Stumped on Moving Heavy Appliances?

Moving your furniture and all your belongings when you switch homes is bad enough considering all the work that’s involved. But when you have to deal with extremely heavy objects like refrigerators or washing machines, things are especially annoying. More often than not, you’ll almost always need another person to help you move something for your own safety. Our few solutions to heavy items are no different: be sure to have someone helping you, even if these methods only require one person to do the moving itself. Getting items underneath big items still requires someone else to tip something to one side so that you can slide it beneath the object. Make sure you’re enlisting help when moving these things, if we haven’t stressed it enough. I mean, just use common sense and you should be good.

If you’re looking for other ways to move your heavyish items, look no further! We’ve got alternative things, like packaging supplies and more, for you.

Lifting straps

I’m sure you’ve seen them before, but they are are relatively uncommon but some of the most ingenious things to assist lifting heavy items. Some straps connect to your forearms to quickly and easily get to moving, whereas others have a harness that goes around your midsection for even heavier items. Think about investing in these if you’re young enough to need them for the rest of your life or old enough to need them for the safety of your neck and back.

Furniture quilts

If you had never heard of this, just imagine a quilt and, well, that’s all it is. But seriously, these are best for protecting furniture during the shifting caused by moving vehicles, they double as a drag blanket, too. Much like the use of cardboard, putting a furniture blanket beneath heavier items makes it easy to drag your furniture along flooring without damaging the flooring or the item.

Cardboard boxes

You don’t even have to pay for these! Excess boxes can be broken down into “shims” of sorts that allow you to drag heavy things across carpet, hardwood floor, and linoleum easily enough to not have to really lift the object off the ground. The reason this method really shines, however, is that it protects your flooring. You won’t have to worry about the feet of the furniture or appliance dragging against whatever flooring you have down since the cardboard will be between both.

These packaging supplies are made to protect your floors, your back, and your property. Make good use of them.

Candy Galore!

When you ask people what holiday brings the biggest sugar rush most people’s mind goes straight to Halloween. The lesser thought about close runner-up has to be Easter. Instead of children going door to door asking for candy it’s hidden right there in their backyards! All they have to do is walk a few feet and scoop up their prizes.

They have bags worth of candy that they dump into cardboard boxes to be sorted and traded. See, just like Halloween. The purples, blacks, and greens are replaced with pastel and pretty yellows, blues, and pinks. Candies are pretty and bright. Why wouldn’t the kids eat all of these beautiful assortments? Chocolate bunnies with tied ears? Sure. Entire cardboard boxes with yellow chicks? Great! They might not get the quantity of candy they do on Halloween, but the quality is far superior. The candy is way bigger and quite honestly, way better.

I would take Easter candy over Halloween candy any day of the week. Those portions sizes are huge! Have you seen those mega sized gummy bears? Absolutely ridiculous. Here are some are of the most extreme Easter candies.

Robin eggs.

These can be super cute little eggs or they can be huge monsters! Kids often find them inside their easter eggs during the easter egg hunt. But usually they have at least one giant robin egg in their Easter basket.

Peeps.

Whether you like them or not, Peeps are the iconic Easter candy. So iconic that people started supersizing Peeps for entertainment. Seriously, go check out YouTube with the key words “giant peeps” and you will see loads of influencers making their own giant Peep. That is too much marshmallow for me personally. But I am sure it is just fine for a six year old on Easter Sunday.

Chocolate bunnies.

Here is the granddaddy of them all. Giant chocolate bunnies date back to 1952 when the candy industry was booming! Some companies really get you, though, because the chocolate candy is hollowed out. You got to go for the Dove brand to make sure you have solid chocolate without the entire bunny. It just is not worth it if it’s not solid chocolate. 

