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Offline Logoman

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Blank Boxes
« on: October 08, 2015, 11:21:35 AM »
Does anyone buy Boxes and Print their information on them. If so What is the cost?


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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2015, 12:47:59 PM »
buy from a local box wholesaler so you get them immediately and pay no shipping.  You can get the standard sizes that gildan/nextlevel/etc use for their shirts for around $1.50 or less a box at low quantities (i usually buy 100 or so at a time).  I only use them for certain orders.  I just re-use the boxes the shirts ship in for orders where I know no one who cares will see the boxes (like small businesses without any office traffic that I have worked with for a while), but definitely use them for schools, festivals, etc where lots of people will see the box.

For orders under 50 I usually use kraft paper bags with handles that I buy from http://www.webstaurantstore.com/

print with waterbased inks.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 08:43:23 PM »
buy from a local box wholesaler so you get them immediately and pay no shipping.  You can get the standard sizes that gildan/nextlevel/etc use for their shirts for around $1.50 or less a box at low quantities (i usually buy 100 or so at a time).  I only use them for certain orders.  I just re-use the boxes the shirts ship in for orders where I know no one who cares will see the boxes (like small businesses without any office traffic that I have worked with for a while), but definitely use them for schools, festivals, etc where lots of people will see the box.

For orders under 50 I usually use kraft paper bags with handles that I buy from http://www.webstaurantstore.com/

print with waterbased inks.

I like the paper bag idea. What size works best for t-shirts.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2015, 09:17:50 PM »
we get them from uline, and they work great, its the same ones used by olive garden and a few other restaurants.  I print them with PLASTISOL and run them through the dryer.  Never an issue.
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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2015, 09:18:28 PM »
I buy 16x6x12 from papermart... a tiny bit cheaper than the one mimosa mentioned.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2015, 09:45:19 PM »
I'm kinda in the middle of nowhere without box resellers and someone mentioned home depot. These are the ones I got, work well. They're about $5 more than when I bought them last. Free ship to store.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Plain-Brown-Box-20-in-x-16-in-x-14-in-Multi-depth-20-Box-Bundle-PRA0117B/203596633/

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2015, 09:49:59 PM »
welcome  ;) home depot is the jam....!
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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2015, 04:08:19 AM »
I usually buy 2 sizes of boxed, 500/1000 of each. They'll last me well over one year and I get quantity discount so will pay less than 0.50€ for small boxes and 1€ for big boxes. White box, double carton, printed on both sides.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2015, 08:50:09 AM »
In Canada I use Staples.ca  Staples.com also has boxes and if they are like Canada they offer frequent coupons free shipping....

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2015, 10:58:03 AM »
We buy from Uline.  We print them with cheap wasterbased PAINT.  Air dry.
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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2015, 12:56:02 PM »
If you're buying from Uline check out a local packaging distributor. Minimums are higher (usually a pallet)
but you won't pay shipping and the cost is way less. Print with wb inks. Nice break from boring shirts
whenever we have the time which is never.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2015, 03:10:53 PM »
Worth considering "who" is going to see the boxes. Most of them will never be seen by the public outside UPS. Some might make it to a event and a stack of boxes with your logo/info is nice. I think it wouldn't exactly translate to sales.  More a feel good thing in most situations. Some exceptions I am sure.
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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2015, 03:18:06 PM »
That's exactly why I am conservative about using mine vs the Gildan boxes shirts come to me in originally. For a school job where the shirts sit in the office for a few hours any the kids and teachers walk by them the whole time, yeah I use my own. For the construction company who puts the box in a corner of their warehouse, it would be a waste.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2015, 03:20:18 PM »
I bought once form home depot. went to store to pickup, worng size boxes. they were 4x36" ..just a waste of time for me because its not like it was arounfd the corner.

I just order from Uline now. I think with shipping its like $2 bucks a box.

i use speedball ink, dries wcked fast, rinse screen out with water.

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Re: Blank Boxes
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2015, 03:45:50 PM »
www.amazon.com can also be an option.....