Inflatable costumes, where to Rent or Buy(cheap)?

[RLeVan]

Thought someone here on ES would have rented or known someone who rented one of these at one time or another. The occasion is my grandfathers 92nd birthday that we hold at our farm. This is the third year that we have done this, and we'd like to do something on the comical side.

What we're looking for primarily is an inflatable fat lady in a bikini costume. The concept is to surprise him that she wouldn't fit in the cake. If anyone has seen "Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel, something similar to the fat lady costume that the crewmember on the Rolle had would be perfect. We're also looking for two other costumes as yet to be determined, browsing around to find the right ones. If there are any local stores in the Northern VA area that you could recommend, I would certainly appreciate it. If they aren't local, his b-day is Memorial day so haste in delivery would be a requirement.

Being a retired chemist at Naval Reasearch Laboratories (NRL), he's played many a prank in his day, as well as during his college years. He mildly tear-gassed the girls dorm to get their better furniture while they evacuated, and switched pipes in the churches pipe organ to name a few. I'm sure he can handle a prank. I would certainly appreciate any help on finding these suits.

[dreamingwolf]

http://www.costumeshopper.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?store_code=costumes&screen=PROD&product_code=fm56579

not sure if its what your looking for, it doesnt look like its inflatible

[RLeVan]

Thanks for checking, I saw that one. The one I'm looking for looks like a pink beach ball worn on the torso, with a bikini strapped on it.

Now we know, even inflatables can have stretch marks.