A HOPELESS romantic saw his engagement plans vanish into thin air after a balloon containing a £6,000 diamond ring was BLOWN AWAY.
Luckless Lefkos Hajji wanted to surprise girlfriend Leanne, 26 so he told a florist to put the sparkler inside a helium balloon.
But as he left the shop a gust pulled it from his hand and the balloon soared into the sky.
Lefkos, 28, said: I couldnt believe it.
I just watched as it went further and further into the air. I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me.
The floor fitter spent two hours chasing the balloon in his car but eventually gave up hope.
Lefkos, of Hackney, East London, said: I had been planning the proposal for ages.
I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question.
But I had to tell her the story she went absolutely mad.
Now shes refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring.
Florist Helen Savva, of Cockfosters, North London, who put the ring in the balloon, said: I thought he was taking a risk. I said, I hope you hold on to it.
Lefkos is still hoping the balloon turns up.
He said: It would be amazing if someone found it.
-- Edited by littlemisslinkz at 13:01, 2008-03-14
Crazypickney said
12:04 03/14 2008
lol, oh gosh. if i had that in the balloon. I would tie it 10 times around my finger. lol. My gosh the girl not even sympathetic to the man. lol a so she did well want the ring
DJ O.P. said
12:06 03/14 2008
no words fi di f**king eeeeeediat
Mekhilla said
12:06 03/14 2008
lol @ she no talk to him till she get a new ring...woi she hevil
Luckless Lefkos Hajji wanted to surprise girlfriend Leanne, 26 so he told a florist to put the sparkler inside a helium balloon.
But as he left the shop a gust pulled it from his hand and the balloon soared into the sky.
Lefkos, 28, said: I couldnt believe it.
I just watched as it went further and further into the air. I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me.
The floor fitter spent two hours chasing the balloon in his car but eventually gave up hope.
Lefkos, of Hackney, East London, said: I had been planning the proposal for ages.
I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question.
But I had to tell her the story she went absolutely mad.
Now shes refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring.
Florist Helen Savva, of Cockfosters, North London, who put the ring in the balloon, said: I thought he was taking a risk. I said, I hope you hold on to it.
Lefkos is still hoping the balloon turns up.
He said: It would be amazing if someone found it.
-- Edited by littlemisslinkz at 13:01, 2008-03-14