Here at Build A Box, the custom box possibilities are virtually endless! With our six different types of boxes and all of their various customizations, you can truly create whatever you need to help your business thrive. We offer shipping boxes, mailer boxes, retail shipper boxes, literature boxes, tray boxes, and corrugated displays. One issue that we find many customers have is differentiating between the shipping box and the retail shipper box. Due to their similar names, people often get them confused or ask us what the difference is. That’s why today we’re going to be explaining the difference between these two bestselling box types!

Shipping Box

The shipping box is by far one of our most popular options due to its versatility. It has the most familiar and standard shape of any box in our lineup, with the simple open-flap top found in most cardboard boxes. Although they can be used for just about anything, shipping boxes are perfect for just that: shipping things. Custom dimensions allow you to better protect your product by leaving less room for movement, and you can become more environmentally conscious by reducing the amount of packing materials needed. Shipping boxes are great for shipping or storage, and they can accommodate any product big or small. Custom inserts and designs will further elevate your brand value and set you apart when shipping your products to consumers. If you need a box that can do it all, custom shipping boxes are perfect for your business!

Retail Shipper Box

Retail shipper boxes, despite their name, are not meant to be shipped. Although you can ship retail shipper boxes, they aren’t made to withstand the rough mailing process. Rather, their primary use is for displaying products on shelves. Whereas shipping boxes can be closed from the top with tape, retail shipper boxes are self-closing using a cardboard tab rather than tape. This allows consumers to easily view the product while in stores. Retail shipper boxes also offer you greater design versatility since they’re meant to jump out at the passing consumer and inform them as to what’s inside the box. If you have products that need to be contained within a custom box for retail display, a retail shipper is definitely the way to go.

How to Build Your Box

With our easy-to-use online configuration tool, you can get started building your box right away! Firstly, enter your desired dimensions up to fractions as specific as 1/16 of an inch. Then choose your custom box strength: standard, strong, standard double wall, or HD double wall. Once you’ve chosen your desired structure, choose your design. You can select between standard kraft or white box colors, or you can choose a multi-color print option with full image customization. Choose how many panels you’d like your design or logo featured on, and you’re done! Just let us know how many boxes you’d like and we’ll send you a free quote right away.

Here at Build A Box, we make it our top priority to provide each and every client with the most durable, professional, and visually appealing custom box in your industry. Whether you need a shipping box or a retail shipper box, our team of design experts will aid you in the creation of a perfectly branded box that will differentiate you from any other business in your field. Start your custom box design today using our online configuration tool or by giving us a call at (888) 406-1610.

November 30 is the 10th annual Small Business Saturday, a day where American consumers are encouraged to support their local small businesses. It can be difficult to sustain a small business and stand out in such a saturated marketplace. However, there are several steps you can take to invest in your business within budget and help it stand out to consumers. One such step is creating custom boxes for your products. Custom wholesale boxes are great for shipping or displaying products, and they have a wide range of benefits for your small business.

Spread Brand Awareness

Custom boxes aren’t just a way to store and ship your products; they’re also an economical advertising opportunity. Dozens, if not hundreds of people see your box as it makes its way to the final customer. With a custom wholesale box from Build A Box, you can utilize this space on the outside of the box as advertising space, familiarizing people with your company’s branding. The more that people see your logo and company name, the more familiar it will be to them and the more likely they are to use your company in the future. This will allow you to combine two expenses into one and save money by marketing with Build A Box custom boxes.

Improve Brand Perception

It’s not enough just to have people recognize your brand. With so many small businesses in the marketplace, you also want to ensure that your brand has a clear positive association with consumers. According to 68 percent of consumers, custom packaging makes a brand seem more upscale. According to 61 percent, custom packaging gets consumers more excited about receiving their products. By customizing your wholesale boxes with high-quality materials and stunning logos, you’re elevating the customer experience and improving their perception of your brand. This will help you gain more customers through word of mouth and good reviews, as well as earn more repeat sales from satisfied customers.

Protect Your Product In Transit

Another benefit of custom boxes for small businesses is the ability to customize the dimensions of your box to perfectly fit your products. You want to ensure that your products are well protected during transit so that you can keep your customers happy, and there’s no better way to do so than with custom boxes. If your product arrives damaged due to excess space in the box, you’ll receive complaints and refund requests from customers that will not only damage your reputation but also hurt you financially. Having to process refunds, send new products out, or risk angering customers can take a toll on your company and hurt its chances of success. Make sure that your product gets there safely and your customers are always happy with the benefits of custom wholesale boxes from Build A Box.

