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Helium inflated balloons

Delivered in a box ready to go!

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We're a real balloon shop

With the UK's biggest choice

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7 days a week delivery

Next Day delivery by DPD

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Freebies

Free name-a-rose gift worth £9.99

Balloons icon
Helium inflated balloons

Delivered in a box ready to go!

Delivery box and timer icon
We're a real balloon shop

With the UK's biggest choice

Delivery truck icon
7 days a week delivery

Next Day delivery by DPD

Gift box icon
Freebies

Free name-a-rose gift worth £9.99

Helium, how does it make a balloon float anyway?

How Helium Balloons Work

There is something incredibly neat about helium balloons! If you buy one at the circus or fair, you can hold its string and it will ride along above you. If you let go of the string, it will fly away until you can't see it anymore.

If you have ever wondered why it flies away, then read on.

Floating in General

Most of us feel comfortable with the idea of something floating in water. We see that happen every day. In fact, people themselves float in water, so we have a way of directly experiencing water flotation. The reason why things float in water applies to air as well.

Helium balloons work by the same law of buoyancy. In this case, the helium balloon that you hold by a string is floating in a "pool" of air.

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Why Choose interBALLOON?


We're a real balloon shop

Yep, that's right we are a real, hard-working high street balloon shop established in 1999 and are proud to offer the biggest selection of helium inflated balloons in a box in the UK.


7 Day a Week Delivery

We deliver Next-Day throughout mainland UK (excluding NI and Highlands) using DPD.

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