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8 PARTY CITY ALTERNATIVES - Where To Buy Party Decor
Aug 5, 2025
Looking for party supplies, but your local Party City has closed? In this video, I’m sharing 8 great Party City alternatives that offer stylish, affordable, and unique party décor and essentials for every occasion. Whether you're planning a birthday, baby shower, or holiday gathering, these shops have you covered. From budget-friendly finds to trendy online boutiques, you’ll discover new favorite places to shop for your next celebration! Blog Post: https://diannedecor.com/home-entertaining/8-party-city-alternatives/ | CHAPTERS | 00:00 Intro 01:51 Oriental Trading 05:06 efavormart 06:22 Factory Direct Party 07:30 Tablecloths Factory 08:25 Sophistiplate 10:19 Hallmark 12:14 Coterie 14:38 Kate Aspen 17:35 Outro | LINKS |* 1. Oriental Trading - https://sovrn.co/19xm3yh
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Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from diancor.com.
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In this video, we're going to talk about
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eight Party City alternatives. By now,
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I'm sure you have heard that Party City
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has shut down all of its stores, and
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it's really left kind of a void for a
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lot of people who like to shop in person
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for their party decor. Now, of course,
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there's Dollar Tree and Five Below, and
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you can find little things there,
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Target, Walmart, but this these aren't
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dedicated Party places, and so they
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don't have the range of items and the
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variety of items that Party City had.
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So, I have tracked down eight places
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that are fantastic Party City
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alternatives. If you are shopping on a
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budget and you really need some niche
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items or you want to find a lot of
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variety or a one-stop shop, I've got you
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covered. So, let's jump in to the eight
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Party City alternatives. Now, before I
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begin, Amazon is an option, but it is
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not on this list. Amazon is great if you
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want a preackaged party already done.
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So, you can go to Amazon and say, "I
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want Hawaii themed decorations." And
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they're going to sell you a package with
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a little balloon backdrop, a banner.
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It's going to give you maybe servings
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for 12 or 16 people, and it's going to
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give you the dinner plates and the paper
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dessert plates and some paper cups and
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some straws and some utensils that are
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colorcoordinated. If you want a full
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package, I would say just go to Amazon.
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But if you are piecing something
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together on your own and you want very
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specific items or you want something
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that's very trendy, you're going to want
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to go to some of these other alternative
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stores. So, let's start with number one.
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Number one is Oriental Trading. Now,
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Oriental Trading has been around for a
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very, very long time. And I think with
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the closure of Party City, they're only
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going to get more popular. Now, Oriental
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Trading is very affordable. They have a
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massive selection to choose from and I
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think that variety is what makes them
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one of the best alternatives to Party
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City. Now, they're also really great for
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teachers as well because they have a lot
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of educational games and party supplies.
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You can search by grade. You can also go
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in there and buy in bulk. A lot of the
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items are priced by the dozen in
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Oriental Trading or on Oriental
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Trading's website rather. You are just
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going to find a little bit of
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everything. So whether you're looking
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for wedding supplies, party favors, or
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kids craft kits, you're going to find
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that at Oriental Trading. Now, they have
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a ton of trendy
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themes. So, something that I didn't even
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know was a thing was Nerf parties. my
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son who is about to turn six and I asked
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him what theme he wants and he said Nerf
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and I had no idea that that was a thing
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like Nerf wars Nerf parties had no idea
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and sure enough I typed it into Oriental
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Trading there's like Nerf branded uh
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napkins and plates and cups so even
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these obscure sort of niche things that
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you may not have heard of in the past
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check out oriental training because they
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probably have a lot available to you
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also Lilo and Stitch is very popular in
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the kid world now. So, with the release
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of the new liveaction movie, there's
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this resurgence of Lilo and Stitch
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stuff, Oriental Trading has you covered.
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Now, if you are looking for something a
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little bit more adult, sophisticated,
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New Year's parties, uh, Fourth of July,
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wedding showers, baby showers,
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everything is here at Oriental Trading.
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For the most part, most of the small
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party favors are around $5 or so for a
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dozen, but they have larger decorations
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anywhere from like $10 to $50. Now, one
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of the other reasons why I think this is
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a really great Party City alternative is
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the fact that they have candy. They they
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have an assortment of candies to choose
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from. So that if you're having a candy
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themed party or if you're just looking
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for something to put into a treat bag,
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you can pick all of the like the pop
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rocks and the, you know, the gummy bears
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and the chocolate and all the
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individually wrapped candies. You will
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find these at Oriental Trading, which is
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not something that you would normally
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find at other some of these other party
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stores that are on the list. The pros is
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that they have a large selection of
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themed decor and very affordable prices
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and they're great for bulk orders. The
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cons is that they have fewer high-end
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options. So, these are for the most part
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sort of cheaper uh party supplies. Um,
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and some of the items have been said to
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be a little bit lower quality than Party
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City. Next up is E Favorart. Now, EMAR
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is another company that's been around
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for a very long time. It is more geared
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towards adults. You're looking here for
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nice table linens, cloth napkins,
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wedding decor. They don't have a lot as
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far as kid themed items. That's
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definitely um better left for some of
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these other other places on the list.
