THEIR ANSWER: The store’s maintenance man brought a vaccum cleaner with a long “wand” attachment. They plugged it in, turned it on, and he reached up with the attachment. It drew the ribbon in just slightly, and he gently lowered the balloon just enough to reach it – smoothly, like he’d done it a thousand times before.
How would you have gotten the balloon down without risking damage to the balloon or the person retrieving it?
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