Party City

I went here on a Sunday night to purchase helium balloons and banners for a birthday, lines took forever, balloon blow up took forever, I understand it was a half hour before they were supposed to close, but I dont understand why everything took so long. I wish there were other places in the city to have helium balloons blown up, maybe I will start purchasing just one solo balloon from a grocery store to save me the stress of party city.
It is such a fun store to enter during the holidays, I will most likely be back during the week, so I’m not competing with other annoyed people.

Super clean and organized location! Everything was fully stocked and looked beautiful. The over shock items are placed high above the shelves but they are always restocking. This location is definitely cleaner and the employees are very helpful! I will definitely be back to purchase more of my party supplies in the future!

This place has everything but good luck finding it. I literally heard an exasperated sigh when I asked a sales person for help. I had promised a friend I would pick up a few specific things otherwise I would have headed over to Target. It’s like a bad party– skip it unless you have to go!

Consistently gets balloon orders wrong. I always order a week ahead so expect the order to be correct since it’s not a rush. Two recent examples are (1) Valentines Day I ordered 12 Foil Hearts (white ribbon) and 24 white balloons (red ribbon). The hearts were not available for me to count out but assured me they had plenty and the order would be right. I should have known better but the order was already bagged when I got there. First of all, all the ribbons were white which I just let go as I didn’t have time for 24 balloons to be re tied with red. I got the balloons to the event where they were centerpices for tables. I was short one red heart so I called and the salesperson was sarcastic that I asked if they could deliver it and «sorry» I was short «ONE» balloon on Valentine’s day when they were busy. That would be the reason I ordered ahead. So I ended up going to Walgreens to get a similar heart to complete the table arrangements. (2) The same weekend I ordered balloons for a party the following week. This time just three myler balloons. Two were to have blue ribbons (blue balloons) and one was to have a yellow ribbon (yellow balloon). The next week I went to pick up the balloons and not surprised the ribbons were wrong — all yellow. I told the person a the register who quickly had an attitude but this time with their own staff and told them to fix the ribbon colors. I waited what seemed like a bit of time and walked back to where they were being re-​done and they were on the third balloon and swapping the ribbon on the yellow balllon for blue… I said «No that one was suppose to be yellow to match». So now that employee got an attitude telling me the other person told her to switch it. I replied that the receipt she was holding had the instructions… so now she had to switch it back and hand them off to me abruptly. Horrible horrible customer service. I wish there was another Party City close. With so many unemployed people you would think they could find employees that could count and read.

The worst party city ever. Staff super unhelpful. Waited for 20 minutes to be told that I needed to wait an hour for 4 balloons.

bad
bad
bad
actitud ppl
over price things
dollar store
are good
target or walmart
we went today looking for a costume for my 9 year old son
ppl had actitud
cashiers
are weird too
is to many ppl looking for a job
if you are not happy in party city get a other job ppl
smile
you guys had a job
thanks to us
the coustumers hello !!! :)

The bathroom is comparable with the worst gas station bathroom that you will ever see, which makes me confident in my opinion that the rest of the store is filthy, as well.

I’m not happy at all. i came in on a Sunday at around 4:30 and stood waiting for helium balloons for at least 10 minutes while three people behind the counter worked on one order of helium balloons. The man whose order it was seemed to have been waiting a while, too, like they didn’t have his order ready on time.
When I finally got my 3 mylar balloons filled, I had been waiting so long that I rushed to the checkout counter and out of there without noticing that one of them was only about ²⁄₃ full. It looks terrible and I can’t use it all. It looks like I’ve had it lying around for a month. Not at all presentable for gift-​giving. I’m super disappointed and would not recommend this place for anything. I’m sorry I wasted my money and time.

Looking for a Santa costume? Party City has 3 price tiers of them — a $ 30 set, a $ 70 set, and a $ 100 set. Pretty good for a starter Santa, though if you’re looking to make a career out of this, it’s probably best to invest in a higher-​quality costume.
This store is a little dingier feeling than the one I’ve been to in the suburbs. Maybe the fluorescent lighting is a little dim? Either way, the fact that they have a big parking lot is terrific — the parking lot of the location by Roscoe/​Western looks to be a nightmare.
A good resource if you’re planning a color-​coordinated party and need matching plates/​plasticware/​napkins and lots of inflated balloons.

I worked at a party store several years ago, so I know the drill. I ordered several bunches of balloons for an event this month. The bunches looked great — one mylar and 4 latex each. The prices are competitive to other party stores in the city. The staff was nice on the phone (though they left me on hold for 15 minutes while they confirmed they had inventory available for what I wanted).
The one issue I had, which really irks me, is they didn’t bag the bunches separately. They just handed them to us (on a windy day) and told us to «be careful to not get them tangled». Really? Who doesn’t bag bunches of balloons so they a) don’t get tangled and b) aren’t affected by weather.
By the time I got the balloons to the venue, they were so tangled, it took me FORTY-​FIVE MINUTES to untangle them. I was still untangling when the event started. That is inexcusable.
Unless they can guarantee bagging next time, I’ll be taking my business to Doolin’s.