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But if you are planning a more elegant,
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sophisticated, fancy event like a
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wedding or a baby shower and you need
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some elegant table linens or chair
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covers or centerpieces or other
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decorations, E favor is going to be a
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really great price to place to go. They
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have lots of artificial flowers and
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lighting and backdrops. The prices are
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also very budget friendly. Usually the
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tablecloths are starting at around $5 or
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more and then go up from there. If
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you're hosting a really big event and
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need things in bulk, this is also a
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really great choice because they do sell
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um things in bulk for you here. The only
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con, like I said, is that they don't
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have a lot of casual or kid-friendly
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party supplies here at EA Vermard. Next
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up is factory direct party. Now, if you
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want to find just everyday party
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supplies without breaking the bank, you
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need some affordable party decorations,
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this is a solid choice. They've got you
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covered as far as theme decorations and
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disposable, you know, dinner wear and
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plates and all that sort of stuff. And
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they also have a great selection of
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party favors. Disposable plates and
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napkins start around $2. And then theme
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decorations go anywhere from between
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like $5 and $30. Plus, they frequently
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have sales, so you can save even more if
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you catch a good sale on their site. So,
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the pros for this site are that they
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have a nice wide variety and they have
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very affordable prices. And then the
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only cons really are that they have a
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smaller selection of like licensed or
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trendy themes as opposed to what Party
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City used to have. So, like licensed
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Disney characters or like Minecraft and
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stuff like that, you're probably not
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going to see as much of that. Instead,
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you're going to see more generic happy
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birthday kind of themes at this site.
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Next up is Tablecloths Factory. Now,
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again, if you are looking to style up a
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more high-end party and you need some
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linens, this is a really great place to
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go. You're not going to find much in the
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way of like general party decorations
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here. They really are more focused
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towards the linens. So you can find um
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tablecloths, chair covers, napkins,
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backdrops here, as well as you know
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artificial flower decorations and
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balloon decorations. The pros here are
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that you're going to find high quality
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linens and it's great if you're looking
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to decorate a formal event and there's
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bulk pricing available as well. The con
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is that they just don't offer general
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party decorations. There's no costumes
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and things like that that you would find
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at Party City. Next up is Sophista
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Plate. Now, this is the spot to go to if
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you want highend
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looking disposable
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dinner wear. So, if you want something
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that has like a really beautiful floral
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pattern on it or something that's going
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to really mimic the look of something
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real, but you need to be able to use it,
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you know, in your backyard, maybe you're
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setting up a nice long table on your
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patio to do, you know, a dinner party or
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something like that, and you want it to
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look really pretty, but you need it to
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have that durability.
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Look at Sophistic Plate. They have
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gorgeous prints. So whether it's plates
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or napkins or cutlery or drink wear that
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looks like it's real glassear, look at
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Sophisticate. This is a great option.
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They also sell other things like
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coasters and shakurerie boards and dish
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towels. Um they sell runners and place
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cards and other sorts of accents like
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that. The prices are in the mid-range
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here. So, a set of like eight of their
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premium disposable plates would start
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around $10. And then the more elaborate
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sets and add-ons would cost a bit more.
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This is perfect if you want to host and
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have a really gorgeous, beautiful setup,
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but you don't want to have to one either
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purchase more real dishes or have to
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rent dishwear from someplace. instead.
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You still have that convenience of it
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being disposable. It's a little bit more
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than you would pay for like a Dixie
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plate, you know, but it's also going to
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look very, very beautiful. So, I think
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it's a really great um middle ground. If
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you want a higherend look, but you still
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need it to be affordable, you don't want
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to have to rent dishes and all that sort
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of stuff, this is a great option. Next
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up on the list is Hallmark. Now, if you
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are looking to throw a birthday party
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for someone who's a little bit older, so
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not a kid's birthday, per se, but let's
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say, you know, teenage and up, young
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adult, this is a really great place to
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check out because they have some very
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cool themes going on and the prices are
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very good. Now, what you're going to
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find at Hallmark is mostly sets of
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plates and uh napkins.
