Sample Dome 16" Deluxe

A: It pairs the largest display with everything the Deluxe spec adds, and it is the only unit that ships with two ice packs. You get the 16-inch display area, the adjustable floor stand to roughly 38 inches, a detachable napkin holder, a waste basket, and two reusable packs instead of one. Every other Sample Dome unit includes a single pack. On a long sampling day that one difference does more work than anything else on the list.

A: Because they let you swap instead of stopping. A pack stays frozen for up to six hours. With one pack, a full trading day means either a warm second half or a trip to the freezer with the display sitting empty while you wait. Six hours is a spec for the pack, not a holding time for food. Product type, room temperature and how often the dome is opened all shorten it. Set discard times against your local food safety requirements, not against the pack.

A: A detachable napkin holder that slides onto the pole, and a waste basket. Both detach, which is the point. A fixed trash container on a food display cannot be washed properly, and on a self-serve unit that is a hygiene problem rather than an inconvenience. Wash them on the same schedule as the tray and bowl.

A: It needs more clearance than the 12-inch units, and the base is wider than the display diameter suggests. Measure the aisle before committing. A display that makes customers step around it gets moved to a corner within a week, and a display in a corner samples nothing. Where space is genuinely tight, the 12-inch Deluxe carries the same fittings in a smaller footprint.

A: The pole threads into a weighted round metal base rather than friction fitting, which is what carries a full 16-inch dome. It is still the tallest and heaviest-topped unit in the range. Site it away from the natural walking line and away from doors.

A: No. The dome snaps onto the ice bowl, the pole friction fits into the bowl and threads into the base, and the napkin holder slides over the pole. One person can assemble it. Nothing is glued and nothing is permanent, so it comes apart for storage or transport just as easily.

A: A clear acrylic dome over a food-safe ABS ice bowl, on a metal pole and base. Wipe and sanitize the dome, tray and bowl between product changes, and empty and wash the waste basket at least as often. Nothing in the manufacturer's material says any part is dishwasher safe. Wash by hand.

A: Yes. An adhesive sign holder is included and fits the raised handle section of the dome. On the tallest unit in the range that card sits close to eye level, which is the best signage position of any Sample Dome model.

A: The 16-inch dome, clear tray and black ice bowl, plus poles, bases, napkin holders, sign holders, rubber stoppers and spare ice packs. Spare packs are worth stocking for this unit in particular, because running it as intended means having frozen packs ready to swap. The 16-inch parts are not currently listed individually on this site. Contact us for a quote.

A: High-traffic sampling where the display stands alone and runs all day. Supermarket demo programs, bakery floors, hotel lobbies, catering and trade shows. When the unit is unattended for stretches, the napkins, the waste basket and the second ice pack are what keep it working without someone standing beside it.