From: Radar6109@aol.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:45:24 EDT
Subject: Re: More help needed.
To: r_kleitz@yahoo.com

In a message dated 9/18/2000 9:01:58 PM Central Daylight Time, 
r_kleitz@yahoo.com writes:

>    What is the best way to keep the
>  ribbons from tangling?

    To keep my balloons from getting a "Tangle in the Wind" (sorry, Elton), I 
take a 6-inch piece of curling ribbon and tie it around the other ribbons at 
the base of the lowest balloon.  It isn't a cure-all, but it does help.

    Bags have their pros and cons.  A bag will help to protect your latex 
from direct sunlight and the stray sharp edge of a doorway, or an occasional 
wood splinter.  But it can be difficult to get the bag over your arrangement 
without a little help from another.  And, if the customer/recipient keeps the 
bag, they will simply throw it away, even though the cost of the bag is part 
of what you charge.  You can reduce your overhead by not using them when you 
can.  If you want to use bags, then remove and keep them after your delivery, 
and use them over and over again.


John R. "Radar" Doyle   
89er Balloon Creations
Oklahoma City, OK