heartsong
Well-Known Member
i was digging around and reorganizing my little work studio the other day and realized that i had accumulated quite a collection of molds that i had fallen in and out of love with over the years! celtic, victorian, asian, hearts, flowers, you name it...
my frustration was with finding packaging that was similar in size and shape that didn't cost me an arm and a leg! it's hard to turn a profit when your packaging costs almost as much as your soaps! and hand wrapping is not always the answer.
to make a long story short, i put my pretties aside, and got some birchwood molds-9/18 bar trays-(similar but not nearly as nice as paul's), and 3 hdpe custom sized loaf/log molds.
with a lot of research "googling" i've found a bunch of nice CHEAP boxes from anywhere from .06 cents each to about .25 cents. this makes things much more competitive. i will continue to post sites, and perhaps others will join me.
the sites offer many different sized boxes-i'm just posting ones i feel can be usefull to us.
if you post, please include things like website, product code number, dimensions, cost, minimum purchase, and color choice-if any.
www.usbox.com
reverse tuck-end craftpaper (natural) boxes:
#14-rts- 2 x 3 x 1.25" .12 cents each per 500/$60
#39-rts- 2-3/8 x 3-1/2 x 1-1/2" .13 cents each per 500/$65
#81-rts- 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" .14 cents each per 500/$70
www.papermart.com
clear plastic telescoping boxes:
#830930- 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 1-1/8 .23 cents each per 48/$11
3830937- 2-3/8 x 3-3/4 x 1-1/8 .22 cents each per 48/$10.40
reverse tuck-end craftpaper (natural) boxes:
#041113- 1-3/4 x3 x 1--1/2" .06 cents each per 1000/$59
my frustration was with finding packaging that was similar in size and shape that didn't cost me an arm and a leg! it's hard to turn a profit when your packaging costs almost as much as your soaps! and hand wrapping is not always the answer.
to make a long story short, i put my pretties aside, and got some birchwood molds-9/18 bar trays-(similar but not nearly as nice as paul's), and 3 hdpe custom sized loaf/log molds.
with a lot of research "googling" i've found a bunch of nice CHEAP boxes from anywhere from .06 cents each to about .25 cents. this makes things much more competitive. i will continue to post sites, and perhaps others will join me.
the sites offer many different sized boxes-i'm just posting ones i feel can be usefull to us.
if you post, please include things like website, product code number, dimensions, cost, minimum purchase, and color choice-if any.
www.usbox.com
reverse tuck-end craftpaper (natural) boxes:
#14-rts- 2 x 3 x 1.25" .12 cents each per 500/$60
#39-rts- 2-3/8 x 3-1/2 x 1-1/2" .13 cents each per 500/$65
#81-rts- 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" .14 cents each per 500/$70
www.papermart.com
clear plastic telescoping boxes:
#830930- 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 1-1/8 .23 cents each per 48/$11
3830937- 2-3/8 x 3-3/4 x 1-1/8 .22 cents each per 48/$10.40
reverse tuck-end craftpaper (natural) boxes:
#041113- 1-3/4 x3 x 1--1/2" .06 cents each per 1000/$59
