The Benefits of Having an Office Dog

Nothing hurts an office like a negative aura hanging over the employees.  A positive work environment is a great factor in helping an office be productive both now, and in the future.  Some of the best companies focus on keeping their employees happy and motivated.  Especially in environments where sales drive the companies success, attitude is a major factor.  As evidence from the internet's devoted obsession to dogs and cats, an office puppy can play a big role in motivating employees.  Obviously there are a number of environments where this would not work, but in a smaller company, it is perfect!

As an example, here at A&S Play Zone, we have one of the most lovable and happy dogs anyone has ever seen.  His name is Tobi and he loves everyone in the office, and everyone loves him!  If people are ever feeling overwhelmed or stressed about work, they simply spend a minute with Tobi and immediately their day is better.  Tobi roams around the office and occasionally will stop by and keep a person company at their desk.  He brings a smile to people's faces, and when people are smiling, they are more productive and more successful in solving problems.

Overall, an office dog has been one of employee's favorite experiences at our company.  I wouldn't say a company cat wouldn't work, but I'm not sure it would have the same effect.  If you stop by A&S Play Zone to look at our party rental items, be sure to say hello to Tobi!

Wedding Ideas? Look for A&S on Pinterest

It's been around for a while, but it is becoming one of the most popular sites and applications for crafts, clothing, and especially weddings.  Do you know what I'm referring to?  It's Pinterest, the ultra popular application that allows people to create their own boards and "pin" items and ideas that they find interesting to it for later.  One of the biggest uses that people have found for this site is to find Wedding ideas.  From dresses, to decorations, to unique room setups, Pinterest seems to have it all.  Along with having these great ideas, Pinterest is great for allowing you and your friends to find ideas that you all like and share them with each other.

Since A&S now offers everything people in the Dayton and Cincinnati area could need for a wedding, from linens, to tables and chairs, to chocolate fountains, we thought it would be nice to add our ideas to Pinterest to help people decide what they want to make their day as special as possible!  Some of the arrangements and ideas we provide in our showroom have been useful for people planning weddings in both Dayton and Cincinnati.  So while you are browsing Pinterest later, why not take the time to look at what we've posted, and maybe repin us if you like what you see!  We appreciate any suggestions or ideas you may have, and hope to inspire some of yours!

Focus on Inflatables: The Velcro Wall

Spiders are interesting.  Some people are afraid of them.  Some people are intrigued  by them.  But what is it like to be like them?  That question can be answered by one of A&S Play Zone's most popular college inflatable rentals!  The Velcro wall!  This unique party rental item gives people the opportunity to experience what it is like jumping into the spider's web.  People from young to old, from kids, to college students, to adults, can all have fun with this versatile bounce item in Dayton and Cincinnati.  Recently, it has been featured at college events at the University of Dayton and Miami University of Ohio.  Students there were thrilled with this item, enjoying the chance to relax from their demanding classes, and bond with their friends.  Nothing makes better friendships and better stories than making your friends do something crazy!  If you or your school is interested in how you can get this awesome inflatable to your event, or what other inflatables may be fun, give us a call at 937-885-5454 or 513-315-9110 or visit the website for the best Party and Inflatable Rental company in Ohio by clicking the blue link!

Do You Subscribe to our E-Newsletter?

At different points throughout the year, A&S will send out information about new products, upcoming events, and best of all, special offers!  Last summer, we had a special discount on summer items that people really enjoyed, especially with the heat being as oppressive as it was.  The coupons allowed a few schools to  try out our water wars inflatable, which ended up as one of the most popular rentals of the entire summer!  We also use Constant Contact to send out our emails, so if you ever want to stop receiving emails from us or have an issue, we make resolving such problems very simple.  Overall though, there are many great benefits from being a subscriber to our E-Newsletter.  If you want to sign up, we can send you information to help add you to it and make your experience the best it can be!  The email to send requests to is csmith@asplayzone.com.  We'd love to send you some information and offers, so let us know!

New Site Design!

