PLASTIC BASKETS - WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE BUYING THEM

The Plastic basket is essential for convenience. It is indeed a real transport means for customer items, which allows them to feel welcome in the mall purchase items with ease! It also serves a perfect storage space for some home items. It doesn’t matter your choice of application, choosing a plastic basket best adapted to the type of items or goods you store or sell can be difficult.

Between the larger retail businesses that need a big plastic shopping basket or the little your home that require a more intimate space, it is sometimes difficult to find the perfect plastic basket. Especially since there are cheap baskets that do not always offer an irreproachable quality.

To help you in your search for the perfect shopping basket, we have provided here, what you must know before buying them!

The material

The recycled material is a real asset price but the virgin material is conducive to food contact. You should ensure that the material of the plastic is durable enough to carry the weight of the items.

The weight

Weight is an important quality indicator for a plastic shopping basket. Indeed, the baskets having a low weight are of a lower range. However, you should not add to the weight of the items by going for light weight plastic baskets; at least for convenience of customers.

The accessories

Depending on your needs, you need to consider whether your baskets can accommodate dividers, covers, label holders or safety clips.

The dimensions

Above all, you need to determine the type of product you have in your store and the width of the hall way. This will guide you in selecting the best suite plastic baskets for your retail business. It is very important that you do. Besides no one wants to struggle with an over-size basket.

Load

Depending on the load, it is advisable to choose a plastic basket with open handles for a better grip when handling when the load is greater than 15 kg.

The ribs & double walls

These are elements that guarantee the rigidity of the bin and protects it from shocks. The rounded corners limit the risk of blockage on conveyors during handling operations.   

Temperature

Will the ferry go into a cold room? In warehouse? In a washing tunnel? In a hot environment? You must take into account the specifics of your activity before making your choice.

Handling

Is it going to be on conveyor or a Static storage? In internal / external flows? Depending on your type of handling and use, your choice of a plastic basket should be dependent on your needs.

Again, for home storage, you need to get a plastic basket that is durable for the type of item intended for the space.

For those shopping malls, it is important to adapt the shopping system to the store or supermarket format and type of shopping. This will include providing well adapted shopping baskets in order to optimize and make good use of space.