where it''s common place to go to northern VA & buy cheap fiireworks. It's so commonplace that on the Philly newscasts they show safety tips for personal safety as well as safety during drought.
When a friend lived in Georgia I would get sparklers & fountains for her kids in northern VA. It was much cheaper than points further south.
I don't understand the aggressive remarks that some people have made to a simple, civil question. Lemur's coming from South Jersey where it''s common place to go to northern VA & buy cheap fiireworks. It's so commonplace that on the Philly newscasts they show safety tips for personal safety as well as safety during drought.
When a friend lived in Georgia I would get sparklers & fountains for her kids in northern VA. It was much cheaper than points further south.
I used to pick them up in SC because I never knew that you could get good ones in VA. Most recently I went to a wholesale location in Maryland that only sold at a $200 minimum, but was close to NJ and far far cheaper then anywhere else. (about $5 for a small repeater box, whereas the store I went to last week charged $25!)
Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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I used to pick them up in SC because I never knew that you could get good ones in VA. Most recently I went to a wholesale location in Maryland that only sold at a $200 minimum, but was close to NJ and far far cheaper then anywhere else. (about $5 for a small repeater box, whereas the store I went to last week charged $25!)
Lemur, go with what you can get at present. AmericanRoadGirl gave a couple of suggestions.
When my friend moved home to GA, she married a fireman who helped with the local fireworks displays. He had prices from places in the Carolinas. They asked me to pick up fireworks-sparklers & fountains- if I found them cheaper. Cheaper is the dumpy little places, just across the border in VA. Frequently, there's no name on the store, just hand-lettered signs saying "Cheap cigs & Fireworks".
Those are the places that people around here normally go to.
Lemur, go with what you can get at present. AmericanRoadGirl gave a couple of suggestions.
When my friend moved home to GA, she married a fireman who helped with the local fireworks displays. He had prices from places in the Carolinas. They asked me to pick up fireworks-sparklers & fountains- if I found them cheaper. Cheaper is the dumpy little places, just across the border in VA. Frequently, there's no name on the store, just hand-lettered signs saying "Cheap cigs & Fireworks".
Those are the places that people around here normally go to.
Everyone seems to be saying that fireworks are legal in VA but I am confused.... I went to school in VA and I spent much of my young life in VA and I was always under the impression that they were illegal there. I have always known that they were legal in SC. Someone enlighten me.
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