Hi All,
Does anyone now of a good ballon company for parties in the Zurich or Rapperswil area? I would like to but a few helium filled ballons, or a small cannister so I can fill a small number of ballons myself (say 8-10 balloons). In the UK I know you can get a small cannister about for 50CHF.
Thanks for your help!

There is a balloon shop just outside Steinhausen in Zug.

http://www.partyware.ch/

In Zürich : www.ballon-shop.ch (also helium cannisters) and Ballon-Express at Friesenbergstr. 16 Have fun!

Hi All,
Thanks for the quick tips...I checked out the sites ballon-express.ch and ballonshop.ch but unfortunately they seem to be catering for people who want 50 plus balloons.....
So maybe I need to find a shop that is willing to fill 5 or so balloons - of course I know there will be a charge for the helium if I take my own balloons.
Just a note, the selection seems to be limited here comared to the uk....
Once again, I really appreciate all yor thoughts.

There's a quaint little gift/toy/bits&bobs shop in the shopping level of Bahnhof Stadelhofen. Run by a very nice Italian couple, if I recall correctly. They have foil helium balloons on display outside their shop and they fill them up "fresh" if you buy one. So, they must have a bottle in the back somewhere.
You could go in there and ask if they'll do it for you.

In the small print of ballon-express.ch:

Half-empty (1000 litres) helium bottle on request for 50 Fr.

They also take pride in their big selection but I'm not a balloon expert.

Thanks I missed that small print! Wouldnt want to rubbish anybody just that if you go on to any "small" uk party supplies site they have simple balloons for sale, theirs offers lots of complicated and elaborate arrangements. Symptamatic of swiss life - always possible to get the"best" not always so easy to find the basic - in my 8 year experience that is :-))