Results 1 to 17 of 17

Thread: upscale job trays?

  1. #1
    OptiWizard
    Join Date
    Sep 2000
    Location
    plymouth, MA, USA
    Occupation
    Optometrist
    Posts
    1,036

    upscale job trays?

    The plastic trays are just nasty.

    Anyone know of any better looking stackable trays to better dispense high end eyewear?

    Looked at Vision Expo but found nothing.

    Harry

  2. #2
    Master OptiBoarder OptiBoard Gold Supporter
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Maryland
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    2,103
    Don't dispense them out of lab trays? We used black velvet dispensing trays I think I got them from Hilco or Dynamic Lab supply. Honestly no tray and a case is better than a lab tray!

  3. #3
    OptiBoard Moron newguyaroundhere's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    477
    We do not use any trays for our office. All eyeglasses are put into its proper case and then the paperwork is wrapped around the case. We have a designated dispensing area that is kept neat and professional with our tools in one cabinet and bags containing a bottle of cleaning solution and cleaning cloths in another.
    Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity

  4. #4
    OptiBoard Professional Caroline's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    On vacation
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    146
    We got a couple of faux leather (pleather?) trays from Amcon I think. They were pretty expensive, but we only got three of them.
    Caroline, L.O.

    If you suffer from severe nonlinear waterfowl issues, you don't have your ducks in a row.

  5. #5
    Master OptiBoarder OptiBoard Silver Supporter SharonB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    Snow belt of NY
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    730
    Try gemsondisplay.com. They have trays with removable velvet liners in several sizes. Great for using as a "shopping cart" for browsing patients, but if used in the lab, I would slip off the liner. BTW -prices are very low!
    Lost and confused in an optical wonderland!

  6. #6
    Independent Problem Optiholic edKENdance's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    In the Middle
    Occupation
    Optical Retail
    Posts
    2,631
    Trays? We serve our frames on a wood plank adorned with spruce.

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	MatteSpruce.jpg 
Views:	108 
Size:	119.0 KB 
ID:	11895

  7. #7
    Master OptiBoarder LENNY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    BROOKLYNSK, NY USA
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    4,351

  8. #8
    Master OptiBoarder rbaker's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    Gold Hill, OR
    Occupation
    Other Optical Manufacturer or Vendor
    Posts
    4,401
    Why present the new eyewear in a tacky tray?

    How about a nice coffee mug with your logo or in a small vase with a single rose. For the big spenders you could present the new eyewear in the box that comes with a fifth of 25 year old Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.

    But then again if your staff wears lab coats or scrubs (pajamas) you might just hand them their glasses in a brown paper bag.

  9. #9
    Ophthalmic Optician
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    USSA
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    12,591
    Quote Originally Posted by rbaker View Post
    Why present the new eyewear in a tacky tray?

    How about a nice coffee mug with your logo or in a small vase with a single rose. For the big spenders you could present the new eyewear in the box that comes with a fifth of 25 year old Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.
    Presenting eyewear in a coffee mug isn't tacky?
    Ophthalmic Optician, Society to Advance Opticianry

  10. #10
    Banned
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    St. Cloud, Minnesota
    Occupation
    Ophthalmic Technician
    Posts
    3,089
    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    Presenting eyewear in a coffee mug isn't tacky?
    Only if it's clean. If someone just drank sweet coffee out of it, it will be tacky for days.

  11. #11
    Master OptiBoarder
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Seattle
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    1,019
    Quote Originally Posted by edKENdance View Post
    Trays? We serve our frames on a wood plank adorned with spruce.

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	MatteSpruce.jpg 
Views:	108 
Size:	119.0 KB 
ID:	11895
    Does it come with a side.
    I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. Mark Twain

  12. #12
    Master OptiBoarder
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Seattle
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    1,019
    You can also purchase inexpensive trays, Ross, Marshall's, Home Good's, or thrift stores and use a heavy art board or card board and wrap it in in nice material and place it inside the tray, to give it a high end look.
    Last edited by Paul Smith LDO; 04-19-2015 at 12:52 PM.
    I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. Mark Twain

  13. #13
    Independent Problem Optiholic edKENdance's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    In the Middle
    Occupation
    Optical Retail
    Posts
    2,631
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Smith LDO View Post
    Does it come with a side.
    Usually an assortment of artisanal cheeses and thinly sliced meats.

  14. #14
    Bad address email on file
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Florida
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    2,175
    The job trays never, ever come out to past the reception desk! The jobs that are still in trays is waiting for the patient for some reason or it would be in a drawer but we always bring out everything on a black velvet tray.

  15. #15
    Master OptiBoarder opty4062's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    GA
    Occupation
    Dispensing Optician
    Posts
    416
    Agreed. Plastic lab trays stay in.the.lab! And I'm sorry but that wood plank presentation made me think of that scene in Love Actually. You know the one where Rowan Atkinson's character wraps a present?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3rB_qx0wRM

  16. #16
    Master OptiBoarder rbaker's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    Gold Hill, OR
    Occupation
    Other Optical Manufacturer or Vendor
    Posts
    4,401
    Wood planks are for salmon and steelhead
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails 523954_10150973242247198_446930462_n.jpg  

  17. #17
    Independent Problem Optiholic edKENdance's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    In the Middle
    Occupation
    Optical Retail
    Posts
    2,631
    Quote Originally Posted by rbaker View Post
    Wood planks are for salmon and steelhead

    You've got to open your mind, man. Be the salmon.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. trays,trays,and 2 tool racks
    By offaxis in forum Optical Marketplace
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 03-30-2016, 04:24 PM
  2. Upscale Practice for Sale in Northern VA
    By ieyecare in forum Optical Marketplace
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-04-2009, 08:43 AM
  3. Optometrist FT/PT NYC for upscale eyecare grp
    By Riverdale Eye in forum The Job Board
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 08-12-2008, 01:58 PM
  4. Upscale Frame lines
    By Russ in Texas in forum General Optics and Eyecare Discussion Forum
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 12-14-2007, 07:43 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •