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I Scream, You Scream, We All Have Fun – at Your Awesome Halloween Party!
Posted by rentalstop in General on September 5, 2011
Many of our great customers tell us that Halloween is one of their favorite celebrations of the year. This holiday is spooky and fun for kids of all ages. All sorts and sizes of Halloween Parties and Haunted Houses will be happening all over the Dallas and Fort Worth area. If you are planning a Halloween Party, be sure to use RentalStop.com as your one stop place for any Party Equipment rentals you may need.
If you’re planning or hosting a Halloween party, you may find yourself needing some Party Equipment rentals to make your party a success. RentalStop.com is here to help you. Rent all your basic party equipment that makes every party complete, including tents, tables, chairs, decorations, dance floor lighting, and sound equipment. Rent a popcorn machine, chairs, glasses, a punch bowl, and even a punch fountain for serving drinks at your party.
Here’s a few reminders to make your Halloween event successful:
About 1 Week Before the Event
About a week before the party, you’ll want to start working on your “scary” area, if you plan to have one, as well as completing your shopping. We have tents and lighting that would be perfect. This is also a great time to send out a reminder to your invitation list (which is something you can set up automatically if you use an email invitation service) and to gather the final RSVP’s. Begin working on non-perishable props such as scary table tent cards for menu items and props for the party area, etc. Ensure you’ve got everything you need for your own costume!
Two Days Beforehand
Complete your grocery shopping, decorate the house, run through a final checklist to ensure you’ve got everything you need, and prep whatever food or make-ahead dishes you can (trail mix, dry goods, etc.).
The Day Before
Your rental items will most likely arrive today, so you can set them up and test them out to ensure you’re ready for the party tomorrow. Finalize your decorations, and handle whatever food prep you can (marinating meat, preparing desserts, ice down the drinks, cleaning the house, setting up outdoor decorations, finalizing your costume, making sure the cameras are charged or have fresh batteries, etc.) One of the most important things you can do today to prepare for your party is to get a good night’s sleep. There will be lots to accomplish tomorrow, and if you are well-rested and well-organized, you’ll breeze right through it and be able to relax and enjoy yourself during the party – which is the way it should be!
The Day of your Event
The only tasks you should have left for today are the ones that cannot be handled any earlier (for example, mixing the punch, making finger sandwiches, last-minute touches, etc.) Today is about setup and final touches – putting out the food and drinks, lighting the candles, putting on the music, turning on the rental smoke machine and lights, etc.
Have fun on the day of your big event and be sure to come back and post a comment here or on our Facebook Page to let us know how it all turned out!
Halloween is a lot of fun no matter what age you are. We love to get a little bit scared, and people love to take a step away from reality, and become another being or character for a night. Let your imagination run wild this Halloween, with fabulously frightening party rentals, and create a ghoulishly fun party that everyone will find spooktacular.
Let the Rental Stop Team make your Halloween Party simpler in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Give us a call today and one of our experts will be glad to guide you to success! You can also join us online at www.rentalstops.com. or call 972-336-0059.
50th Anniversary Special
Posted by rentalstop in General on June 1, 2011
Planning a 50th Anniversary celebration in DFW for a couple is a wonderful way to honor such a great achievement. When Partnering with Rental Stop, the planning can be smoother with a great selection of event and party rentals. One such item is our large array of rental specialty linens that consist of several shades of the banner color of gold. With gold accents it can really set the mood. In saying this, Rental Stop has a selection of items that can rank your celebration above all others.
To personalize their special event, you may consider renting a projector and screen for a memorable slide show or a video of special wishes from family and friends. We also have projectors which will display old double reeled films that may not have been converted over to compact discs. These are a great way to bring back old memories and create new memories for your guests. Also, to personalize their special day, a nice way to make it more memorable would be to have a dance floor rental and a sound system rental to reenact the couple’s first dance to their favorite song.
We also have many ways to please the eye with your delectable menu and beverage choices. Rental Stop offers silver champagne fountains with gold accents, along with three tiered dessert tray rentals with gold and silver accents and two tone punch bowls for rent. We also offer cake stand rentals for a replica of the happy couple’s wedding cake. Rental Stop also offers a lovely array of china and beverage glass rentals.
50 years of marriage is an admirable achievement and with The Rental Stop Team, being Your Partner in the Planning and quality of rental items in the DFW metro area, it will be a pleasurable experience for everyone.
Power Washer Rentals in Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area
Posted by rentalstop in General on February 1, 2011
Power Washers ~ what a great Equipment Rental item from Rental Stop in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area!
When Spring weather comes again, it’s time to clean up “winter” and get that wood deck ready for enjoyment! Rental Stop is your Partner in the Planning for a great looking home ready for guests or personal enjoyment. 
