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11 Nov 2019 Plainfield, Illinois – DTC Packaging Powerhouse

Posted at 16:13h in Salazar News by Dennis Salazar

Plainfield, Illinois is our hometown where my wife/partner and I have lived for twenty years, and where we started our business over twelve years ago. It is a typical Midwestern town filled with mostly nice people, great schools, and many small retail businesses on our...

07 Nov 2019 Guidelines for Shipping E-Commerce (DTC) Athleisure Clothing

Posted at 15:34h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

I will admit that until very recently I was not even familiar with the term “Athleisure clothing”. This type of clothing may also be referred to as sports apparel, workout clothes, or casual wear, but most was designed for working out in a gym. Though...

31 Oct 2019 Direct to Consumer (D2C) Packaging – not always a one size fits all solution

Posted at 14:30h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

D2C businesses know the importance of delivering maximum impact at minimal cost. In most cases, our objective is to create packaging that accommodates as many products as possible for our D2C customers. This minimizes the number of packaging SKU’s they must keep in inventory and...

24 Oct 2019 DTC E-commerce and shipping with Amazon

Posted at 21:04h in Information Center, Inside Sustainable Packaging by Dennis Salazar

Many of our customers have Amazon do their shipping and fulfillment. It’s a great way to go to market especially in the early stages of a new business when doing your own stocking and order filling is cost prohibitive. Amazon does an amazing job so...

04 Oct 2019 Paperboard cartons for a versatile, colorful packaging solution

Posted at 15:16h in Information Center, Sustainable Products by Dennis Salazar

We are so well known for the terrific, custom-printed corrugated shipping containers we design and make, that sometimes we feel we should remind everyone that we are one of the few companies also able to produce paperboard designs, offering a versatile, colorful packaging solution. Most packaging...

25 Sep 2019 What is the difference between an e-commerce custom packaging estimate and a packaging quote?

Posted at 18:25h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

We are fortunate to receive hundreds of phone calls, emails, and inquiries every month. Many ask for quotes when all they really need and want is an estimate, and others ask for estimates when they really need the specifics and detail of a formal quote. This...

09 Sep 2019 The Pros and Cons of Built in Inserts for E-commerce Packaging

Posted at 14:57h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

We have made millions of removable and switchable custom inserts for our e-commerce shipping boxes. We believe it is what sets us apart from the many people out there who sell boxes but do not understand inserts or how to design them. As a result,...

23 Aug 2019 E-commerce shippers – are you ready for the holidays?

Posted at 13:21h in Blog by Dennis Salazar

I know most of us are still in summer mode, but we see all the signs indicating the season we love is indeed winding down. The kids are back in school which means the holidays are closer than we realize, especially with the long lead...

20 Aug 2019 Outside print on an e-commerce mailer – the best bargain in packaging.

Posted at 18:03h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

We are sometimes surprised by the number of people who contact us asking for pricing on an unprinted mailer box. They do so because they assume or have been told that custom printing on an e-commerce box is very expensive or requires huge minimums. I...

09 Aug 2019 E-commerce Packaging for Influencers and Creators

Posted at 13:35h in Information Center by Dennis Salazar

It is a strange new world out there, especially for an old guy like me who has never been much into social media. I may be the last person on earth who is NOT on Facebook and I know FB is now considered old news...