Online Stores For Buying Props
Borrowing props is fine, especially for students who have little to no disposable income, but there's nothing like having your own. Should you manage to scrape together the dough or want to drop subtle hints to family and friends around your birthday or Christmas, you'll need to know what you can buy, and where you can get it. On this page you'll find a selection of Online Stores which ship to Ireland with reasonable delivery charges. Even if you don't want to make any online purchases these sites are still a fountain of knowledge for information on what props are out there.
dubé
| Explanation: | dubé sell a variety of props; balls, beanbags, clubs, knives, diabolos, hoops, poi, devilsticks, fire props, unicycles, spinning plates, trick ropes, kendama, bar flair, hats, rola bolas, ribbons, s-staff, levisticks, stilts, carrying bags, how-to guides, t-shirts and more. Their prop descriptions, especially for customized clubs are very thorough and extremely helpful when purchasing your first set. Allow up to three weeks for shipping to Ireland as your order will be coming from New York. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
Firetoys.com
| Explanation: | Don't be fooled by the name; Firetoys don't just sell fire props. They stock a huge range of props, from many manufacturers, including their own brand and aerial ones, unlike most circus retailers. They have a great stock of how-to books and DVDs as well. Gift certificates are available which is great if you don't know what present to get for a circus enthusiast. Their shipping prces are very reasoable and their warehouse is in the UK so orders usually arrive within the week. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
Gballz
| Explanation: | Gballz sell a range of juggling balls and even offer a customised embossing service. As they are made-to-order the queue of pending orders is about 10-12 weeks and shipping costs are different for every order. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
Gora
| Explanation: | If fire's your game, Gora's a site you're gonna want to remember. Probably most well known in Ireland for their customisable staff props, but they do have a good selection of other items on sale too, all with the option to personalise. From fire hats to the fire umbrellas, they're well used to fire performances and they're well worth a look. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store or find our more about their distributors. |
Henrys Factory Shop
| Explanation: | Although they only sell Henrys manufactured props, they still have a pretty good range. Based in Germany shipping of orders is usually within the week. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
Home of Poi
| Explanation: | Does exactly what it says on the tin. Probably the best place to find a wide range of poi, but they also sell other circus props, ranging from contact balls to yo-yos. Although based in New Zealand, they do have a warehouse in the UK which means that orders generally tend to arrive within the week. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
oddballs
| Explanation: | A great variety of both fire and non-fire props. Their large range means that oddballs often have combo deals and tend to have the most recently released props. They sell bulk deals and workshop packs as well as gift certificates. Their price promise states that if you happen to find exactly the same product advertised as in stock available for immediate delivery from any other UK VAT registered company within 2 weeks of purchasing, contact them and they will refund the difference plus 10%. Being based in the UK, your order will generally arrive within the week. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
passepasse.com
| Explanation: | Another stockist with a wide range, including a small selection of aerial equipment, passepasse are based in France, which means that orders are generally shipped within a week. You may need to translate the page into English though, but if you're using Google Chrome this will happen automatically. |
| Links: | Check out their website to browse their store. |
play JUGGLING
| Explanation: | Manufacturers of the famous PX3 clubs and Sil-X and MMX balls, play only stock their own brand. They have a relatively small range of props, but they stock balls, clubs, flowersticks, hoops, rola bolas, plates, poi and rings. They do have discounts for bulk orders (10% off €200+ and 20% off €500+). |
| Links: | Check out their .com or .co.uk websites to browse their store. |