Isolated Chinese Homeowner Flies Drone To Buy Cigarettes

This is the moment a desperate Chinese homeowner who is only allowed to leave his high-rise flat once per day sends his drone downstairs to buy cigarettes.

Chen Da, 38, from Lucheng District in Wenzhou City in East China’s Zhejiang Province, turned to the flying toy when making the critical decision about how and when to use his daily pass.

Instead of wasting his pass on a quick trip to his nearby corner shop, Mr Chen contacted the shopkeeper to make his order - two packets of cigarettes - and then flew his DJI Phantom downstairs