Graham M. Rouse, Jr. is a designer/inventor from Clemson, South Carolina, USA. In the early 1980s he invented the internal balloon structuring system popularized around the world as "fantasy flowers". He has since earned 5 USA patents on additional balloon art technologies including the world's most advanced and versatile tools and techniques for decorating with balloons and grids. They are known as RMS™ (Rouse Matrix Systems™), RealGRIDZ™ (Rouse-Expand-And-Load-GRIDZ™), and RouseAPPs™ (Rouse-Advanced-Professional-Procedures™)
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Apr 01
QUICK LOAD (2) (Note #13 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
The Rouse Quick Load funnel with the adaptor makes it convenient to load a whole case of products at once. Dear Ingles Markets, The white adaptor above allows staff to use the Rouse Quick Load Funnel to conveniently load whole cases of bulk products into the Scoop Bins. I made it from corrugated panels. It …
Apr 01
QUICK LOAD (1) (Note #12 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
The Rouse Quick Load Funnel (shown here in two views) enables loading a whole case of products at once. Dear Ingles Markets, I made this custom-designed and fitted funnel from sheets of corrugated plastic. It is light, durable, and efficient when loading cases of products into gravity dispensers. Only one or two products come in …
Mar 22
AT A GLANCE (E) (Note #11 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
Rouse Back-Up Drawers at the bottom of the Bulk Products Display Wall Dear Ingles Markets, These drawers hold products that replace cups sold from the display shelf immediately above. They are easy to slide out, and counting the cups inside them is usually easier than counting cups in drawers under the self-service tubs. These drawers …
Mar 19
AT A GLANCE (D) (Note #10 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
.Rouse Back-Up Drawers under the self-service tubs of the Bulk Products Display Floor. Dear Ingles Markets, Rouse Back-Up Drawers slide out easily to allow a quick count of under-counter inventory. Combine that count with the number from the matching product tub above. When the total is less than or equal to the reorder number on …
Feb 18
AT A GLANCE (C) — (Note #9 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
Rouse Tools make it easier to determine inventory in self-service tubs. Dear Ingles Markets, The Rouse Dipstick and Tag circled on the cover of this note are tools for quickly and easily determining the approximate number of 16-ounce cups of product in a self-service tub. The tag on the hinge of the tub’s lid comes …
Jan 29
AT A GLANCE (B) — (Note #8 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
Rouse Scoop Bin markings make it easier to determine product inventory and needs. Dear Ingles Markets, The cover of this note shows a second example of a marking system I created to make it easier and faster to assess bulk product needs. (1) Each Scoop Bin Dispenser has a horizontal strip of black tape on …
Jan 24
AT A GLANCE (A) — (Note #7 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
Rouse Gravity Dispenser markings make it easier to determine product inventory and needs. Dear Ingles Markets, I created valuable marking systems at Ingles #53. They make it easier and faster to assess product needs. One example is on the cover of this note. (1) Each Gravity Dispenser has a horizontal strip of black tape on …
Jan 24
MOBILE WORK STATION — (Note #6 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
This Rouse Custom Mobile Work Station makes managing bulk products easier and faster. Dear Ingles Markets, My Rouse Mobile Work Station has made managing bulk products easier and faster for me for years. I made this version from an old BiLo cart, a corrugated plastic sheet, cardboard box scraps, and tape. It works well, but …
Jan 24
ONLINE SPREADSHEET — (Note #5 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
This sample output from a Rouse Spreadsheet lists Bulk Products to be ordered. Dear Ingles Markets, It can be time-consuming and confusing to check inventory and order bulk products several times a week. There are 90 bulk products in 88 self-service dispensers, 79 display columns of cups, and 90 plus Back-Up Drawers. I devised a …
Jan 23
FALSE BOTTOMS — (Note #4 on “Ingles Upgrades”)
The Rouse System of False Bottoms for Tub Dispensers can achieve this Bulk Products Wall Display’s Ease of Access and Full Appearance. Dear Ingles Markets, Ingles Markets uses many displays that both(1) Maximize ease of access for customers and(2) Maintain the appearance of fullness even when inventory is low. There are 40 bulk product dispensers …
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