Regardless of what kind of business you manage, if you have merchandise displays, chances are you’re familiar with the various kinds of plastic and ac...
Regardless of what kind of business you manage,
if you have merchandise displays, chances are you’re familiar with the various kinds of plastic and acrylic containers. These containers are extremely popular among store owners because of their versatility and durability – not to mention their ease of use!
However, depending on your merchandise and display, it might make more sense for you to use a “cousin” of the plastic container family – hinged plastic containers.
Not only are there different kinds of hinged plastic containers, but there are different kinds of benefits – to both you and your customers – that hinged plastic containers offer, and below are five situations in which various kinds of hinged plastic containers would work for your displays.
When You Display Unwrapped Candy or Other Treats
Because they provide lids, hinged plastic containers can help keep merchandise such as unwrapped candy, trail mix, and gumballs safe from dust and other debris and help keep the products fresh.
NOTE: If you plan to display unwrapped candy or other treats, make sure you either choose containers with additional accessories such as scoops or tongs, or pair your containers with these kinds of accessories yourself. The purpose of tongs and scoops is to allow your customers to remove the amount of unwrapped product they want without having to touch any of the rest of it, which helps keep the rest of it clean for other customers.
When You Display Baked Goods
Bakeries, ice cream parlors, yogurt shops, restaurants, hotels – these are just a few of the kinds of businesses that sell or offer their customers some kind of baked good. If you manage an establishment that sells or offers your customers baked goods like bagels, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pretzels, or bread, you can use hinged plastic containers designed with shelves to display the food.
NOTE: Similar to unwrapped treats, baked goods often need additional accessories like tongs to assist your customers in retrieving the items they want and leaving the rest untouched.
When You Need a “Gravity Bin” Display
The two most common kinds of gravity bins are:
- Those that, with the help of gravity, keep the accessible part of the container filled with merchandise. These kind usually require accessories like scoops so customers can easily retrieve the merchandise they want.
- Those that, with the help of gravity, eliminate the need for accessories like tongs and scoops. These kinds of containers allow customers to turn a lever and – with the help of a bag, cup, or other small container – “catch” the product as it comes out.
NOTE: Gravity bins designed to hang on your store’s walls are also great space savers!
When You Need to Frequently Move Your Displays
Hinged plastic containers are designed with lids you can easily close whenever you need to, and this feature helps you keep your product safe and within the container should you ever need to move your display.
When You Need to Safeguard Against Sticky Fingers
Sure, it’s not pleasant to think about, but theft is a threat all business owners have to recognize. While hinged plastic containers alone can’t completely protect your merchandise from theft, they can at least help by providing a barrier (the lid) between your merchandise and the potential thief’s fingers.
