For those of us who like to celebrate year-round events like birthdays, New Year’s Eve, or the end of a wonderful day with fireworks, here are three mail-order sources offering some really great Chinese- and U.S.-made fireworks. Blue Angel is generally the cheapest, though Neptune and Olde Glory undersell them on particular items. Olde Glory has a small selection, but they’re geared toward smaller lots on individual items. Shop around — the full-color catalogs are nearly as dazzling as silver sparklers.
— Ted Schultz
Note: It is illegal to send fireworks to California and several other
states. You won’t get the catalogs in California either. — CK