I very much enjoy that I own a bellows foot pump! It sure makes inflating these balloons much easier! Of course I am decked out in my cutest schoolgirl outfit and white panties and bright red heels, as I do so. I pump up small and big balloons alike. One of them pops mid pump and gives me quite a shock! But it's worth it! I have many balloons by the time I am finished. Yummy!