This week on What's Up Wednesday, it's time to celebrate, get ready for Black Friday shopping, and grab your holiday wear.
Tomorrow is Montgolfier Day. The day in 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers sent the first humans aloft in their hot air balloon. After demonstration flights and the flight with the famed rooster, duck and sheep, earlier that year, Pilatre de Rosier and the Marquis d'Arlandes flew for about 25 minutes and nine kilometers after ascending to about 3,000 feet. They still had enough fuel to fly longer, but the burning embers from the fire (heat source) were scorching the balloon fabric.
This story is usually told to those who experience balloon flight for the first time, accompanied with a celebratory toast of champagne. To mark the 241st anniversary of this event, we are going to help you raise a glass to toast the occasion. Until midnight tomorrow, Thursday, November 21, MST, all drinkware will be discounted by 25%. It's an automatic discount, just fill your cart up with any item from the Drinkware category. But that's not all. For the duration of that sale, we'll also throw in a free Montgolfier vinyl sticker. It will automatically be added to your cart. In fact, the free sticker will be added to every cart/order placed during that same time period. This offer is also valid in our physical Gift Shop located at 4401 Alameda NW, in Albuquerque. Stock up on shot glasses, red solo cups, water bottles, tumblers, and even koozies. But remember the sale ends at midnight MST on Montgolfier Day.
This week we're also introducing two new holiday themed t-shirts for you to check out. These long sleeved 100% preshrunk ring-spun cotton jersey shirts come in two designs. There's the dark green version featuring hot air balloons as ornaments making up the O's in Ho-Ho-Ho.
The maroon tee features a big ornament on the front, containing hot air balloons including Santa, Rudolph as special shapes. These undated items will be hit whenever and wherever you wear them.
Remember that the Balloon Fiesta Stuff Black Friday Sale begins next Wednesday and continues through the weekend. It's all online as our Gift Shop will be closed on Thanksgiving and through the holiday weekend.
And mark your calendar for Friday, December 13. That's the day our big December Sale begins. The Gift Shop will close at noon to prepare for the big sale that begins at 8 pm Friday night, MST. Remember too that Friday, the 13th is the last day to shop in person for 2024. We'll have all the details for you next week on What's Up Wednesday, but you can check out the holiday hours calendar in the menu bar on BalloonFiestaStuff.com
As always, thanks for your support of Balloon Fiesta and Balloon Fiesta Stuff.