Mar 08 2022

How to Find the Correct Postal Packaging for your Business

Knowing the correct type of postal packaging for products is a more important factor within a business than it is first thought to be. How your items are packaged can elevate your brand, improve your customer’s unboxing experience, allow your consumer base to feel the value of the products, positively impact your company’s reputation, and differentiate your brand from competitors. Protecting your stock with the correct postal packaging isn’t just important for marketing, but also for ensuring that your products arrive at their destination in one piece and leave your customers satisfied. All whilst saving your business money and stress on impaired or lost parcels. What needs to be considered whilst deliberating on what protection you should use during your packing process includes the sizes of the cartons, the toughness of the materials used, and their presentation – the packaging of products is the first thing customers see hence why the look and feel of a parcel are so important. In this blog, Davpack will be explaining the best forms of postal packaging for small, medium and large items, how you can alter them to impress the recipient and amplify the marketing of your business.

The Best Postal Boxes for Delivery

Postal boxes can come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing that is always the same is that the cartons are made from card. They provide protection against moisture, dust and dirt whilst having a low impact on the environment. Unlike regular cardboard boxes, the lid design can vary, from having tuck-in flaps to adhesive seals. All you have to do is find the best-suited shape and size of the carton as well as choose the style of lid that you prefer for your consumer base to receive and open. Postal boxes have closable lids integrated into their layout to guarantee that items are protected, secure, and safe from damage during transit. These lids also make the unboxing experience easier, more satisfying and enjoyable for the customer. Postal boxes usually have a lid with lock-in tabs that slot into the main box. These flaps do not only help make the carton look and feel more professional, but they also add reinforcement to the sides of the box, thus increasing strength and crush resistance. Postal boxes can be constructed with single or double-wall cardboard, making them ideal for online businesses needing to send a large number of products through the post. They also fall under a variety of carriers’ postal regulations, guaranteeing that the sender does not come face-to-face with unexpected charges, saving the company money both on postal costs and replacements.

Why Use Long Cardboard Boxes

Long cardboard boxes are a beneficial form of postal packaging if you know that your company regularly deals with irregularly shaped stock such as posters, rugs or golf clubs. This type of packaging can be made into a variety of lengths and cross-sections, enabling it to perfectly surround and protect a variety of different items. You can buy them in either single or double-wall, so if you know your products are on the heavier side, the extra layer of strength might come in handy when sending items through the post. Available to be opened lengthways or at the ends of the box, packing these boxes is incredibly easy due to both ways of inserting items allowing you to simply slot products into the cartons without damaging your stock or the container. Similarly to regular postal parcels, long cardboard boxes provide great protection against dirt, dust and moisture. Not to mention, they are also obtainable in a tube with a slot in cap, to adhere to rolled-up items better than regular rectangular shaped boxes do.

Why Flat Boxes can be Useful for Delivery

Flat boxes are one of the most useful types of packaging, especially when sending items in the post. Due to their levelled shape, they adhere to Royal Mail’s pricing in proportion (PIP) guidelines. This means that postal costs will be kept to a minimum and each parcel can easily fit through standard-sized Royal Mail post boxes and home letterbox slots. Reducing stress and complication during postage. They can fit a wide range of flat items such as books, magazines, and even certain electronics including, mobile phones, tablets, or laptops. Available to seal with an adhesive strip, tuck-in flaps or in an envelope shape where a small lock-in tab slots into the top of the parcel, each parcel is attractive to the recipient, easy to assemble and secure during transport. Flat boxes have revolutionised the way that eCommerce sellers cover their items, with reinforced sides and stable lid designs, businesses now have a reliable source of packaging for smaller items without needing to waste money or material on overpacking larger cartons.

The Benefits of Packaging with Foam Lined Boxes

Cardboard boxes with foam inserts are a convenient yet attractive class of packaging when it comes to sending delicate items to consumers through the post or by a carrier. They also add an extra layer of security for expensive or small items that need to be handled with care. Made from corrugated cardboard that has double strength on the top and back of the box as well as triple thickness on the corners and front, you can rely on these cartons’ strength to provide a high level of protection for your items against damages or impairment. Fitted with a double layer of non-abrasive, flexible polyurethane, your products will be efficiently safeguarded from knocks and shocks during transit. Available as a carton with a foam slider or a regular foam-lined box, all varieties of the parcels have interlocking tabs on the lids, not only verifying the security of stock but also enhancing the unboxing experience for the customer. These packages help increase the value of the product inside as well as make your business look more professional, all whilst taking the uppermost care of the goods inside.

How Gift Postal Boxes Can Improve Presentation

Gift postal boxes such as Colompac® Postal Gift Boxes are a simple yet effective method of wrapping your items before sending them in the post. Made from recyclable and degradable corrugated cardboard, these cartons are printed with a pretty red ribbon and stylish white finish to increase the presentation of your products. Giving the delivery a gift-wrapped feel with this type of postal box will excite the recipient, add value to your stock, enhance the unboxing experience, and improve the reputation of your brand. In continuation of the countless benefits that these boxes provide, they are fitted with a peal and seal section to increase the rate of your packing process, alongside a tear strip so your consumer base can unwrap their order quickly and easily. These postal parcels don’t just offer your objects high levels of protection to significantly reduce the risk of damage during shipment, they also save you money and time during the packing process by automatically giving your products a gift-wrapped and attractive appearance.

There are lots of different styling options available on the market for postal boxes, but how you want your items to be presented to your consumer base will be the hardest decision you have to make when choosing the carton you would like to use. With such a vast number of sizes, one of these boxes is guaranteed to fit even the most irregular shaped products within them. You can trust every one of the cartons named in this blog to protect your objects due to their secure locking tabs and durable cardboard strength. View our full range of postal boxes today by clicking this link: https://www.davpack.co.uk/postal-packaging/postal-boxes/ or if you would like more help choosing the correct box for your business, simply contact us at cs@davpack.co.uk

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Remy Courtois

Remy has been a contributing author since late 2011, when he arrived at Davpack from a major packaging competitor. Originally a product buyer with many years of specialist knowledge in the fields of custom cardboard boxes and corrugated products, Remy now combines his purchasing and literary skills to maximum effect in our marketing team as a content writer. Born to French and British parents in Nottingham, Remy had a bilingual upbringing and has lived for the past twelve years just South of Paris. He presently commutes twice a month to France but is in the process of re-locating to his birthplace. Davpack

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