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Cart sealing
How and when to

seal your cart Don’t forget to seal the cart!

Handbag Blue metal rope VOID Padlock
seal seal sticker
It is really important to seal the all the carts. Not only to
LEAVING UK prevent loss of stock but also to meet customs regulations.
Strapping
removed by caterer Removed
and witnessed by Yellow plastic by caterer Yellow YES Most importantly, if stock is going missing and no one
primary bar operator. notices until it reaches the bond, just imagine what kind
INC. RITA’S BOX
of items could make their way in to the carts! It’s a scary
ARRIVAL INTO thought but something we should really think about.
OUTSTATIONS Green plastic NO Green YES
INC. RITA’S BOX
We often find that carts are incorrectly sealed when they
come back in to the bond. Sometimes we find the seals in
DEPARTING FROM Green plastic NO Green YES RITA box still intact and the cart hasn’t been sealed!
OUTSTATIONS
In the month of January we had 31 carts with seal issues,
YES
BEFORE LANDING NO Ensure seals are Blue YES and in February we had 72 carts with seal issues. This is a
INTO UK pulled tight shocking number and with such a simple and easy process,
it shouldn’t be happening. Sometimes we find the seals
RITA’S BOX in RITA’s Box that are still intact and the cart hasn’t been
BEFORE LANDING Green plastic NO NO YES sealed. We also have padlocks that are hanging off the carts.
INTO UK

You would have noticed that we recently changed the
sealing procedure, so we now seal all the carts including
VOID seals in place
the Pre-order cart in the air, and once we have landed
Press down firmly RITA’s Box is sealed.
and rub the sticker
until smooth Before you step off the aircraft give all the carts one last
check, especially the Pre-order cart, as we know this is
sometimes hiding in a different galley or behind another
cart. Always make sure the rope seal is pulled as tight as
VOID text revealed if tampered with possible and the back of the double cart is sealed as well.

Keep this PKG handy so you can quickly refer to it in case
you have forgotten which seal goes where.

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