If you’re ready to invest in your business’s success and help it grow, try custom wholesale boxes from Build A Box. Our boxes are fully customizable so you can make any design dream a reality. Choose from a variety of box styles, any dimensions within 200” x 200” x 20”, several material strength options, and endless design possibilities. To speak with a design expert or receive a free quote on a custom box order, give us a call at (888) 406-1610 today.

If you’re an Anaheim company that specializes in shipping books, binders, catalogs, stationery, magazines, business cards, or other flat literary products, you should consider investing in custom literature boxes for your business. Literature boxes are a versatile and durable shipping solution that will protect your products from dust, debris, and damage during transport and storage. Customized shipping solutions will impress the customer and expand your brand at minimal cost to you. Here are three reasons why literature boxes are perfect for your growing company.

Protect Your Product

Custom literature boxes allow you to showcase your brand’s individuality without sacrificing structural integrity or product safety. Our literature boxes feature unique side flaps for dust protection, while the outside front tuck provides added strength and security. The shape is perfect for fitting stationery and other literature products, and with completely customizable dimensions, the possibilities are endless. Order custom literature boxes that perfectly fit your product in order to minimize waste and protect your product in transit. A box that fits its contents without extra room reduces the risk of items breaking, bending, or otherwise being ruined while on its way to the customer.

Spread Brand Awareness

We’ve all received one (or dozens) of Amazon’s plain brown literature boxes on our doorstep. With competition as big as Amazon, how can you make your literature box stand out? The ability to customize your literature box means not only choosing the strength and dimensions of your box, but also choosing the design. From a simple logo to full-color illustrations, you can make your custom literature box into whatever you desire and stand out from the plain brown that floods your customer’s doorstep. Being able to stand out in the crowd will help you spread brand awareness, as custom box designs can also be utilized as advertising space. Company branding, website links, and product information on the outside of your box will familiarize people with your company and your products. The more that people see your box, your company name, and your signature branding, the more easily identifiable it will become to them and the more likely it is that they will use your company in the future. A custom literature box from Build A Box is the perfect way to expand your reach and earn more customers at minimal cost to you.

Impress Your Customers

When it comes to impressing your customers, branding is everything. It’s not just product design that customers will judge; packaging plays a crucial role. 68 percent of consumers say that custom packaging makes the brand seem more upscale, and 61 percent say that custom boxes get them more excited about receiving their package. Getting your customers excited for delivery and blowing them away with your custom designs will elevate their experience and result in repeat sales. Investing in an affordable branding solution such as a custom literature box will continually impress your customers, earn new ones, and ensure that your company thrives.

If you’d like to get started designing custom literature boxes for your Anaheim business today, use our free online configuration tool. Simply choose your desired box type, dimensions, strength, and design, and we’ll get back to you right away with a free quote. If you need help designing your custom box, the design team here at Build A Box would be happy to assist you. Just give us a call at (888) 406-1610 for more information, design guidance, or a free order estimate today.

If you’re looking for an affordable way to impress your customers, elevate your brand value, and increase your Anaheim company’s exposure, custom wholesale boxes for your business are the perfect solution. Fully customizable dimensions and full-color branded designs will guarantee that your package stands out in a sea of standard brown cardboard and gets your company noticed. Custom boxes essentially serve as mobile advertisements, significantly increasing brand awareness and they move through the postal network and make their way to your customers. Here are a few tips on how to utilize this opportunity to its fullest and spread brand awareness with custom wholesale boxes from Build A Box.

Choose the Right Type of Box

The first step to successfully capitalizing on the affordable marketing that comes with custom boxes is to choose the right type of box for your product. We have six different types of boxes that suit a wide range of products and services. From standard shipping boxes to premium mailer boxes and retail corrugated displays, we have a box for every need. If you’re an online bookstore who will primarily be shipping books, magazines, or other flat print materials, the literature box would be ideal for your company. If you regularly ship large items or large quantities of an item in one box, the standard shipping box will be your best bet. If you want to create a premium unboxing experience for each customer, choose the mailer box. Regardless of which box style you choose, you can fully customize the size and design of the box to best suit your needs and spread your company’s branding far and wide.

