The blog
We buy packaging and vape hardware for a living. This is where we write down what we've learned, including the inventory problems nobody warns you about.
Packaging edibles: pouches, tins and jars compared
Pouches, tins and jars all work for gummies and chocolates, and each gives something up. We compare them on freshness, dosing, child resistance, label space and freight, and say…
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Exit bags vs child-resistant containers
Depending on your state, the exit bag or the product container can be what makes a sale compliant. We explain what each one is for and why states split on it, and how we'd buy so…
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Planning packaging reorders for 4/20 and the holidays
Busy weeks are on the calendar a year ahead, and the packaging for them still shows up late. We work back from the day packing starts, and for 4/20 that usually means ordering…
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Choosing sizes before you ask for a quote
Plenty of packaging comes in sizes, and each size can have its own price and its own minimum order. Picking the size on the product page before you send a request gets you a real…
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Reading a volume price table, and when ordering more costs less
A volume table gives you a unit price for each quantity band. What you care about is the total, and just under a price break a bigger order can cost less than the one you planned…
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How to get one quote for a whole packaging order
You can put up to 20 products in the storefront cart, give each line a quantity and a size, and send it all as one quote request without an account. Here's what the cart works out…
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How our partner program works: referral links, tiers and payouts
Partners who refer businesses to us earn a share of the profit on what those businesses order, and customers can earn account credit with their own referral link. The full rules…
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Order a sample before the production run, and decide how you'll test it
Before a five-figure run, five units in a padded envelope can tell you whether a part survives your filling line. Decide what a pass looks like before the sample arrives, and keep…
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Cycle counting: count a little stock often instead of everything once a year
Why we'd rather count a few shelves every week than the whole warehouse once a year, and how to put a dollar figure on what the counts turn up.
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