How can a subject line like that NOT catch you? Well it sure caught my eye. (You may ask, why and how did I get an email with that subject line... I'm on a direct mail fireworks list.) Anyway, one thing led to another and I stumbled upon "Confessions of a Fireworks Man." The blog currently covers Harry Gilliam, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer on his trip to China to buy fireworks. It's a fascinating read.
And you cannot imagine the work that goes into making just one kind of firework thing, one fountain, for instance, and getting it all the way to you, safely and legally. It is amazing. And what’s more amazing to me is that they are so cheap, even after we mark them up 600 times.
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