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I know your carts are all electric, so how does my product stay
cold while I am traveling to and from my event?
How do I determine if I should order a cart with a sneezeguard
such as the Model A6-B?
Should I order the glass sneezeguard or the Magnolia Carts
patent-pending fold-down Lexan sneezeguard?
What should we do if we have an event or location that does not
provide electricity?
cold while I am traveling to and from my event?
- The freezers used by Magnolia Carts are very high quality commercial freezers
that have three-inch insulated walls all around. Our customers normally don't
even plug them in before they load their product. With the freezer loaded,
closed up, and in your minivan, your product should stay in excellent shape for
up to two hours while you are in transit to and from your event. And because
our carts' freezers use the new more efficient 404a refrigerant, they cool down
very fast once they're plugged in.
How do I determine if I should order a cart with a sneezeguard
such as the Model A6-B?
- Whether you should order a cart with or without a sneezeguard depends on
your local health department requirements and/or your personal preference.
Here's an example: South Carolina, where we owned our Baskin Robbins store,
does not require a sneezeguard with our carts because the freezers have
sliding lids, however after using our cart for a year without one, we grew tired of
kids (and adults) putting their hands down into the freezer while we were
scooping or resting their hands inside the freezer frame when we needed to
close the lids. The sneezeguard eliminated this and also provided an extra
shelf (the top) for a cup and cone holder.
Should I order the glass sneezeguard or the Magnolia Carts
patent-pending fold-down Lexan sneezeguard?
- If you are going to keep your cart in a relatively stationary place, such as in a
mall kiosk or stadium or arena, then the glass may be best for you. The glass
is less susceptible to scratches but is heavy and bulky to deal with when taking
on or off. It comes in a wooden storage box in three pieces and you put it
together with stainless steel brackets and thumb screws and once assembled, it
screws onto the plastic frame of the freezer. Our revolutionary fold-down
Lexan sneezeguard is best if you are going to be taking the cart to and from
many events. It comes fully assembled on its own stainless steel frame which
you simply set on top of the freezer. It easily and quickly snaps into an up or
down position with no tools necessary.
What should we do if we have an event or location that does not
provide electricity?
- Your least expensive option is to put a couple bricks of dry ice down in the
freezer at $5 to $10 each. They are usually available from any local ice
company. That should do the trick for an afternoon of serving ice cream. Just
remember to use gloves when handling the dry ice. The amount of dry ice to
use will depend on the outside temp and the time required. If you feel a
generator is something you would prefer, make sure it has at least 1000 watts
of starting power and that will do the trick. We recommend a small, quiet
generator like the Honda 2000i which you can buy from Northern Tool and
Equipment for $999.99 with free shipping (as of 3-10-08). We've seen it in
action and it is amazingly small and quiet. Here is the link:
| Announcement: Magnolia Carts would like to welcome Joel Lourie as a managing partner and our new National Sales Manager. Joel has extensive experience in the industry, including as an owner/operator of a successful Haagen-Dazs, Edy's and Ben & Jerry's distributorship. |