| When retailers say they're going to display some | | | | come in many sizes, so you can display as much |
| items using "fishbowls," that isn't always quite | | | | merchandise as you need to in the space you |
| what they mean. Fishbowls is often a generic | | | | have allotted. |
| term used for plastic containers in general. But | | | | 4. Round Containers. Round containers are fun |
| there are many different kinds of plastic | | | | because they look just like paint cans. They have |
| containers, each of them with features that make | | | | a metal lid and arched handle like a paint can, but |
| them useful in different settings. If you think you | | | | they're clear plastic jars and can display your |
| need a fishbowl for your display, here are a few | | | | product for all to see. Some business use these |
| more ideas for you. | | | | as part of a gift package, selling the container |
| | | | along with the items inside. Because of the handle, |
| 1. Hexagons. Rather than the simple round shape | | | | they can also be hung from hooks or other |
| of a fishbowl, a hexagon container has a creative | | | | display areas, as well as set upon flat surfaces, to |
| geometric design with six flat sides. You can set | | | | give you many levels of display capability to catch |
| them on a flat surface with the mouth facing up, | | | | customers' eyes. |
| like a standard fishbowl, or you can tilt them onto | | | | 5. Mini-Bins. These small plastic or acrylic bins take |
| another flat side of the hexagon so that the | | | | up about the same amount of counter space as a |
| mouth faces the customer, inviting them to dip a | | | | fishbowl, but also present several advantages. |
| hand inside and treat themselves to whatever's in | | | | They have flat rather than rounded sides and top, |
| there. | | | | so you can stack them or set several side by |
| 2. Flattened Globes. These containers have a | | | | side. They come with hinged lids to keep your |
| round shape, except for the bottom, which is flat, | | | | product from going stale or being touched by too |
| making it easy for them to sit on a surface for | | | | many hands. And a customer can just scoop out |
| display. One advantage these have over a | | | | as much candy (or whatever merchandise you |
| fishbowl is that they have a very wide mouth, | | | | display in there) as he likes. |
| almost as wide as the diameter of the whole | | | | Fishbowls are a very useful glass or plastic display |
| container, which makes the merchandise very | | | | container, and nothing will ever completely replace |
| easy to see and touch. | | | | them as a retail display aid. But "fishbowls" is often |
| 3. Stackables. These are elongated rectangular | | | | a generic term for plastic containers, so don't limit |
| containers with rounded corners and a mouth at | | | | yourself just to fishbowls! There's a huge variety |
| the end. They stack neatly one on top of the | | | | of plastic display containers you can choose from |
| other and allow for you to display several items | | | | to show off your products. |
| at once in a relatively small space. They also | | | | |