Floor to ceiling shelves filled with everything and anything you might possibly need for a party. I had to ask for help because I may never have found what I was looking for on my own. Moderately high prices for cheap party frills.

Its a big money making scam and everything is way overpriced but you can blame a store that banks so hard on holidays like this to make their payroll. They had a really organized system of getting costumes, a good staff, and they had the registers rolling through to keep people moving along. I was impressed with how well managed the place was in such a chaotic situation.

I love coming to this party city. I pretty much know where everything. Its only flaw to me, where are the baby boy babyshower bags? I am a fan of its 15 pieces of candy for $ 1 better variety that your old school corner store.

If you are planning a party or an event, this is definitely the place to visit. They have all sorts of stuff for birthdays, weddings, sweet 16, mardi gras, chinese new year, st. pattys, valentines day, superbowl, and even christenings! For these events they have favors, decorations, hats, and table settings. They even have aluminum trays for buffets. Prices here are pretty reasonable.
I came here looking for a bridal veil for a bachelorette party. Unfortunately they were out of stock! I would suggest calling ahead if you are looking for something specific.
Parking is super easy in their private parking lot.

Party City… definitely the mecca of one-​stop shopping for all of your riotous party needs. Granted, yes, everything here is at an absolute premium (ahem, could you rip me off a ‘lil bit more… it feels great, thanks), what you’re actually paying for is the cost of convenience, not substandard poorly made chotchkies.
Everything from plastic champagne flutes, big solo cups, ridiculously cheesy decorations, noisemakers, balloons, crêpe paper, table runners, confetti and even candy and cutesy little party favors are here to make your soirée an undeniably festive, smashing success.
Have stopped in several times over the years and am never surprised by the shoddy service or the inflated prices… but upon my most recent visit for NYE paraphernalia I realized they had raised inflatables to a buck each for balloons. F’real?! Not even the fancy pants sparkly mylar ones that spell out my name in scratch ‘n sniff roses, just plan ‘ol solid color latex balloons. What a gross misuse of my expediency vs. worth theory, Party City! Ugh.
Unfortunately, I know I’ll be back… I have to be. The beads, the party hats, the streamers… they’re all such revelry requirements and I’ve yet to find anywhere else nearly as convenient or easy for all my fiesta needs. Congrats Party City, you’ve monopolized the market on merrymaking!

Can I give zero stars?
I’m not sure why keep going to this store– it is disorganized, dirty and not the best prices. Never again now.
We recently rented a helium tank– the nozzle was slightly cracked but workable so we didn’t bring it back for a replacement while filling us balloons. But when we tried to return it, they said we broke it and gave us the option of either paying $ 55 for the broken nozzle or $ 100 to keep the tank. No manager was on duty to complain to and we were basically forced to pay either $ 55 or $ 100. Nice customer service, NOT!

Service just got a whole lot better! I was constantly approached by employees with offers of help finding anything! And the checkout dude answered a phone call, was super polite and helpful to the caller, and polite in his apology to me for answering it.
I picked up a bunch of Star Wars decorations for my son’s upcoming Birthday celebration and a whole bunch of fun candy and Halloween doodads for the kids’ takeway bags. Of course I couldn’t pass up buying myself a huge bag of candy and a superball!
There’s a huge amount of Halloween costumes here and their price point seems really good, so check it out!

I walked in the front door to have a life-​sized animatronic version of Jason swiping at me with a machete. I walked out. When I gathered myself, I returned in but walked away from the mass murderer the workers at PC thought would be ‘fun’ to greet customers.
Party City: Where we hate you and want to kill you.
I get it. You’re angry. But, Jason at the door is a bad business model. I found the store to be a jumbled mess. The aisles were very cramped, the carts were miniature (I guess so as to navigate the small aisles) and the workers were uncommunicative at best. Maybe it’s me. The «party» in Party City denotes a modicum of fun. Everyone here seemed so miserable. It was contagious. Not that i need an excuse to get my «Ex-​cah-​use-​uh me» on, but I went from ho-​hum to [redacted]-i-will-cut-you in about 15 seconds. All I was trying to do was buy some helium tanks and balloons. D@mn! Please, don’t ever make me come here again.
P. S. PC is more expensive than Tar-​jhay.

I have always been pleasantly surprised with Party City. I guess so much I need to review it. Anyway, we’re throwing a «Themed» party of «Old Hollywood» for my friends Golden Birthday.
And yes, they have tons of gold. I was a little skeptical that I could find all I needed here, and luckily I did.
Even a photo backdrop — who knew?

Great stuff, and tons of it. It makes you want to throw your husband a dinosaur or Bob the Builder themed party for his 25^th birthday. They have a great selection of wedding and bachelorette themed things too, but let me be the first to tell you that the giant red suckers beckoning to be picked up are actually life size suckers shaped like a penis and if you grab one the whole jar will fall over and knock everything on the shelf off. Makes you glad the staff doesn’t hover.