The $12,000.00 Bad Idea
20 Comments Published by Jason March 18th, 2008 in Relationships, Romance, Survival, Women. Share This
Seems our hero, London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji had a really bad idea. He decided to put a $12,000.00 engagement ring in a helium balloon and not hold on.
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.
Wow. I’d be pissed at him too — for being a dumb ass — but it seems Lefkos girlfriend has decided to show him harsh: refusing to speak to him until he can replace the ring. Taking a quick look at the prices charged by one London Floor-Fitting company, I think she is being a bit unreasonable.
Honey, will you marry… Oh. Never mind…[Yahoo News]
AHHH… leave her now.. get out!
How could a man marry someone who is so materialistic.
Eww.
12k in the first place is WAY too much for a rock… and then double.
I agree, leave her immediately. Losing that ring was a dumb move from you, but the damage is done and she should be much more nice to you. If She really behaved like that, the $12000 loss could have saved you from a really terrible life.
She’s materialistic, he’s a moron, I’d say they should stay partners for life.
Yet another unforseen consequence of the U.K.’s gun ban.
(Joking of course, discharching a gun into the air is exceedingly dangerous.)
RUN DUDE!! She’s a b*tch…she gives real women a bad name… Save yourself from a loveless future and an expensive divorce..She’s a shark..RUNNN!!!!
Riiiiight. None of you would be upset at all if your spouse blew $12,000. If only people really were as laid back as they like to think they are.
An expensive lesson, but it sounds like in the long run, it was worth $12,000 to find out what a bitch the finace was. Good riddance to her and the ring, I say.
If this results in them not getting married and procreating, I’m sure there’s a Darwin award for them somewhere.
So… does anyone know the wind patterns around London?
Best waste of $12,000 ever, if that’s all it cost to avoid a lifetime of misery and/or messy divorce proceedings, after marrying such a materialistic person.
Wow, I feel terrible for that guy. At least he learned something with his mistake.
Gravity weighs more than helium and a ring.
He’s a moron; she’s a bitch.
The perfect couple.
On the other hand, tie a cheap plastic ring to a ballon – whoops just floated away my dear and I paid 12k for it, shall I gey you another one.
Cheap way of finding out if she is materialistic or romantic.
Call me cynical
Hey – it happens to the best of them. Anyone remember that episode of The Commish?
If it was meant to be, that balloon will float down right on her balcony, with the ring safely inside. Otherwise, the relationship just wasn’t in the cards. (What are the odds?)
I wonder how this story was verified?
When I first heard about it, I thought, “That sounds pretty sucky if true, but I bet I’ll hear a follow up about the girlfriend breaking up with him because he had no ring, only to pursuade some jewelry company to swing in for the PR.”
Now that the first part of my guess has filled in, I await the second.
I honestly believe this guy fabricated the story.
Plus… a $12,000 ring would be pretty heavy… how big of a balloon did he have to fill to lift the damn thing?
I got a parking ticket today for $20.00 – now I don’t feel so bad.
Was the bride to be Heather Mills?
Dear bfos7215,
No one here is saying they wouldn’t be “upset at all if your spouse blew $12,000.” What they are saying is, “why stay with this woman and blow ANOTHER $12,000???”
My question is: where did he find the helium right out of the jewelry store ? :) Or are there helium balloon fillers all over the streets of London ?