Winter is over, and spring is here, so your store will have to worry less about snow damaging your shopping carts and more about rainfall causing rust. Fortunately, there are ways to keep this from happening. Read below for tips on maintaining your shopping carts in wet spring conditions.
Construct Cart Corrals
One thing you can do to make sure your carts stay in good condition is to build cart corrals in your parking lots to protect them from the spring weather. These corrals will motivate customers to push carts into places where your employees can easily retrieve them.
Without corrals, customers will feel more tempted to leave their carts in the parking lot, where the rain can easily drench them. In addition, they will be more susceptible to the wind, which may push them into parked cars. These will cause scrapes or dents that your customers will not appreciate.
Wash Them Regularly
Another thing you should do to maintain your shopping carts in wet spring conditions is to wash them regularly. When you pressure wash your carts, you improve their appearance and help preserve them for longer.
Washing away debris also prevents rust. Your customers will appreciate you keeping the carts clean and hygienic instead of dirty and sticky.
Repair Them Immediately
If you or an employee spots rust on one of your store’s carts, you should pull the cart from circulation and immediately take it in for repair. Do not let those issues sit because if you address them sooner, you will have a better chance of saving the cart and getting more use out of it. And you’ll prevent your customers from encountering rust.
These strategies can help you take better care of your fleet during wet weather. If you want to buy new or refurbished shopping carts for customers to use in your store, contact Carriage Trade Service. We offer quality products at competitive prices to optimize your customer experience. Shop with us today!