Invest in Quality Material

One way to make a good impression on your customers that is often overlooked is box material and quality. While strong branding and stand-out designs are definitely the best way to spread brand awareness and build your reputation, investing in a high-quality box material will also leave an impression. If customers receive a box that is too thin to be suitable for the weight or quality of the items inside, the customer may think that the packaging is cheap despite any branding. Here at Build A Box, we have four box strengths for you to choose from: standard, strong, standard double-wall, and HD double wall. Our box strengths vary from 3/16” thick to ⅜” thick, and the thickest option can support up to 120 pounds in weight. If you want a custom wholesale box that feels as high-quality as it looks, choose custom box strength options from Build A Box.

Consider Color and Logo Display

By far, the most important aspect of your custom wholesale box is your design. 68% of consumers say that custom packaging makes a brand seem more upscale, so improving your box design will improve your brand’s reputation as well. According to one study, vivid colors and descriptive pictures have a positive impact on a consumer’s mood. Incorporating these elements into a custom box will give you a competitive edge in your industry and increase the likelihood of repeat sales. It’s guaranteed to impress those who come into contact with your box on its journey to the customer. Having your unique branding repeatedly shown to potential customers via custom packaging will cause your company’s name or logo to become more recognizable to them, which invaluable in earning sales.

Here at Build A Box, we make it our top priority to provide each and every Anaheim client with the most durable, professional, and visually appealing custom box in your industry, so that you can stand out from the competition and spread brand awareness. Our team of design experts will aid you in the creation of perfectly branded custom wholesale boxes that will differentiate you from any other business in your field. To get started with a custom box design today, use our free online configuration tool or give us a call at (888) 406-1610.

Customized shipping boxes have numerous benefits for your Anaheim company, including elevating your sense of professionalism and serving as an effective tool to spread brand awareness. However, it also offers the practical benefit of better protecting your product during shipping. Ordering a box with customized dimensions will protect your product while it’s in transit and help ensure that your customer receives a perfect product every time. Minimizing the risk of in-transit damage boosts customer loyalty and encourages repeat sales, so it’s a wise idea to look into customized shipping boxes for your business in order to protect your product.

Prevent damage during transit

The shipping process – and what happens during it – is out of your hands. However, in the eyes of the consumer, you’re entirely responsible for what happens to their product while it’s in transit, whether that’s damage or an entirely missing package. You may be on the hook for refunding or replacing the product should damage occur, so you want to make sure that your items arrive safely. Customized shipping boxes can be ordered to your exact size specifications, so the boxes can perfectly fit the product inside. Ordering custom boxes that are shaped specifically for your product will limit movement of the item during shipping, which minimizes the risk of damage. Not only will this keep your customer happy and encourage repeat sales, but it will also benefit you financially and keep you from having to accept returns or replace items due to transit issues. Custom boxes will also save you money on shipping costs since pricing is often based on the dimensions of the box. Ordering boxes that are too large for your products can cost you more in shipping fees, and while the difference in cost may be minimal for each item, the total can quickly add up to hundreds if not thousands of dollars over the course of the year. 

Avoid wasteful packaging

It’s always a good idea to thoroughly protect your products to avoid damage. However, while a layer of bubble wrap is beneficial, many companies will fill large boxes with excessive amounts of packing foam, bubble wrap, and/or air pockets in order to fill excess space inside of the packaging. Customers often view this negatively for multiple reasons. Firstly, it causes disappointment because it makes the consumer feel as if they’re receiving less than they anticipated due to the large disparity in size between the box they received and the item inside. It also creates a large amount of waste, and the modern consumer is becoming increasingly eco-conscious. Ordering recycled cardboard custom boxes and eliminating Styrofoam or plastic protective packaging will allow you to tout your company as eco-friendly and appeal to an increasingly eco-conscious marketplace. This gives you a competitive edge in the industry, improves your brand reputation, and saves you money on protective packaging products.

Customized shipping boxes protect your product during shipping while simultaneously cutting costs and impressing the customer with unique branding. If you run an Anaheim company and want to take advantage of all of the benefits that custom boxes can offer your business, give Build A Box a call today. One of our expert designers will be happy to walk you through the process and explain all of the available options to you. We also offer a free online configuration tool so that you can submit designs and sizing to receive a free quote right away. To learn more about custom shipping boxes for your business, give us a call at (888) 406-1610.