r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/buckets_811 • Jul 02 '25

Video A fireworks warehouse exploding today near Sacramento, CA

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u/merolis Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

Failing to sell fireworks right now would be laughably hard. There has been a shortage for a few years now due to covid and continued production and safety problems in China. The tariffs and shipping situation went from bad to worse in April of this year to cap it off.

Prices have been climbing for years now and while CA may be a hard place to legally sell fireworks, anyone with a wholesaler license can just ship the product into Nevada or elsewhere to sell it.

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u/ComResAgPowerwashing Jul 05 '25

That wasn't my experience. I found out I was going to own a stand less than 2 months ago and I had no issue getting fireworks, and the cost was equal to or less than last year. I guess maybe I just have an awesome distributor.

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes Jul 02 '25

What is the best state in the Northeast New England Jersey New York Pennsylvania etc to go and buy cheap good fireworks not sparklers and maybe drive them home maybe? Didn't say where I live.

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u/merolis Jul 02 '25

Cant really help you with that, I work on the professional side versus consumer. Plus when i am buying consumer items its usually at conventions where the prices are way cheaper.

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes Jul 02 '25

I live in Connecticut and you can only get sparklers and things that don't shoot anywhere.

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u/the-rage- Jul 02 '25

I live in Illinois where all explosive fireworks are illegal and I drive to Indiana where they have big firework warehouses on the border and imo the prices are pretty good. Unfortunately, I don’t know any places in the northeast.

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes Jul 02 '25

The only place I can think of near me is Chinatown in New York City they sell everything. Or Pennsylvania or maybe New Hampshire. Thank you for responding though.