How to Shop for Fireworks

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm David Hunter with Expert Village. Today we're going to be talking about fireworks, the different types and safety tips. We're going to talk about now how to shop around and get good deals when you're looking for fireworks. The first thing you need to look for is a nice dry place where the firework retailer is located. We strongly suggest an indoor firework business. The tents are okay; just make sure they're nice and dried. The first thing you need to ask; are any of these fireworks leftover from last year? Any fireworks that are older fireworks and have been carried for a long time, especially sold outdoors, could misfire and of course that could result in injury to you. So make sure you ask that question when you walk in. You have every right to know what you're purchasing when purchasing your fireworks because you want to be safe and keep your family and your neighbors safe also. When walking into a business, look around. If you see a lot of old paper, the plastic wrap is falling off, the colors are kind of faded; that is a good example of the fireworks being older. And you need fresh fireworks because all of the fresh fireworks that you have will have current labels on them. The firework laws change almost every year in some states. So in order for you to know those laws, if you know your reputable dealer, they will have what is safe that year. A lot of people that keep fireworks over year after year still have fireworks that were maybe placed on the illegal or no longer available market from last year or up to 5 years ago. Like for example; this would be a good firework, it's still tightly wrapped, it still looks good, the colors are good and that is a good product. You know that this is going to fire, and that it is relatively a new product. An example of something that is being leftover from last year or an older firework would be this. You can tell that it has been crushed or smashed, the ends are open, the paper is kind of swiveled, like it's been out in the moisture and the colors are kind of faded on it. Now if you see this kind of product in the business that you're going into, you need to turn around and go find another reputable dealer because this type of product here is junk."