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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 low volume 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 strength, kraft versus white top printing, recycled board and 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 resists and 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: 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 it.

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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 cost you curbside recyclability.

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How Custom Plastic Packaging Really Works, From Clear Labels to Windows

How Custom Plastic Packaging Really Works, From Clear Labels to Windows

Where clear plastic shows up in packaging, from clear labels and sleeves to windows and card sleeves, plus the white underprint rule and food limits.

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Custom Printed Gift Bags, Sizes, Handles and Branding Explained

Custom Printed Gift Bags, Sizes, Handles and Branding Explained

Gift bag styles, the width by gusset by height sizing order, handle types and handle drop, plus the printed tissue, tags and labels that brand a plain bag.

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Custom Sleeve Boxes and How to Size the Sleeve to Its Tray

Custom Sleeve Boxes and How to Size the Sleeve to Its Tray

What a sleeve box is, how sleeves, drawer boxes and belly bands differ, and the clearance math that makes a sleeve slide over its tray without scuffing it.

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