Honey, will you marry... Oh. Never mind...

[okarol]

Honey, will you marry... Oh. Never mind...

Fri Mar 14, 10:48 AM ET

It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.

The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air.

Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question.

But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite possibly the affections of his girlfriend -- sailing away over the rooftops.

"I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper.

"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."

Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.

"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.

"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."

He is hoping the ring will still turn up.

"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.

[mysty]

The idea was cute.. I bet he feels like such a looser..
But she a jerk....really.. does it matter?

[Sluff]

Us men have all had a few plans go astray when it comes to showing affection but probabley not anything quite like this. He needs to tell her to go fly a kite, find someone more appreaciative and understanding.

[KICKSTART]

I dont live in London,  but im outside now , keeping an eye out for that balloon ! 

[rose1999]

The way the wind is blowing it could end up where I am (it's a 3 hour drive from London but it's very windy tonight) 

[willieandwinnie]

Hell Rose, as windy as it is here on east coast of US, I might even find it. I'd have to return it to the guy. Funny but you have to feel sorry for him. That's a bunch of money.

[Sluff]

Hell Rose, as windy as it is here on east coast of US, I might even find it. I'd have to return it to the guy. Funny but you have to feel sorry for him. That's a bunch of money.

As long as he pays the postage..

[Phillip_20]

Wow... that would have been one heck of a proposal. I feel bad for him though (and not just because the ring cost $12,000), and I think it's stupid that his girlfriend isn't talking to him right now. I mean, that was quite thoughtful of him, even though it didn't go through as planned

[vandie]

Am I the only one that thinks this is one a bonehead move on his part?
Who wants to spend the rest of their life with someone daft enough to put a 12k ring in a helium balloon?
 

[Phillip_20]

Am I the only one that thinks this is one a bonehead move on his part?
Who wants to spend the rest of their life with someone daft enough to put a 12k ring in a helium balloon?
 

Well, that's a good point... lol I know I wouldn't do that, b/c I wouldn't want the balloon to fly away lol

[paris]

Vandie, that is how I felt.  Great idea if you keep the balloon indoors, but the minute you are outside---what did he expect?  How many kids lose their free balloons from restaurants?  And you are going to put a $12,000 ring inside one? Crazy!

[okarol]

Maybe he never had balloons as a child 

[vandie]

Maybe he never had balloons as a child 

Or common sense.

 

[twirl]

Kroger's sells little weights to tie to the strings of the balloon
you think he inhaled any of the helium