With our Equipment Rentals at Rental Stop, you can use that Power Washer rental for your wood deck. It removes that weathered dirt and grime and restores the look of your wood deck to a much improved look. Our Power Washers are easy to use and worth every penny you spend renting it at Rental Stop! Pressure Washers are so easy to use that even the most unskilled at using rental equipment can use it. You’ll want to Power Wash the neighborhood when you realize what a difference a Power Washer makes! You can use Power Washer rentals for siding, driveways, walks and of course, decks. It’s endless and economical.You’ll be searching out the other equipment rentals we have at Rental Stop when you realize how simple and rewarding it can be. Pressure Washers are so easy that you simply hook them to your water hose and let the power flow! They will not over power you, but they will reward you with a great finished look!
Call us today at 972-336-0059 or visit our website at wwww.rentalstops.com. Rental Stop is here to help make your life easier and affordable with our extensive selection of equipment rentals and tool rentals in the DFW metro area! We ARE your Partner in the Planning!
How Rental Stop Can Help You Plan Your Holiday Party
Posted by rentalstop in General on December 17, 2010
It’s that time of year again, and planning a holiday party at your home or office is an exercise in creativity and organization. Like all events, your holiday party can be as simple or as lavish as you wish. Holding a party at your home or office is a little easier on the wallet than a restaurant or banquet hall party, but requires careful planning on your part to be successful. At a minimum, be sure to take into the account the following items:
- Seating: tables, chairs, linens (click here for our table and linen chart)
- Serving: dishes – paper, plastic or china? Will you need chafers, serving bowls, champagne or chocolate fountains?
- Details: will you need a dance floor, stage or margarita machine? Perhaps you will want to section off an area using pipe and drape.
- Space: use this handy space allowance chart to determine how much space you will need per person.
- Tents: if you don’t have enough space in your home or office, consider renting a tent to increase the available useable space. NOTE: in most jurisdictions, you will need a tent permit to erect a tent, even temporarily. Check with your city’s code enforcement office to determine requirements.
Using the above party rental tips and with a little planning, you can make any holiday party even more special – don’t hesitate to visit our website or call Rental Stop for all your party rentals and event rentals needs in the Dallas / Fort Worth metro area!
“Miracle on Stadium Street”
Posted by rentalstop in General on November 30, 2010
Miracle on Stadium Street
It all started about 2 months prior to the 2010 NBA All-Star Game when Rental Stop was approached by the National Basketball Association (NBA) regarding tent rentals for the big game at the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium. The tents were needed to cover the security gates at all the entrances to the stadium. We were honored that the NBA had chosen to use our Services and Tents for the largest crowd in All-Star Game history.
The install earlier in the week went well. It looked like another perfect and smooth Rental Stop Event was going to happen on Sunday. However, we had one unforeseen complication; Mother Nature had different plans for all. The forecast was calling for snow or some type of freezing precipitation late in the week but the real question is how much and where in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
While we were anticipating the weather we were also getting ready for the 
arrival of some close business friends from the North East Coast. They operate an event and party rental store and were coming back from the American Rental Association (ARA) Convention that was held in Orlando, Florida. The reasoning for them to show up in DFW was that a Blizzard was hitting the east coast and their flight was cancelled so they decided to visit us for a few days. They thought they were getting away from the white stuff by coming to DFW. They were in for a rude awakening. That very next morning after their arrival we all awoke to a white blanket of snow. By 8 am the Dallas Fort Worth area had a total of 4” snow and it was still coming down quite heavily.
Normally, light snowfalls do not affect tents; unfortunately the tents that were erected per the NBA requirements did not have sidewalls on them. With no sidewalls installed on the tents prohibited us to use tent heaters that would help eliminate accumulation of heavy wet snow on top of the canopy top. Accumulation of snow on top of the tents could possibly cause the tents to collapse thus creating issues that are not needed right before this huge event. Plus we wanted to show the entire Dallas Cowboy Organization including Jerry Jones we were able to handle an unusual situation.
With that said, we were blessed however to have good fellow tent friends in town that knew how to work in the snow a
nd to deal with the tents. After 24 long hours, a total of 12” of snow and a lot of hard work, the snow stopped, the skies cleared, the tents were still standing, and the crowds started to come for the big event.
We thank God for this “Miracle on Stadium Street” he showed us this past February. He tested us and gave us just enough to handle and we thank Him each and every day. We thank all who were involved on and off the site as well as those who prayed for the safety and the positive outcome that was achieved. This Event was truly a Team effort for all involved. Thank you LORD.
Your Partner in the Planning,
Rental Stop
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