by Dennis Salazar | Jan 10, 2024 | Packaging Design
Call it tipping overdose or “tipflation”, tipping has recently become a very contentious topic. In my youth I worked as a server and at least two of our kids have worked in food service, so I can sympathize and appreciate the hardworking people who earn a living...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 15, 2023 | Ecommerce Packaging
Many packaging people will tell you these two different types/grades of corrugated board are identical and interchangeable but that is not always true. Our “no surprises, no disappointments” approach to packaging design always results in well-informed customers whose...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 1, 2023 | Ecommerce Packaging
With our last bite of Thanksgiving leftovers, we are now officially into the holiday season. All of our e-commerce customers are working hard and hoping for a busy and profitable year end. Others are excitedly looking at 2024 as the year to finally make their...
by Dennis Salazar | Nov 7, 2023 | Ecommerce Packaging
As the packaging industry has become more competitive and intense, manufacturers and distributors have become increasingly aggressive in their marketing. We appreciate marketing that enthusiastically promotes products or capabilities, however making wild claims...
by Dennis Salazar | Oct 4, 2023 | Ecommerce Packaging
We recently worked with a new potential customer who wanted desperately for us to help reduce the box weight for his new low-cost, free shipping product. The problem is that his total cost/profit estimates were based on a lower shipping weight rate, and the finished...