| Ebay & e-commerce now more popular than | | | | represents some of the more common materials |
| ever and home based web businesses springing | | | | available. |
| up on a daily basis the need for effective | | | | The best advice one can consider when choosing |
| packaging is ever more significant. There are a | | | | suitable packaging materials is to imagine you are |
| myriad of packaging mediums available for | | | | the customer receiving the item. Even better |
| product protection when despatching goods via | | | | would be to despatch your product through your |
| the postal & courier networks and it is very | | | | chosen courier service or postal service and see |
| likely that the product & it's packaging are all | | | | how it arrives. If you are impressed your |
| the customer will ever see. Many business owners | | | | customer is likely to be also. If you are not then |
| rely heavily on repeat business and referrals and | | | | your customer won't be happy either. |
| unless your customers' order arrives in nothing | | | | Your customer naturally wants value for money. |
| less than perfect condition, they are unlikely to | | | | If the packaging you have used looks cheap and |
| return or sing your praises to their family & | | | | scruffy then your customer will give less value to |
| friends. | | | | your product. If the product has a lower |
| Depending on your product or products you have | | | | perceivable value your customer may feel they |
| a huge selection of materials to choose from. Get | | | | can get better value and go elsewhere next time. |
| it right and your customers will return. Get it | | | | A product which appears to arrive in less than |
| wrong and your products will return! The following | | | | perfect condition is more likely to be returned by |
| list is just a small selection of the types of | | | | the customer. If the packaging is damaged or |
| packaging you need to consider when making the | | | | appears sub standard the customer will imagine |
| right choice; | | | | that the product is also damaged and is more |
| Cardboard Boxes, Mailing boxes, Gift & party | | | | likely to find fault with it. In this situation If your |
| style boxes, Wine & bottle boxes, Foam lined | | | | customer complains or returns your item you at |
| mailing boxes, Single & double wall stock | | | | least have the chance to put it right albeit at your |
| boxes, Telescopic boxes, Solid board boxes, | | | | expense. If this happens you are lucky. Often |
| Envelopes, Postal mailing bags, Mail despatch bags, | | | | however the customer will not complain, they will |
| Polythene bags, Grip seal bags, Carrier bags, | | | | just go elsewhere never to return which is in itself |
| Bubble bags, Postal Tubes, Packing List Envelopes, | | | | a disaster. You can easily avoid this scenario in the |
| Labels, Bubble wrap & Foam, Loose fil & | | | | first place by using the correct packaging |
| Void fill, Edge Guards & Protectors, Silica Gel | | | | materials. It is common for the importance of the |
| & Dessicant, Foam Sheets & Pads, | | | | correct packaging materials to be overlooked and |
| Instapack quick foam, Korrvu Suspension packs, | | | | for many is an after thought. Don't make the |
| Korrvu Retension Packs, Packaging & parcel | | | | same mistake. Before you send anything to your |
| tapes, Printed tapes & labels, Coloured tapes, | | | | customers, speak to a packaging company for |
| Specialist tapes, Dispensers & accessories, | | | | help & advice on choosing the correct |
| Glue guns & glue, Kraft Paper Sheets & | | | | packaging materials for your product. Request |
| Rolls, Tissue & Wrapping papers, Stretchfilm, | | | | samples of various materials and properly test |
| Strapping, Layflat Tubing & Sheeting, | | | | them before you go live. This advice will save you |
| Corrugated Paper, Novia Corrugated wrap, Pallets, | | | | a lot of hassle, heart ache and ultimately the |
| plywood & timber cases. | | | | possibility of a failed business. Without happy |
| This list is by no means exhaustive but | | | | customers you don't have a business. |