Packaging Guides
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How to Order Bulk Custom Boxes and Drop Your Per-Box Cost
What makes the per-box price drop on a bulk custom box order, how to forecast the run size off your real ship rate, and when a bigger quantity costs you.
How to Order Custom Food Bags That Survive Grease, Heat and a Health Inspector
What food safe and grease resistant mean on a custom food bag, how bags are sized W x G x H, and the cheapest way to get your logo on takeout bags.
How to Order Custom Packaging Without Paying for a Reprint
Order custom packaging in five steps: choose the box style, read the dieline, pick the board, approve the free online proof, and set a run size that fits.
How to Order Custom Paper Tape Without Guessing the Spec
What to specify for custom printed tape: gummed kraft or pressure sensitive film, 2 or 3 inch widths, case minimums and the real cost per box.
How to Order Custom Sandwich Wrap Paper for a Deli or Food Truck
Which grease-resistant stock to specify, the sheet sizes delis use, and how to brand sandwich wrap with labels or sleeves instead of a big minimum.
Order Custom Sized Cardboard Boxes Built to Your Exact Dimensions
Order custom sized cardboard boxes by entering inside length, width and height, with board grades, clearance, minimums and right-sizing explained.
How to Order Customizable Gift Bags That Fit, Hold and Print Right
How to order customizable gift bags: size from the gift, kraft or laminated finish, handle strength, the three zones that never print and tissue.
How Custom Plastic Bags Are Printed and the Reusable Bags That Replace Them
How plastic bags are printed with flexo, screen and gravure, why the film is corona treated first, and the reusable totes and kraft bags that replace them.
How to Reuse and Recycle Packaging Boxes, Pouches and Inserts
Which packaging boxes, pouches and inserts to reuse, which to recycle, how to sort each material, and how to design a box that earns a second life.
Minimalist Packaging Benefits for Your Brand and the Planet
How minimalist packaging cuts components, print runs and shipping weight, where a plain box loses on a retail shelf, and the rules that keep it sharp.
What Ecommerce Brands Print and How to Source the Whole Stack in One Order
The five print pieces an ecommerce brand ships with, from mailer boxes and packaging labels to tissue, tape and thank you cards, with real starting prices.
Product Certification Marks for Packaging and What Each One Means
What each certification mark on packaging means, which seals you must be licensed to print, and where every mark legally belongs on a label or carton.