Its finally here!  The new website for A&S Play Zone!  It's taken a lot of work, but it's online and looks great!  Some of the improvements include an updated logo, which now features a more polished look and the website information in our cloud.  We have developed a national rental number - 855-PlayZONE to go along with our two local numbers, 513-315-9110 for Cincinnati, or 937-885-5454 for Dayton.  You all probably noticed how hard we've worked on our social media involvement, and now our homepage banner includes a button for A&S Play Zone on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Wordpress, Blogger, and YouTube!  So you can simply go to our website to access our fun social media, or just search us on Google, Yahoo, or Bing.  We'll be there!

The next exciting update is a simpler interface for our different locations on the website, such as special deals, events, and our company mission.  We retained many of the ideas from our old website though so it won't be too overwhelming of a change.

By far, the best new update is the category item search.  Instead of using our old drop down categories or sliding product bar (Which is still located lower on the screen), there are clickable buttons with a picture of an item that represents the category.  Not only does this interface make it simpler to find specific products or help your child find what they want, it works well on mobile devices.  So if you want to find our bounce houses or inflatable slides in Dayton or Cincinnati, you just click one button and scroll through all of our bouncy options.

I'll leave it up to you to visit www.asplayzone.com and let us know what you think!  I hope you find it as exciting as I do, and get ready for another fun inflatable summer!

Cook Family Fundraiser

Come on out to Springboro High School this weekend in the Dayton and Cincinnati area to participate in the Cook Family Fun Day!  The day is going to run from 9 am to 6 pm at CareFlight field.  There will be fun filled activities all day, from a dodge ball tournament to kickball!  Of course food will be available, including hamburgers, hot dogs, and pulled pork from Chef Tommy Myers.  Proceeds from this event go back to local community youth programs.  All of the proceeds generated from the $5 per carload admission fee.  The most exciting section of the event will be the dunk tank and inflatable, so bring somebody you want to send into the water!  More information can be found on the website for the Cook Family Fun Day.  Be sure to come on out and bring your family to help support the local community!  

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com – Bounce Houses, Inflatable Blowups, Giant Slides

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

How Soon Do I Need To Reserve A Bounce House / Inflatable

I frequently get the question on the phone, "When do I need to reserve my item?" or "How late can I get my bounce house?"  There is not perfect answer for that question.  There are a lot of variables that could affect the answer I give.  Some items we have multiples of, while others we only have one.  Other than graduation time, when I would suggest you call as soon as you know what day your party is, you can usually get by with a week to a week and a half before.  Again, I have to reiterate that this might not always be the case, but often times it can be.  If you have your eye on a specific item, and have a few days you want to check on, don't hesitate to call us here at A&S Play Zone and run those days by us!

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

Discounts and Savings!

Many people don't know that A&S Play Zone can individually package your deal for you, along with our pre-existing packages.  Packages can be found on our website under the "Specials" tab.  Along with that, we offer discounts via Facebook, Google Plus, and to our email subscriber list.  Along with these generous discounts, A&S will individually package items to make them meet certain budgets.  If you let one of the A&S staff members know you are trying to create a specific themed event with a limited budget, let them know and they will craft together a special package just for you!

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

Homemade Lunch Party

Working at a party rental and inflatable rental company has plenty of perks.  One of them, specifically at A&S, is the fantastic cooking by some of the staff!  On one warm summer day each year, one of the more experienced cooks on the staff takes the time to prepare a feast for the rest of the company.  Everyone is invited in, and a great time is had by all!  The food consisted of chicken, burgers and hot dogs  as the main course.  Some of the sides involved macaroni, seasoned corn, beans of all sorts, and much more!  On top of the fabulous food comes the great camaraderie of those working at A&S.  The workers get along wonderfully, and everyone can be involved in the fun games and conversation.  With a warehouse full of inflatable rental equipment, how can people not have fun!  Bounce houses, obstacle courses, dunk tanks, and every other interactive inflatable anyone could want is available for the employees to enjoy.  Of course, every day is a fun day when you work at a party rental company!  If you are interested in working for this fantastic company, we are accepting applications on our website at <http://asplayzone.com/index.php?p=apply>.