Here are just a few examples of how Easter candy is far better than Halloween candy. I would rather have giant versions of my favorite candy rather than bite sized versions. You can also find types of “Halloween candy” any time of the year, whereas Easter candy only comes around every once in a while. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Cardboard is Awesome

When I think about things made of cardboard, I’m always brought back to the traditional cardboard boxes you may think of: the rectangular and square boxes that house holiday and birthday gifts; the boxes that are sent to your doorstep with contents from online shopping within; and my personal favorite, boxes that have products for department stores. That last one is mostly reminiscent of my days as a stocker at a local Dollar General. And believe me, we had boxes for days at that place. People would come in often asking us if they could take home some cardboard for free, and we’d inevitably have an entire “roll-tainer” full of broken down cardboard.

So, believe me, I’ve seen plenty of cardboard in my day. And here I am, sipping from a soda can that was housed in a plastic bag within cardboard. It cracks me up thinking about how companies can make their products cheaper, and lo and behold cardboard makes it happen.

In fact, that’s what interests me most about cardboard. It’s so incredibly versatile and durable, yet one of the cheapest materials to manufacture. And what ends up happening because it’s so ridiculously cheap? It’s used everywhere. But it’s not even that cardboard is “bad” or compromises the safety of your product. Rather, the opposite happens: it’s so easy to use, so durable en route, and super cushiony for anything that’s fragile.

Cardboard boxes do it all, folks. No matter what way you look at cardboard, it’s always going to be around. Even if some material comes around that phases out cardboard, companies will still opt for cardboard solely because it’ll be an even cheaper material that still gets the job done. That’s how lasting its influence and pure power will be.

All in all, this material has stood the test of time in the past and it’ll continue to do so going forward. In a way, it makes you respect the fact that a material made of paper can be so incredibly useful worldwide in almost every industry you think of. Heck, the fact that you can have some cardboard at home as a versatile material shows you how amazing it is.

I think that more people need to appreciate the things around them. You’ll never know when you desperately need a box for storage or carrying things out of your house. Or you never know when you’ll want kindling. Or something to soak up an oil spill. That’s the power of cardboard.

The Highlights of Wearable Packaging

Sometimes you just toss away the packaging. Other times, and becoming more common than ever, you wear it. packaging that offers repurposing into something wearable such as a bag, hat, or other accessories is a fun little thing. it adds style and fashion, while also promoting sustainability. 

Who Uses this? 

A lot of brands do, in fact. 

Some tote bags can double as packaging for apparel or even a backpack for promotional events. Sometimes, you can use the fabric canvas bags as actual bags, or even turn them into a hat. Some have also been changed into a bracelet, just with a little bit of DIY work. Overall, the limits are your own imagination, and whether or not it’s fitting for the product itself. 

Applications of Such 

The biggest application is in the world of retail. Retailers love to do this, and offering some kind of incentive to not just throw this out willy-nilly is a great thing to consider. 

Another industry that uses this is cosmetics. Lots of times, cosmetic companies will just buy different items and then put them in pouches and bags, which you can wear or use.

Finally, promotional merchandise. Lots of sports teams might offer a bag that you can wear or possibly a hat or other type of item for buying the sports apparel. 

The benefits 

There’s a ton of benefits to using this. The first thing is that it makes you stand out. so many brands enhance their brand visibility through this. you aren’t just trying to improve the packaging, but also to make it so that your packaging really stands out. 

There’s also an added value to wearable packaging. Ti isn’t the same old box, but instead something which stands out, so it makes it look better, and more enticing to customers as well. 

The final benefit is more of an eco-friendly standpoint.   With wearable packaging, you’re not just buying the item and then tossing it. you’re extending the life of the packaging, reducing waste, and making you look so much better as a company. It’s great, and it can really make your business shunt! 

Challenges and innovations 

Remember that the limit to this is creativity, which is the one downside. You do need to think outside the box on this. Putting together wearable packaging is a challenge for this alone. 

The other challenge is making it durable and fitting for the item. The costs surrounding this also need to be factored in.

But, despite all of these different problems, it can be great for improving your designs, making them eco friendly and fun. Future innovations span a great many areas. Some of these brands are going to incorporate eco friendly materials for the wearable packaging. So canvas bags made from hemp fibers, various hates trade from recycled materials, the whole nine yards, are being considered. His goal is to create aesthetic appeal and interest through the use of wearable packaging. 

