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Packaging That Communicates
Recently I was asked again about our tag line, Packaging That Communicates. “What exactly does that mean?” We firmly...
The Frustrating Search for an Experienced Packaging Graphic Artist
We love working with good graphic artists. They bring life to our normally blank structural designs, with their many...
What is the Best Board Grade and Flute Size for your E-Commerce Box?
The above question is one of the most baffling in all of DTC packaging, but it really does not have to be. Corrugated...
Review of Chewy DTC Packaging
For anyone who regularly reads this blog, you know I often review and comment on e-commerce packaging used by a...
Bullbourne Bison Selects Salazar Packaging for their new DTC boxes!
We take a great deal of pride in all the work we do for our customers, but every once in a while, we produce a box...
Custom Printed E-commerce boxes FAQ Regarding Ink Rub Off
If you know our work and have read posts on this blog before, you know we specialize in flexographic printing for...
Is Earth Day Still a Big Deal?
Next week we will be celebrating our 53rd Earth Day on Saturday, April 22nd. As the black and white NYT photo in this...
E-commerce Box Designing – The Six Most Common Mistakes
When we do the math, my wife/partner and I have been in the packaging industry over a combined 70 years. Our company,...
E-Commerce Packaging Trend: Simplicity to Reduce Cost
We are not sure if it is a Covid hangover effect, or a reflection of a deteriorating economy, but we are seeing an...
Packaging Design is Not a DIY Project
In this age of knowledge sharing, and internet resources including YouTube videos, it is not unusual for people to...
Choose Salazar Packaging For Your Amazon Packaging Needs
For more than a decade we’ve had the opportunity and joy of working with many businesses that have needed packaging...
Save Money by Using Our Stock Cutting Dies for DTC Packaging
We have all witnessed the meteoric rise and now, slow reduction of corrugated box pricing, but what has gone...
How to Improve Your Customers’ Unboxing Experience
As consumers we have all done it, we have received a shipper box and then rotated it several times in search of the...
New, Lower Prices on ALL Corrugated Boxes and Mailers!
After a year and a half of multiple, double digit price increases, spanning 2021 and into 2022, it is so nice to be...
FAQ: Varnishes and Flexographic Printing of DTC Packaging
Flexographic printing for custom printed boxes is by far the most popular print process used. Why wouldn’t it be? It...
Are Peel and Seal Adhesive Strips for Your E-commerce Packaging a Good Idea?
A popular request for the e-commerce boxes we make is peel and seal adhesive tape strips. They can be a great idea,...
Corrugated versus Paperboard for E-commerce Applications
We make millions of corrugated e-commerce boxes every year. Most people don’t realize we also create hundreds of...
Re-Design Driver #3 – Reducing E-Commerce 3PL Costs
A few weeks ago, we published a post (see first related post below) about the five most common reasons DTC companies...
E-Commerce Packaging for Large and Small Start-Up Companies
We have been fortunate and blessed to have worked with many new companies during pre-launch such as Harry’s, Madison...
FAQ: Auto Lock Bottom Shipping Boxes for E-commerce
In the last year there has been a large increase in interest by our customers and clients in auto lock shipping...
Your New 2023 DTC Packaging Is Waiting!
The year 2022 is almost over and this is the perfect time to discuss and consider your 2023 plans and goals,...
Sustainability in DTC E-Commerce Packaging
Green, But Not Inexperienced It’s been close to fifteen years since we started writing and talking about sustainable,...
Taking Your DTC E-commerce Box from Good to Great
We typically do not criticize the boxes other companies make and use but strictly for educational purposes, we need to...
Three Unique E-Commerce Packaging Designs
Since starting our company over 15 years ago, we have probably designed well over a thousand different e-commerce...