Premier Kites Hot Air Balloon 22 In. - Patriotic,Small

Talk about disappointing! I bought one for myself and a friend. Based on the price I thought it would be really well made and last a long time. Putting the thing together points out the biggest flaw of all - the basket at the bottom has nothing in it to hold the spikes/splines on the bottom of the panels. The whole thing just kept falling apart at the slightest breeze. I tried balling up foil and that didnt work. I tried using a cut piece of sponge stuffed in the basket. Nope, the only thing that worked was electricians tape wound around the splines to hold the balloon together, then stuffing them into the basket and then taping around and around the basket & splines some more. This means I will never be able to take it apart. I bought it to use on the mirror of our motorhome as we travel. Unfortunately, I found this out when camping and had already wrapped my friends gift for her. I warned her when she opened it. I thought (hoped) maybe mine was missing something but no, hers was exactly the same. So we taped hers together too! Real attractive I must say. Since I was on a trip I couldnt return them. Oh, the panels look well-made but what use are they if you cant keep it together for even one minute? Do not waste big dollars to buy this worthless piece of junk. I will never buy anything from this company again. I cannot believe they charged so much money for this thing you cannot even keep together.

I absolutely love this hot air balloon. Reminds me of when I was a kid and watched the hot air balloon races with my siblings. I saw it in a hobby store and had to have it. I bought the patriotic one first (I plan on buying at least one more). I ordered through Amazon because the price was cheaper than the hobby store. Packaging was perfect and it wasnt hard to put together at all. I got a little pissed because I didnt realize they have to go in a certain way to make the flag design right but that was my fault for not thinking of that first...so line up the pieces first with the lines going the right way. Other than that I LOVE IT. I hung it on the side of my screened in porch so I can sit in my swing and watch it spin...doesnt take much wind at all to make it go and boy does it look cool. Only thing that I might get annoyed about...I noticed it squeaks a little when it spins. Its coming from the top where it hangs (the pin that holds the string on)...not sure if that will eventually stop. Its not real loud but Im a little anal about stuff like that. Than again, maybe the little noise will scare the animals away at night. We have a lot of deer, raccoons and foxes in the yard at night. Sometimes they get at our trash. Hmmmm...maybe I just found yet another positive thing about this spinner. It is really beautiful to look at. And it seems pretty well made too. The 22 inch was the perfect size...not too small, not too big.

Spins with the slightest breeze!

Beautiful. Had very strong winds in SC from hurricane passing through. Blew some of fins out. Should be better anchored in for the price.

This air balloon spinner is a beautiful addition to our garden. It is relaxing to watch it spin. The colors are vibrant and just what you would want to represent the American flag. We added the copper spinner on the bottom because we already had it and it represents our state as well (AZ). So happy we purchased this!

Got this as a gift for my mother, its been quite windy from the day she put it up and it has held strong it spins beautifully and its a great reminder of what our country means to my parents generation and mine iduring all this chaos

Nice decoration in the yard, neighbor wants several, other neighbor is amused. They survived weeks of humidity, extreme sunlight and heat and several storms. Will order again as the need arises. looking for several more.

What a fine way to wave/spin your flag. Durable construction and nice vibrant colors. The instructions didnt quite work for me, as they stated to line up each piece starting with the longest exposed part of the rod. However, this is what worked for me: -Lay out each piece, starting with the one in the middle of the picutre (2 stars). -Lay a piece to the right of the center piece and be sure that the red stripe lines up in an upward direction. -Once youve laid out the right side pieces, place the next piece to the left of the center piece, be sure to line up the stripe in a downroad direction. -Once all the pieces are laid out, grab the one furthest to your right, insert it into the bottom and top holes, then just continue in a clockwise direction with the remaining pieces. I have a large shepareds hook that I want to dangle the balloon from. But, the end fastener on the balloon isnt large enough to go over the rather large shepards hook. This is an easy fix. Just use one of those round keychain rings that you may have laying around the house, hook it onto the fastener on the end of the balloon and itll slip over with ease and spin freely. Plus, those circular keychain rings are normally made of stainless steel, so they wont rust.

Love this flag spinner balloon. Super easy to assemble as the bottom half is already put together in order, all you have to do is insert the panels in the top in the same order. We take ours camping and hang it from the awning. We have had many compliments on this spinning flag.

I take it down in strong winds, had a couple pieces fly off. Looks great!!!