A lot of times you can get Free shipping from them and they are cheaper on some of their higher end items-- also if you call and order bigger lots, the price goes down. We've had good luck with him.
We used them last year and I was completely happy with almost everything I received. We purchased several higher end prizes and are still using them in our house(that our children won at the carnival) to this day. The shipping, billing, and customer service and follow up was great. They sent one wrong item and quickly sent out the correct items, and let us keep the wrong ones for free. They were also willing to take back leftovers. I definitely will use them again this year.
Has anyone purchased from RI Novelty before? They seem to be more expensive than Oriental Trading, but I'mhoping for better quality. I've been using OT for a while now, and every time I receive my order, something isn't right, items are broken, an assortment has fewer items than advertised, etc. Their customer service is great, but I'd rather not have the aggravation in the first place.