Author Archives: Steve Foster

The Corner Drugstore

Posted by: Steve Foster Sep04

Times, they are a changin’.  Remember your local corner pharmacy?  Well with the explosive growth of direct to consumer delivery of prescription drugs, the local pharmacy may become a distant memory in the next 5-10 years.  In 2011, the pharmacy … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside the Box

Posted by: Steve Foster Mar19

Yes, I really said that.  I know it is one of the most overused clichés’ in the past 10 years, but hear me out, it really applies here.  If you are an internet retailer, or a large consumer of boxes, … Continue reading →

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Santa’s Busy Helpers – Good News for the Economy

Posted by: Steve Foster Dec19

When it comes to shipping packages, no other time of year comes close to the volume shipped in the month of December. On December 13th, FedEx expects to ship 17 million packages in one day, or more than double their … Continue reading →

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Green Washing and the Wild Wild West

Posted by: Steve Foster Sep26

We all know that rules were made up as we went along in the Wild Wild West.  As we get deeper and deeper into the need for standardization of “environmentally favorable products”, we get further and further away from the … Continue reading →

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What do Bubble Mailers Have Over Mayflies?

Posted by: Steve Foster Aug24

Answer: Longer lifespan…but not by much!  The adult Mayfly, found in the lower half of the United States, lives only one or two nights, while the average life of a mailer, once it has been filled and labeled, only lasts … Continue reading →

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Plastic, an Energy Source

Posted by: Steve Foster Jul04

Did you know that plastic packaging is also a stored energy source? If you are using plastic mailers, with or without bubble, chances are they were made with polyethylene resin.  If so, then you are really sending out small stored … Continue reading →

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