More and more things don’t add up. In fact, as time goes by and you become an old geezer like me, fuck all adds up. What the hell am I whining about? I just read that “Party City” has filed for bankruptcy. It’s the largest party goods and Halloween specialty retail chain in the United States, and as I have written in the past, America spends umpteen billions of dollars on fake holiday costumes and shit, including a sizable chunk on pet costumes. So, what could have gone wrong... Guess what. The company had to contend with a helium shortage during the pandemic, which hurt balloon sales. Balloons are a “focal point of our growth strategy and are a key driver of our differentiated brand experience,” the company explained.
After sniffing Helium... Get it... Nahhh.