Talk directly to a real person who will answer your packaging questions. We can all agree there is nothing more frustrating than trying to verbally communicate with a company that obviously does not want a direct, person-to-person conversation. I realize there are people who really don’t...
E-Commerce Packaging Holiday Price Increases and Shortages After four decades in the industry and 13 years of being almost totally focused on DTC eco-friendly packaging, I can tell you with great certainty there is trouble ahead for many companies that require e-commerce packaging. This year, more...
Everything You Want to Know About Sustainable Packaging Next week marks an unusual milestone for Salazar Packaging; our thirteenth year of our Inside Sustainable and Branded Packaging blog. That is where we have helped lead an industry into a greener and better path toward exceptional “packaging...
How to Reduce the Impact of Corrugated Price Increases In my mind there is no way to justify substantial back-to-back industry price increases. One in December 2020 and now another that is sure to happen within the next 30 to 60 days. We cannot explain it...
Success in any area of packaging can be a bit of a blessing and a curse. We are so well known for the beautiful die cut mailers we make that people forget we also offer mailer envelopes and RSC style boxes. The same holds true...
The word in the corrugated packaging industry is that die cut mailer boxes are going to get substantially more expensive before the end of the year. Yes, the first increase in over two years is probably going to happen, so the remaining questions are when...
Most DTC, e-commerce boxes are square or rectangular and that is good. They are nice, simple, and easy for 3PL staff to form and pack. However, the downside is that unless you have an incredibly unique, attractive, exterior graphic design (more on that in my...
Why Choose Salazar Packaging? People ask what sets us aside from other companies now doing e-commerce packaging. Certainly, our excellent customer service team is a primary factor as is our incredible eye for detail and quality. Or maybe it is the experience that we bring to...
Extra thin micro flute board has been around for years in several large volume industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care products. It is also very popular in Europe where it has been used for many years for environmental reasons to reduce the amount...
Green DTC Packaging Solutions We are always pleased to receive a new challenging project because we view it as an opportunity to demonstrate our unique capabilities and how we utilize them to the benefit of our customers and clients. Blueland makes a terrific line of...