As a child of the 60’s, I could have never imagined the incredible popularity of CBD products and the number of states who have already legalized medical and/or recreational marijuana. Our home state of Illinois will be joining that fast growing recreational list on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Do you know why flaps matter? We are very well known for the millions of die cut mailers we make for DTC shipping. However, what many people don’t know is that we also sell millions of paper and paperboard mailer envelopes. In addition, we also make...
There is probably no faster growing segment in the custom printed e-commerce box printing business than digital printing direct to corrugated. It is also the one area where many potential customers get confused due to the many variables and options available to them. Their most...