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You just received your new NES Glass Rack Cart and you are wondering how to assemble it. Look no further for a full run down of the pieces you should receive in your package as well as assembly instructions and tools that are required.

What you should receive:

• (4x) Swiveling Wheels
• (1x) Base Cart Unit
• (4x) Screws (for Glass Rack Cart with Handle Only)
• (1x) Handle (for Glass Rack Cart with Handle Only)

Tools Required (Not Included)

• Screwdriver (for Glass Rack Cart with Handle Only)

Step 1:

First unpack the box to ensure you have received all of the parts. The master pack will include a box inside containing the wheels, bolts and lock washers, along with the handle (if you purchased a glass rack dolly with handle) and base cart unit. (If you haven’t received all the parts, please let us know by calling 1-800-827-8953 or contacting sales@nationaleventsupply.com) Once this has been confirmed you can start to assemble the cart.

Step 2:

Turn the base cart unit over so that the brackets that hold the wheels are pointing up.

Step 3:

Insert the wheels into the holes on the corner and press to fit.

Step 4:

Repeat Step 3 until all wheels are installed. If you purchased the cart without handle your cart is now complete. If you purchased the cart with handle, continue onto step 5.

Step 5:

Push handle into provided brackets on the bottom of the cart. This may take a fair amount of force to ensure the handle is in all the way. The handle is in all the way when you can see all 4 holes where you install the screws.

Step 6:

Install 4 provided screws to secure handle. Your cart with handle is now complete!

When our Operations Manager first said we were adding glass racks to our inventory I was super excited as customers and prospects had been asking us for these. When our first samples arrived though it suddenly occurred to me I had absolutely no idea how to tell a customer or prospect what glass rack they should be buying. I needed to learn pronto. Thankfully though, glass rack sizing isn’t a particularly difficult concept once you’re taught it. I’m going to walk through a glass rack sizing scenario below utilizing our Serenity Crystal Champagne Flute and our Victoria 28oz Crystal Wine Glass.

1. You always start with a basic glass rack.

This is what keeps your glasses from falling out of the rack and features handles so you can carry the glass rack.

2. Measure the widest part of your glass – whether that is the foot, the stem, the bowl or the rim.

For the Serenity champagne flute the widest part is the foot which measures 2.75” inches wide. For the Victoria 28oz wine glass, the widest part is the bowl which measures 4.5” inches wide.

3. Once you’ve measured the widest part of your glass, you want to find the compartment size that best fits the width of your glass. You will only have one full drop extender and one basic glass rack.

Based on the table above, the Serenity champagne flute best matches with the 36 compartment full drop extender. The Victoria wine glass best matches the 9 compartment full drop extender.

4. To ensure the height of the glass is covered, you choose as many half drop extenders (in the same number of compartments that fit your glass width) necessary to cover the entire height of the glass minus the basic glass rack height and full drop extender height.

The Serenity Champagne Flute has a height of 9.13”. The Victoria Wine Glass has a height of 8.9” and the Victoria old fashioned glass has a height of 3.5”. Each half drop extender regardless of the number of compartments has a height of 1.56”. Each full drop extender regardless of the number of compartments has a height of 3.5”. Therefore, in order to ensure the Serenity Champagne flute is properly secured you would need:

Basic glass rack + 36 compartment full drop extender (3.5”) + 4*[36 compartment half drop extenders (1.56”)] = 9.74” which fits the Serenity Champagne Flute height of 9.13”.

Or

• 1x Basic Glass Rack
• 1x 36 compartment full drop extender
• 4x 36 compartment half drop extenders

In order to ensure the Victoria Wine Glass is properly secured you would need:

Basic glass rack + 9 compartment full drop extender (3.5”) + 4*[9 compartment half drop extenders (1.56”)] = 9.74” which fits the Victoria Wine Glass height 8.9”

OR

• 1x Basic Glass Rack
• 1x 9 compartment full drop extender
• 4x 9 compartment half drop extenders

Note that the basic glass rack’s measurements are not included because when the full drop extender is secured into the basic glass rack, it is flush to the base creating no extra height requirements.

