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How to Size and Print Custom Belly Bands That Fit

How to Size and Print Custom Belly Bands That Fit

The belly band sizing formula, the stocks that wrap without cracking, and the three ways to order a custom band as a strip, a bookmark or a glued sleeve.

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Custom Book Boxes Sized to Fit and Built to Survive Shipping

Custom Book Boxes Sized to Fit and Built to Survive Shipping

Size a custom book box from the trim: snug mailer clearance versus cushioned shipping clearance, the flute to pick, packing that saves corners, and Media Mail rules.

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Custom Bottle Boxes That Actually Protect Glass in Transit

Custom Bottle Boxes That Actually Protect Glass in Transit

How to size a custom bottle box, pick an insert that keeps glass off glass, and choose kraft or white board. Real dimensions, board grades and starting prices.

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Custom Boxes With Inserts That Hold the Product Still

Custom Boxes With Inserts That Hold the Product Still

How to size a box insert, choose between paperboard, foam and molded pulp, and draw a die line with finger notches so the product ships without moving.

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Custom Bubble Mailers, Kraft Options and the Size Numbers Explained

Custom Bubble Mailers, Kraft Options and the Size Numbers Explained

Bubble mailer sizes from #000 to #7, what kraft actually recycles, when poly is the better call, and the cheapest honest way to brand a padded mailer.

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Custom Cake Boxes That Fit the Cake and Carry Your Brand

Custom Cake Boxes That Fit the Cake and Carry Your Brand

Cake box sizes that actually fit, why a lid window means a new die, what touches the cake, and what a run of 250 printed bakery boxes really costs.

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Custom Candy Boxes That Keep Sweets Fresh and Sell on the Shelf

Custom Candy Boxes That Keep Sweets Fresh and Sell on the Shelf

Which candy box style fits your sweets, what has to sit between the candy and the printed board, the sizes we stock, and what a wholesale run costs.

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Custom Cardboard Mailers Explained for Ecommerce Brands

Custom Cardboard Mailers Explained for Ecommerce Brands

How custom cardboard mailers work: inside sizing, E flute against B flute board strength, kraft versus white top printing, recycled options and real order minimums.

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Custom Corrugated and Bubble Mailers for Ecommerce Brands

Custom Corrugated and Bubble Mailers for Ecommerce Brands

Corrugated mailer or bubble mailer? What each one resists, what it fails at, the board grades and sizes that cost you postage, and how to brand either one.

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Custom Industrial Packaging Built for B2B Shipping and Bulk Runs

Custom Industrial Packaging Built for B2B Shipping and Bulk Runs

Spec custom industrial packaging with confidence: corrugated flutes and board grades, box styles compared, protective inserts, branded tape and labels, and run minimums.

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Custom Logo Wrapping Paper That Makes Every Order Look Branded

Custom Logo Wrapping Paper That Makes Every Order Look Branded

How custom logo wrapping paper is printed, when a repeat pattern beats one big logo, the sheet size a box needs, and the tissue and tape that finish the set.

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Custom Paper Packaging Explained, From Kraft Board to Curbside Recycling

Custom Paper Packaging Explained, From Kraft Board to Curbside Recycling

How kraft, bleached and recycled board differ, which paper packaging format fits your product, and the finishes that quietly cost you curbside recyclability.

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