Bubble Machine Bubbles

Owning a bubble machine is like owning a pickup truck -- all your friends want to borrow it.

And who can blame them? I bought this mini-bubble machine (from Cool Stuff Cheap) for my office -- that's right, my office. Think about it -- stress is mounting, the phone is ringing, nothing is going your way, and then <click> ... <whir> ... <rainbow bubbles floating through the air> ... ...la-la-la...

The worst part of owning a bubble machine is having to turn it off and get back to work.

The mini-bubble machine is $28.99 -- but add in the cost of a quart of bubble juice for $5.99. The mini-bubbler comes with a small bottle of juice, but it's only enough for one fill-up. The mini runs on standard electric (adapter included) or pop-in two AA batteries and it's a battery operated blowing machine -- great for moving around from room-to-room (or cubicle-to-cubicle). The downside of the mini-bubbler is the motor for the blower does make enough noise to be a bit distracting in a quiet office.

The mini-bubbler is perfect for bubbling up small areas, but if you're looking for lots of bubbles for a larger room, you'll want to move up to one of Cool Stuff Cheap's larger machines ($75 - $129) and more juice. Cool Stuff Cheap has lots of great stuff at discount prices... me? I'm looking at fog machines.

The next time you're asked to share in getting party supplies, tell them you'll bring the bubbles.

Resources

• Bubble Machines at Cool Stuff Cheap