We are all aware that many products are made less expensively in Asia primarily due to lower cost labor. We have seen and heard of many jobs moving that direction. While a fair amount of plastics manufacturing jobs have moved off shore, the loss is far less than in other industries. There are two general
Bubble mailers are great at protecting your more fragile items during shipping, but once used there are many creative things you can do to recycle them! First of course you can just reuse them for mailing another item, some have a built in double peal and seal which make reusing easy, if they don’t have
Spring is upon us and when I think of Spring, I think of planting and flowering pots. OK, maybe not, but my wife does. And when I say flower pots, I mean POTS -BIG ones. The ones we have are 24” across at the top and 16” deep. They are made of plastic so they
If you are like me, you probably send gift cards for presents to your family and friends. Why? Well because they are fast and easy to buy and can be placed inside the card, right? But equally as important you don’t have to buy a box, wrapping paper and tape. And that is if you
Have you ever considered shipping weight? The couriers have. Next time you need to send a package contemplate using a poly bubble mailer or flat poly mailer (for your less fragile items). These offer superior protection yet at the lightest weight possible. Take note these are the very same products all the major couriers use.
I am a big fan of Apple from many different perspectives. I love their products. They continue to amaze me with the advancements they make with each new product. I truly appreciate how they go to market. They create a demand from the consumer and essentially get people to forget about the cost of their
I’ve recently gotten more serious about recycling. I go through 2 – 3 plastic water bottles just about every day. And every day I place the empty bottles in a bag just outside my kitchen door in my garage. But what happens when that bag gets full? Do I know where my nearest recycling drop
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, to ship your products to your customers in, I am asking you to reconsider and
Those of us in the packaging industry are often noticing things that those outside the packaging industry notice less frequently. Around the holidays many of us get a variety of things sent to us in the mail. The quality and type of the packaging varies quite a bit. Some items I received came in a basic
Awe, the month of Love. Romeo said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose … by any other name would smell as sweet.” If a rose by any other name is still a rose, is a package by any other name still a package? A box is a box is a box? A