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There's lots of different candles and
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themed toppers. You're not going to find
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a lot in the way of like balloons and
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things like that, but you are going to
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find a lot of really sort of niche
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themes and designs here. They even had
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at one point, it looks like they're all
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sold out, but I see a set of like cups
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and things like that to go along with
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Stars Hol from the Gilmore Girls. So,
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when I say niche themes, this is what
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I'm talking about. It's definitely more
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geared towards adults, but prices here
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are really affordable. Sets of eight
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plates are running around like $3.99 or
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so. They are really pretty. Lots of them
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are really colorful. They're great
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designs. Again, they're a little bit
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more geared towards, I would say,
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adults, young adults. Certainly, you can
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get away with some of these for kids
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birthdays, but I think that they're a
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little bit more adult themed, but
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they're fun. They're not like a serious
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elegant party. This is just for a fun
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gathering at your house or at someone
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else's home. This would be a quick place
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to kind of pick everything up all in one
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spot. If you're not going crazy over the
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top and you just want to have a little
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themed dinner wear situation or a really
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quick informal party and you don't want
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to spend a ton of money, but you want
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some really pretty designs that aren't
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so generic that you see all over Amazon,
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check out Hallmark. Next up is Codory
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Party. Now, this is a really great site
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if you want some really high-end designs
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on your disposable dinner wear. So, you
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we're still talking about much like the
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Sophistic Plate where you have really
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gorgeous designs on plastic or on paper
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that is still disposable.
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But with Codory Party, they also have a
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really amazing line of kids themes as
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well. So, not only are you going to find
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the more sophisticated sort of um you
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know, floral patterns for maybe a brunch
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or a shower, you're also going to find a
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lot of cute kid themes as well. So,
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their prices are a little bit higher.
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Individual items like plates and cups
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are available from anywhere from like $5
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to $10. Um, and that's going to be for a
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minimum a pack of 10.
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But again, this is a site where you are
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going to have these incredibly designed
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pieces that you're just not going to
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find any place else. They really do a
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beautiful job with their illustrations,
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especially on the kids stuff. In
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addition to that disposable dinner wear,
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that's really beautiful. They of course
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have lots of other things as well. They
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have like little cupcake toppers and
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they have banners. They have little
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flower crowns. They have tablecloths.
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They have sets of party fans and
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balloons with sayings. Happy birthday,
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hooray. More good times, things like
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that. All of these sort of really
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gorgeous banners and pics for your food
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and your appetizers and your um cupcakes
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and dessert. Pretty much any theme that
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you can think of, they kind of have it
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going on here. They even have, you know,
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Christmas themed things and Thanksgiving
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themed accents as well. So, Codory Party
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is a really great spot to choose if you
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want something that is still going to be
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affordable but has a little bit more of
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a high-end feel to it. You don't want
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that generic Disney thing all over
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again. You know, you want something that
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is a little bit special, look at Codory
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Party. I think the prices are really
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great here and you're going to have
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designs that you're not going to find
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any place else. And last but not least
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is Kate Aspen. Now Kate Aspen is more of
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a mashup between like Codory Party and
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like E Favor Mart in that they have a
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lot of that really beautiful high-end
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disposable dinner wear, but they also
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have lots of favor options that Codory
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Party doesn't have. They have lots of
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really beautiful plastic acrylic
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drinkear options. They have gorgeous
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little favor boxes and bags. They also
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have really excellent pricing on sets of
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their favor boxes. So, not only are you
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getting something really, really unique,
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like I'm looking at things that are like
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these little woodland baby animals or
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these little boxes that are shaped like
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little tea kettles. You can get an
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entire set of 24 of these little favor
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boxes for $22, which I think is a great
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price because you're just not going to
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find a really intricate box like that
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many other places. They also have really
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gorgeous um of course plates and dishes.
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They have candles and votives. They have
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banners and signs, lanterns. So, like I
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said, it's a nice mashup between like
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the E Favor Mart where you're going to
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have a lot more sort of wedding supply
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stuff and just regular everyday party
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stuff as well. This the prices here are
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really fantastic. They have great
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designs. The quality is very nice and
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overall,
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no matter what event you're really
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seeking for, you're going to find
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something that you can afford here. I'd
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say the only con for Kate Aspen is that
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they don't have a lot of other
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decorations that you would create um
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that you would use to create like maybe
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a really beautiful photo backdrop moment
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or things that you would hang from your
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ceiling, the little spiraly things or um
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you know things that you would use to
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adorn your staircase or large balloon
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arch options. They don't have a lot of
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that. It's mostly like the table wear
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and the favors and the, you know, the
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the cups and glasses. But if you want
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that specifically, this is a great place
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to go. But you may have to fill in. So,
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especially if you're looking for uh a
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birthday party where you want a big
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photo backdrop moment. You may have to
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just go ahead and add that on from
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another site, maybe Amazon or something
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like that, and just go into it knowing
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that you're not going to get everything.
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This is not a one-stop shop. But if you
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are looking for, let's say, just a basic
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dinner party and you want an elevated
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look to your tablescape, this would be a
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one-stop shop for you because you
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probably wouldn't be going in looking
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for streamers and balloons. So, it
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really depends on your the type of event
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that you're hosting. But I think that
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this is not a site to skip at all.
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Definitely check out Kate Aspen while
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you're shopping for your party decor.
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So, that's it. That's my list of eight
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party city alternatives. I hope you
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for watching and I'll see you in the
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next one. Bye.
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