Neighbours of a woman who pops balloons for a living have complained about the noise coming from her Leederville apartment.
Dasha Daley has been creating content with balloons for about three months for OnlyFans.
The 28-year-old had been making content on OnlyFans for three years when the opportunity to include the ‘looner’ fetish popped up.
Some Looners substitute sex, love and intimacy for balloons, while others may become turned on by watching them pop.
Dasha made her first looner video when a subscriber sent her a six foot balloon and asked her to ride it naked until it burst.
She enjoyed the experience and shared it on TikTok where she connected with a “global community” of fellow loooners.
Dasha now makes regular balloon themed content on TikTok and has a dedicated Instagram account.
“I did not know about this fetish prior to this request and I also did not expect that there would be such high demand for it and that I would have this much success being able to make money from balloon content,” she said.
“I almost quit OnlyFans until I found this niche as I enjoy this content as it is also a creative and fun outlet for me. I also enjoy seeing how my balloon content makes people happy. “
However, a recent complaint from a neighbour has left Dasha upset about her looner future.
She is especially because she owns her apartment and while her neighbour rents.
Dasha said she received the noise complaint on Tuesday.
“He came down stairs, knocked on my door and told me off for popping balloons,” she said.
“I tried to calm him down, I said I do this for work. But he’s really bothered by everything.
“He couldn’t care less that this is my job and it is my livelihood. He just laughed.
“He laughed at me when I explained that I make content with balloons. I had a warning that he wants to ‘take it further’ if it doesn’t stop.
“I am not aware of any (strata) rules in particular other than not making any noise after a certain time (6pm). I try to do this during the day when most people are at work.”
Dasha said she doesn’t pop the balloons every day, but sometimes just inflates and plays with them.
On the days she pops balloons, Dasha says she probably only pops four or five and only does it between 9am to 5pm.
Balloon popping has also become a big part of her income. Dasha makes about $230-$300 per custom video and she gets more than 20 requests for looner videos per week.