It's a small world

I was in Swansea when I saw this particular set of balloons for sale and had to snap ASAP for one reason:
When I was in my final year at school we went to Russia as part of a school trip and we visited Moscow and St. Petersburg (I'd highly recommend - great cities though a little off the beaten track) and while we were there the dalmation style dog in the middle of the picture was on sale, someone bought it and when we were in the hotel lobby they let it go by accident and it floated up about 4 floors before coming to rest stuck on the ceiling. For the rest of our time there it remained until presumably the helium leaked out or someone went up after it...
Six years later and the same balloon is still for sale and now in Swansea! Maybe it's time we started to vary our helium balloon styles?