Red Apple Fireworks ’ Valdosta site is both a retail store and a warehouse and shipping location .
Employee Dominique Burns of Valdosta holds a box of fireworks at Red Apple Fireworks .
the professional-level explosives used for display events , such as municipal Fourth of July displays , Doug said .
Doug said that fireworks show up at more events than on the Fourth of July .
“ We get shoppers stocking up for graduation parties and gender reveal parties … any kind of celebration ,” he said .
The store in Valdosta , is a walk-in retail shop and a warehouse and shipping center for Red Apple ’ s fireworks shipping business . Only 46 of the 50 states allow private ownership of fireworks , and many of those 46 states have various rules and restrictions .
Doug said the company pays careful attention to its fireworks sales . “ We are a fully-legal 100 percent backyard fireworks shop ,” he said .
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