5. Then you need to figure out how many glasses you need to wash, store and transport.

If you need to store 50 champagne flutes, and each glass rack that properly secures the champagne flutes stores 36, then you would need 3 of the basic racks, 3 of the 36 compartment full drop extenders and 12 of the 36 compartment half drop extenders.

If you need to store 110 Wine Glasses, and each glass rack that properly secures the wine glasses stores 9, then you would need 13 of basic racks, 13 of the 9 compartment full drop extenders and 52 of the 9 compartment half drop extenders.

Back in May of 2015 we brought in chair covers for sale in both polyester and spandex. These wedding chair covers are fabulous for event venues and party rental companies – but only if they had round-backed banquet chairs. If they wanted to cover folding chairs, square backed banquet chairs, unfortunately we didn’t have a solution. We knew that we needed to continue adding to our event chair cover inventory because there’s more types of chairs out there than round backed banquet chairs. Plus, it just makes sense to supply as chair covers are such a great way for event venues and party rental companies to maintain their investment in banquet chairs. They help avoid staining to the original banquet chair fabric, they’re easier to launder and the covers come in neutral colours that naturally lend themselves to wedding décor in particular.

I’m excited to announce a new product in stock: spandex folding chair covers.

Available in black or white, our spandex folding chair covers fit NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs or similar Samsonite chairs. They feature reinforced feet pockets in the same colour as the chair cover and an elastic band that should be tucked under the folding chair seat to emphasize the intersection of the chair back and seat back. The chair covers are made of 190 gsm spandex fabric, require no ironing and offer a sleek contemporary look to folding chairs.

Last week, we talked about whether you should stack Chiavari chairs with or without cushions and as a follow on to that post, today’s post will showcase how to store Chiavari chair cushions. Storage of Chiavari chair cushions is critical to ensure that they don’t get stained from dust or dirt in the warehouse. Here are some of the solutions we’ve heard event rental companies use to store Chiavari chair cushions.

Chiavari Cushion Bags

Coming in two sizes and holding between 25 – 50 Chiavari chair cushions, Chiavari cushion bags are a great option to both keep the same colour cushions together as well as protect them from stains. Chiavari Cushion Storage Bags are made of canvas with a durable zipper and feature straps or handles to make it easy to transport larger numbers of cushions to and from events.

Cardboard Boxes

Depending on the size of the box, cardboard boxes can hold anywhere between 10 – 69 cushions. At National Event Supply we reuse the boxing our resin Chiavari chairs come in (measuring 16.5” x 24.75” x 101.5” tall) to store the cushions. We cut these tall boxes in half and fit between 40 – 69 cushions in each box.

Large Plastic Bags

Large plastic bags can help ensure that like-colours of cushions are kept together and are airtight from potential dust and dirt landing on your cushions. This could be another temporary storage solution.

Chiavari chairs are a special event staple partially because of their stacking abilities as well as their elegant design. Most event venues and party rental companies know they’re going to stack their Chiavari chairs – especially when they’re buying 100 – 200 chiavari chairs at a time. What they don’t always know – is how to stack them.

We’ve had a few customers ask us this question and thought it best to write a blog post on whether you should stack chiavari chairs with cushions on each seat – or whether you should stack Chiavari chairs without cushions.

Our answer: We would not recommend stacking your Chiavari chairs with the cushions still on the chairs. We will not replace cushions that have been damaged in this way and do not stack the chairs in our warehouse in this fashion.

Why don’t we stack Chiavari’s with cushions on them? We don’t stack Chiavari chairs with cushions on them as the weight of the Chiavari chair stacks can damage the foam insert of the cushion. This leaves permanent indentations in the foam which in turn could prevent a bride from renting the chairs (or a bride from renting your venue space with the chairs). We would recommend taking the cushions off prior to stacking. This will ensure your chair and cushion investment is maintained. This also applies if you have Chiavari chair storage covers. We would still recommend the cushions be stored separately from the Chiavari chair and Chiavari chair storage cover.