Hot air balloon landing gifts?

jackrussell101

jackrussell101

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Just wondering what everyones experiences have been? Don't have them too often, say once every 2 years would be a usual average.

The usual gift is a good bottle of Scotch.

Had one the other day that dropped and landed and gave us a bottle of wine but it was cheap rubbish with a fancy hot air balloon sticker on it to make it look good.

Once new a farmer that got £50 in M&S vouchers which is pretty awesome but then his wife spent it all...
 
gone up the hill

gone up the hill

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jackrussell101 said:
Just wondering what everyones experiences have been? Don't have them too often, say once every 2 years would be a usual average.

The usual gift is a good bottle of Scotch.

Had one the other day that dropped and landed and gave us a bottle of wine but it was cheap rubbish with a fancy hot air balloon sticker on it to make it look good.

Once new a farmer that got £50 in M&S vouchers which is pretty awesome but then his wife spent it all...
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They should give you tickets for two people for a flight, if they don't the tell them that you wont give permission for them to recover the balloon which basically means they have no option but to agree!
 
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Wombat

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East yorks
We had a virgin one land a year or to ago and we were out so a neighbour called in to see them and let them out. Said they would be in touch, still waiting.....
 
spikeislander

spikeislander

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bedfordshire
there should be a standard fee across the board, possibly less for a private balloon but the commercial operations should pay a hefty fee imo as they are charging the people alot and paying us nowt. £200 I think
 
Red Fred

Red Fred

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Hants/Dorset border
I had Caroline Quentin off the tellie drop in in a hot air balloon when she was making a series about national parks. Her glam PA or whatever they call them in TV land seemed to think I should feel honoured at such a renowned guest and thought I would like her autograph, but I said money would be more appealing. Still waiting several years later :(
 
llamedos

llamedos

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gone up the hill said:
They should give you tickets for two people for a flight, if they don't the tell them that you wont give permission for them to recover the balloon which basically means they have no option but to agree!
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spikeislander said:
there should be a standard fee across the board, possibly less for a private balloon but the commercial operations should pay a hefty fee imo as they are charging the people alot and paying us nowt. £200 I think
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yellow belly said:
I believe nfu has a landing fee agreed with the balloon organisation
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