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American Inflatables Chosen as Supplier of Inflatable Advertising

1 March 2000

American Inflatables Chosen as Exclusive Supplier of Inflatable Advertising to Prolong Corp.

    COSTA MESA, Calif.--March 1, 2000--American Inflatables Inc. (OTCBB:BLMP) Wednesday announced that it has been selected by Prolong International Corp. (AMEX:PRL) as its exclusive supplier of inflatable advertising products.
    Prolong is one of America's largest producers and distributors of engine treatments, high-performance lubricants and appearance products for the automotive industry. It is a major sponsor of motor racing events including NASCAR, and has a large number of outlets throughout the United States.
    The agreement is expected to provide significant gross revenues for American Inflatables over the next 12 months.
    This latest agreement follows the announcement earlier this week that American Inflatables is to be the exclusive supplier of inflatable advertising to the Texaco/Shell joint venture, which is expected to contribute up to $5 million in gross revenues over the next 12 months.
    Gregg Mulholland, chief executive officer of American Inflatables, commented: "Adding Prolong to our ever-growing list of corporations with whom we are forming exclusive agreements demonstrates our ability to provide superior products with first class customer service."
    Mike Lillie of Prolong added: "In our opinion, inflatable advertising is the most cost effective promotional medium that we have used to date. We have used American Inflatables' products on a number of occasions already and are satisfied that it is the superior product available on the market today."
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    Except for historical matter contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties, which may affect the company's business and prospects and cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.