|
Post by charlieangel on Dec 21, 2010 14:21:35 GMT -5
Man, I'm tired of searching for this. I'm making batches of bon bons and truffles and my packaging sucks. All I can find online at places like papercraft, etc, are cheap looking, chintzy/flimsy boxes that just suck. I'm trying to primarily find favor sized boxes (2 piece boxes), but the cheap, thin cardboard just deforms too badly and looks like crap. Not that Godiva's packaging is the greatest, but their favor boxes actually have a little heft to them and the textured exterior makes it a bit more interesting, and I'd like to use that as the "low" bar. Anyone have any suggestions short of going to a printing/box company and having them custom made? Since I"m not really doing this commercially, I don't really have need for 10k boxes, nor the funding to do so.
|
|
|
Post by Brad on Dec 22, 2010 1:35:36 GMT -5
I battled with your problem for a long time, did a TON of research, and came to the following conclusion:
The quality you and I are/were looking for only comes in Minimum Order Quantities of 5,000 or from China. Everything else is generic to cater to the masses.
Seeing as you're not doing it commercially, it's the only choice you have, unless you think out of the box (literally and figuratively). After all, who says that chocolates have to be put in boxes like every other chocolate maker in the universe? BOOOORING!!!
Be different. Most small printing companies will do foil embossed 5X6 heavy paper "shopping bags" with handles. With a little parchment paper, some nicely colored tissue, and a ribbon, this solution for you will look elegant, allow you to create small runs of bags, and not conform to the same boring crap as everyone else does.
Cheers.
Hope that helps.
Brad.
|
|
|
Post by charlieangel on Jan 6, 2011 15:07:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice, Brad.
I ended up going to alufoil for foil packaging of bars, and stealing a page out of Mast Bros' playbook and finding some old vintage papers for wrapping and then affixing a more custom label. I'd like to use, say, altoids style tins of various sizes for my molded chocolates, but they don't seem to be tall enough to not crush the tops. Grr. One of my big issues is that I deliver products on a motorcycle (faster than a car, eh?), so whatever I use needs to be stackable (stacked either inside my messenger bag.. small quanties), or in a tupperware style container bungied to the back of the seat*. At least, until I get another Honda trail with the metal rack on the back and then I can use my Thermal Delivery bag (think reinforced pizza delivery bag with shelves).
*As you can imagine, this primarily a winter/late fall/early spring solution. The sun is evil.
|
|
|
Post by Brad on Jan 7, 2011 1:38:11 GMT -5
Hey, whatever works right?
I also use Alufoil for our bar wrappers. They provide GREAT service, and good pricing!
Cheers. Brad
|
|
|
Post by oaxacalote on Jan 7, 2011 23:34:06 GMT -5
We're using alufoil as well and have been happy with them.
|
|