public function get_field_settings() {
		$meta_object    = Tribe__Tickets_Plus__Main::instance()->meta();
		$meta_settings  = (array) $meta_object->get_meta_fields_by_ticket( $this->ticket_id );
		$field_settings = array();

		// loop over the meta field settings attached to the ticket until we find the settings that
		// go with $this specific field
		foreach ( $meta_settings as $setting ) {
			// if the setting label doesn't match $this label, it is a different field. Skip to the next
			// element in the settings array
			if ( $this->label !== $setting->label ) {
				continue;
			}

			// the label matches. Set the field settings that we'll return to the settings from the
			// meta settings stored in the ticket meta
			$field_settings = $setting;
			break;
		}

		/**
		 * Filters the field settings for the instantiated field object
		 *
		 * @var array of field settings
		 * @var Tribe__Tickets_Plus__Meta__Field__Abstract_Field instance
		 */
		$field_settings = apply_filters( 'event_tickets_plus_field_settings', $field_settings, $this );

		return $field_settings;
	}