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HARVEY, AN.
ALWAYS LIVE,AC
THEY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE
BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IN THE PAST
THREE DECADES, HOLIDAYS, SUPER
BOWLS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
REMEMBER RINGING IN THE NEW
MILLENNIUM?
THERE FOR THAT, TOO,
BUT NOW THE PARTY IS COMING TO
THE END.
THE OWNER OF WESTMORELAND
FUN PARTY STORES ARE
CLOSING THEIR DOORS AND ASHLIE
HARDY TELLS US WHO'S FOIN.
Reporter: IF YOU'VE DRIVEN
DOWN ROUTE 30 NEAR JIN ET IN THE
PAST 3 IS YEARS, YOU'VE PROBABLY
NOTICED THE FUN PARTY STORE, BUT
THE PARTY IS OVER.
I ACTUALLY COME UP TO BUY
SOME THINGS AND WHEN I PULLED
UP, THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT.
SURPRISE, SHOCKED, AND I MISS
THEM.
THE WAY THAT PEOPLE CELEBRATE
HAS
PLUS ONLINE STORES AND THE BIG
BOX STORES HAVING EVERYTHING
THAT WE SELL, WE HAD TO MAKE A
DECISION, UNFORTUNATELY, TO
CLOSE EVERYTHING DOWN.
Reporter: THE FAMILY USED TO
OWN FIVE STORES IN WESTMORELAND
AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY, BUT OVER
THE YEARS, ONLINE SHOPPING,
CORPORATE PARTY STORES, AND
GIANTS LIKE WALMART AND TARGET
HAVE FORCED OU
YOU WANT ?
YOU CAN HAVE MORE TO THAT.
Reporter: THIS LOCATION AND
THE ONE IN GREENSBURG ARE THE
LAST TWO FUN PARTY STORES, AND
THEY ARE SHUTTING DOWN.
THEY FOLLOW PITTSBURGH-OWNED
PAPER MART, WHICH CLOSED ALL OF
THEIR STORES IN THE AREA.
THE PITTSBURGH AREA, FOR US
TO LOSE TEN INDEPENDENT PARTY
STORES WITHIN A MATTER OF EIGHT
MONTHS IS PRETTY SAD, BUT TRUE.
Reporter: FOR THE FAITHFUL
WHO HAVE SHOPPED HERE FOR MORE
THAN THREE DECADES, THE END OF
ANOTHER MOM AND POP VENTURE IS
SADDENING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
WHO DON'T SHOP ONLINE.
DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS YOU COME
IN, YOU BUY THE HALLOWEEN STUFF
AND THE THANK YOU STUFF.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO BUY SOME
RETIREMENT STUFF.
Reporter: THE FAMILY WILL
STILL OFFER CUSTOM BANNER AND
BALLOON SERVICES FROM THIS
BUILDING, BUT THEIR RETAIL STORE
WILL CLOSE AS SOON AS THEY RUN
OUT OF PRODUCT, WHICH THEY THINK