Sparklers - Where?
Sparklers - Where?
As New Year is coming up I am looking to buy some sparklers for the kids. Where can I find them in PP? (the same goes for matches, most Khmer I asked have no clue what they are and try to sell me a lighter)
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Try birthday cake shops, have got some from these places before.
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I would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
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Umm, yea, it's probably the same reason that the TSA doesn't allow American fireworks on any airlineGunnersaurus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:27 pmI would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
I'm referring to cargo, actually it's a different reason, check out the State and Operator Variations of the UN/ICAO technical instructions before you call people stupid.Miguelito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:32 amUmm, yea, it's probably the same reason that the TSA doesn't allow American fireworks on any airlineGunnersaurus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:27 pmI would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
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No thanks. You check it out and tell me.gunnersaurus wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:40 amI'm referring to cargo, actually it's a different reason, check out the State and Operator Variations of the UN/ICAO technical instructions before you call people stupid.Miguelito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:32 amUmm, yea, it's probably the same reason that the TSA doesn't allow American fireworks on any airlineGunnersaurus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:27 pmI would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
I can tell you that last year China accounted for 94 percent of total U.S. fireworks imports, amounting to approximately $336 million, and that 99 percent of the backyard consumer fireworks come directly from China, with about 70 percent of the professional display fireworks manufactured in China.
But yea, let's throw unsubstantiated claims at an entire country.
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Not that I know anything about this, but you do realise that a lot of goods are shipped by boat, don't you?Miguelito wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:08 amNo thanks. You check it out and tell me.gunnersaurus wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:40 amI'm referring to cargo, actually it's a different reason, check out the State and Operator Variations of the UN/ICAO technical instructions before you call people stupid.Miguelito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:32 amUmm, yea, it's probably the same reason that the TSA doesn't allow American fireworks on any airlineGunnersaurus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:27 pmI would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
I can tell you that last year China accounted for 94 percent of total U.S. fireworks imports, amounting to approximately $336 million, and that 99 percent of the backyard consumer fireworks come directly from China, with about 70 percent of the professional display fireworks manufactured in China.
But yea, let's throw unsubstantiated claims at an entire country.
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Yea, as they should be. This “guest” poster made an unsubstantiated claim against both Cambodian and Chinese products. I simply tried to mitigate that by providing facts.Starving Pelican wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:40 pmNot that I know anything about this, but you do realise that a lot of goods are shipped by boat, don't you?Miguelito wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:08 amNo thanks. You check it out and tell me.gunnersaurus wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:40 amI'm referring to cargo, actually it's a different reason, check out the State and Operator Variations of the UN/ICAO technical instructions before you call people stupid.Miguelito wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:32 amUmm, yea, it's probably the same reason that the TSA doesn't allow American fireworks on any airlineGunnersaurus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:27 pmI would keep completely clear of fireworks here, even sparklers, especially with kids involved. The standards of manufacture and safety are likely to be very poor. There is a reason that the national airline of China specifically refuses to carry Chinese-made fireworks.
I can tell you that last year China accounted for 94 percent of total U.S. fireworks imports, amounting to approximately $336 million, and that 99 percent of the backyard consumer fireworks come directly from China, with about 70 percent of the professional display fireworks manufactured in China.
But yea, let's throw unsubstantiated claims at an entire country.
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When I was young fireworks were completely banned in Ireland. Possibly because they could be made into bombs. However, there were always hawkers in the city center who would sell "colored starlights" (sparklers) and "bangers"(fire crackers) and sometimes lame rockets. They were ugly old munters who pulled them out of their bras. The bangers were shit, they were called "Benwell" and "Astra" and were from the UK, they had this stupid warning strip where they would put some sparks out before they made a crap explosion.
France and the Netherlands were much different. They had serious fireworks that anyone could buy. Many of them were actually Chinese. You could buy giant strings of matchstick-sized fire crackers for next to nothing, right up to what we called quarter sticks that were about 5 inches long and came in packs of 4. There were some great ones that fired upwards and exploded about 6 meters up. There were these weird snake ones that bounced off anything on the ground while screaming before exploding. My dad had to stop some guy beating the shit out of me when I let one of those off in a crowd in Bayonne when I was about 10.
They sell fireworks in some local stores where I live in the capital even though they are officially banned, but it's seasonal and more related to CNY than anything.
France and the Netherlands were much different. They had serious fireworks that anyone could buy. Many of them were actually Chinese. You could buy giant strings of matchstick-sized fire crackers for next to nothing, right up to what we called quarter sticks that were about 5 inches long and came in packs of 4. There were some great ones that fired upwards and exploded about 6 meters up. There were these weird snake ones that bounced off anything on the ground while screaming before exploding. My dad had to stop some guy beating the shit out of me when I let one of those off in a crowd in Bayonne when I was about 10.
They sell fireworks in some local stores where I live in the capital even though they are officially banned, but it's seasonal and more related to CNY than anything.
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