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

Website Work

Thanks to everyone who answered my question yesterday, or will answer it in the upcoming Facebook poll!  Me, being the master of questions, has another query for you all.  What would you like us to improve about our website?  Personally, I think we could add a search box, and we are considering doing that soon!  I think the online system could synchronize well with our office computers so we could be more in touch with our customers.  On that note, we could integrate our social media more as well, from YouTube, to Facebook, to this very blog.  In the most simplest of terms, how can A&S Play Zone serve you better?  If you haven’t visited our website in a while, it is www.asplayzone.com. 

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

What Inflatables Do YOU Want Next?

I promised that today I would have a new question to pose for you all, and I wasn’t lying!  As the summer rush begins to taper off a little and A & S Play Zone starts to look back at their inventory, we have a few thoughts.  As always, after a busy year so far, our busiest year ever as a matter of fact (Thanks to all of you!), a few of our older inflatables that we rent out have become damaged to the point where we will no longer rent them out to parties in the Dayton Cincinnati, and Columbus areas.  This is simply from many years of bouncing and jumping, and our bouncers take a beating after a few years!  Also, we look towards the Autumn/Winter months.  We see events like Halloween and Christmas coming up, and although we supply people with equipment for these events, there is more we could do.  Our months outside the Spring and Summer times are not as busy as those, so we always have a bit of a quandary.  We always want to expand and add more items to keep our customers happy and interested, but which direction should we go?

AS PlayZone has a large number of bounce houses (bouncers jumpys jumpers moonwalks moonbounces or bounce house, whatever you want to call them!) Combination bounce houses, but could we add more?  There always seems to be a demand, so if this is your favorite item and where you want to see us expand inventory, let us know in the comments!  Maybe your favorite attractions include the extreme or interactive inflatables, such as the demolition ball, boulder dash, or defender dome.  Tell us which item is your favorite, and we’ll look for similar items.  This category does include bungee runs, the mechanical bull, and inflatable jousts too!  A big section that we expanded in this year was slides and water slides.  We have 3 large inflatables slides that we rent out to parties in the Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati area, but should there be more?  Is three dry slides enough?  Maybe, because especially in this heat, the water slides could not stay in the warehouse!  Wipeout and the Dolphin water slide both entered our inventory this year, to team up with the Roaring River and Velocity Extreme.  Perhaps another mid-range slide or even a kid’s slide?  Those are my thoughts, but remember, all these questions I’m asking I want your thoughts on!

For now, these are all the items I’m going to suggest, and we will see what people think.  As we move forward in the process of transitioning into the later months of the year, we will get more specific with what items we are looking at, and we want you to help along the way!  Thank you all for being such great readers!

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

What’s Next?

Hello everyone!  As the summertime nears its halfway point, people have had plenty opportunities to see inflatables in action all around, and hopefully you have seen some of ours!  As we continue to serve people’s inflatable needs and party needs, we wonder what some of costumers think of the job we’ve been doing.  There are many many places to review A&S Play Zone online.  Of course, we do love it when people call us directly to thank us for the job we do, but posting online can help lead others to a similar experience!  Now to those places online.  The big ones include Google, Yahoo, Yellow Pages, and Angie’s List.  I’m sure there are plenty more, but these are the few that immediately come to mind.  Please let us know what you thought of our service.  If you loved it, fantastic!  We appreciate good reviews.  If not, we check these frequently, so we will soon respond to any concerns and possibly contact you to resolve any issues!  Thanks again everyone, and I’ll be coming to you with a new question tomorrow!

Google Reviews - https://plus.google.com/117188469142616111776/about?hl=en

Yahoo Reviews - http://local.yahoo.com/info-44795841-a-s-play-zone-springboro

Yellow Pages - http://www.yellowpages.com/springboro-oh/mip/a-s-playzone-party-rental-459206893?lid=459206893 

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066

Breaking News! Find A&S Play Zone on LinkedIn

Before we get to carnival planning information, A & S Play Zone has been added to LinkedIn’s listings!  If you want to connect to us, our company is listed at http://www.linkedin.com/company/a-&-s-play-zone.  Our employees would love to connect with you, and we would love for you to follow our company!  If you want more than just a LinkedIn connection, you can find this inflatable rental company on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter!

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AandSPlayZone

Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/asplayzone

YoutTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ASPLAYZONE11

A & S Play Zone

www.asplayzone.com

937-885-5454

513-315-9110

820 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, Ohio 45066