by Dennis Salazar | Aug 27, 2026 | Packaging Suppliers
These are turbulent times in the packaging industry on almost every type of product, but especially for everything made out of paper. Boxes, shippers, envelopes, tubes and internal packaging have already experienced two price increases within the last six months, and...
by Dennis Salazar | Aug 4, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design, DTC Boxes
Regular readers of this blog know I love old movies quotes. In this case, I am going back to 1973 and one of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies, Magnum Force. In it Clint plays detective Harry Callahan who cautions people to not exceed their capabilities. “A man’s got...
by Dennis Salazar | Mar 18, 2026 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes, Culture
I was recently reminded not every box needs to be as beautiful as we can make it. Some people just need a shipping box that will protect the product during shipment and maybe not draw too much attention. That may sound strange to most e-commerce people who are all...
by Dennis Salazar | Feb 12, 2026 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging
Some packaging companies are understandably driven by the products they offer. If bubble wrap void fill is the most available and profitable protective material available, it is likely what their commissioned sales force is going to be directed to sell. Many Packaging...
by Dennis Salazar | May 22, 2025 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design
Every once in a while, we come up with a design that is ideal for a wide variety of the DTC applications that are typically brought to us. Those customers often request: Packaging that is easy to assemble and simple to pack. Packaging that helps the product being...
