Round safe head stuck, any ideas?

[Overachiever]

This is a new safe that I got delivered from kleen-rite. Their is paper shimmed in around the edges and I've already slightly bent the handle trying to tug it out. The head of the safe is pretty much flush with the vault. Anyone have any bright ideas on getting it apart, or should I just send it back since I've already wasted too much time having to think about a problem I shouldn't be having.

Thanks.

 

[MEP001]

Pop the handle off and drop it on the ground with the head at the bottom, let the weight pull itself out.