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

I hung this spinner on our boat dock, and it looks great. It lasted through a hail storm with no damage.

Love this patriotic balloon so much I have started giving as gifts. However, I finally decided to purchase one for myself and ended up needing to replace the first one only to find out it has the same issue-several of the shaping rods slide-in rather than a tight fit in. I exchanged/ordered 3 more times. I asked my first-gift recipient if she had issues and she did not. The second recipient hasnt received it yet. Update: The second recipient received hers and had to return for an exchange due to poor workmanship. The second one worked. This is a military family in Guam so this exchange was a nightmare. Wrote Premier Kites and Sadie Bratts prompt response was: I’m not sure what is going on, my only suggestion is to put a dab of glue on the fiberglass rod when you insert it into the hub. Thanks! For $50+ I expected not to have to add glue straight out of the box.

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.

The individual panels arent lined up perfectly and some seem kinda off but when it spins its super cute. Neat illusion. Had to have it when I saw it on a pourch!

I love this balloon, easy to put together, spins in the wind (or even the slightest breeze) beautifully. Highly recommend.

Spins with the slightest breeze!

This wind spinner is amazing and beautiful! Going to keep it put year round!

The unit comes in a long flat package and you have to wedge in the top and bottom of each panel to give it the balloon shape. Ill admit it was a little unnerving as you think you are going to break the plastic rod connetor but they are tough suckers. It is worth the effort as the unit looks great when completed. Hanging lines, swivel/spinner, clip on/hardware and materials are of good quality. Works well even in a moderate breeze.

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.

My teenager put it together very easily and it has been wonderful to watch out my front window. The colors are bright and it spins perfectly. I live in Wisconsin so I will bring it in for the winter as suggested.