That type of packaging is new, and might take a little bit of getting used to. But, once you have wearable packaging in place, you’ll be able to add both functionality and fashion to the items, enhancing the experience by giving the customers something that’s valuable and fun. 

More customers are looking for a packaging item that really stands out, and really makes a splash. With wearable packaging, you can do just that.

Being able to add various factors into wearable packaging is great, and through this, you’ll bee able to, with time, create and enhance your packaging, and make it something that’s more than just a receptacle for the items at hand.

Top Shipping Products and Supplies of 2020

As a result of the global pandemic that took place during 2020 and beyond, we all know that there has been huge changes to the way our economy is running. With so much financial uncertainty going on, people are wondering what sort of things are happening to our economy. Whether it be about inflation, interest rates, gas prices, or government regulations, there has been a lot of controversy about where the future of our country is headed. To add to the various changes, the nation-wide shut down of millions of brick and mortar storefronts caused a great commotion in our economy and markets. Ecommerce has now become one of the most popular ways to do business and a lot of people are trying to get in on the action. As someone with years of experience owning and operating my own eCommerce businesses, I feel the need to transfer some of knowledge to the general public of eCommerce seekers. One of the biggest things I learned is about the actual packaging of your products you sell.

Figuring out what kind of industry you want to be a part of is super important when starting your eCommerce business. There are lots of different business models when it comes to eCommerce and picking one that’s the right fit for you is critical. However, buying your shipping and packaging products will be determined by what kind of products you sell. Certain means of shipping and packaging are better than others depending on what your eCommerce business sells. Cardboard boxes are a sturdy, safe, if not generic way to ship your products to your customers with relative ease and convenience. However, it is true that shipping with boxes can be a bit more pricey, and shipping fragile or small items can make things complicated. After all, if you are running an eCommerce business, the package your customer receives is likely the only physical contact they have with your brand. It’s important for you to get it right! 

If you’re shipping using boxes, I highly suggest investing in some nice quality boxes. You’ll want ones that are sturdy enough to keep the package safe and still look nice to give your customers the best unboxing experience possible. Corrugated boxes work great for all types of products; just make sure you are picking the right size of box and are stuffing the box with enough packing material. Things like bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and other similar items will keep your products safer while they ship.

If your business is an industry that involves softer materials, like clothing or bedding, then you may not even need to worry about boxes. Poly bags are a great way to ship your products safely in a weather and air tight environment. Being relatively new to the commercial market and industry, poly bags are much cheaper and easier to manufacture than cardboard or any other type of box. We use these things for all types of shipping in my own eCommerce business, including clothes, face masks, and comforters. Again, I recommend using the shipping materials that best fit your business model and products! I hope this article was helpful to you. Remember, I am someone with a lot of experience in this industry and definitely know what I’m talking about in this area!

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Packaging types

 

Packaging is a big part of every single brand, and it’s something that you send out to the different customers, or retailers that send it out to your future customers. You have to consider a few things though when you’re building your packaging. There are primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging options, and you must consider each of these. In this, we’ll summarize the different kinds of packaging to help you understand, and the best instances to use this. 

Primary 

This is basically packaging that preserves and protects various products, contains them, and also lets customers know of what’s within. This kind is great for direct contact and is also called retail or consumer forms of packaging. 

This is made up of various components, and you have to look for example at the packaging that contains the product. If you’re selling a package of juice boxes, the juice and the little hole to puncture are the main packaging. 

Secondary 

This is basically used for branding and logistics, an dis used to protect the products or bring individual products together. 

In the juices example for example, the box or the plastic container that holds all of these, or the cardboard that holds it in place are considered secondary packaging. 

It also can include the following:

• Boxes that contain the products 

• I display products 

• Shelf-ready packages 

• Retail-ready packages 

• Display units for a countertop 

• Packaging for gifts 

The secondary packaging is made up usually of corrugated cardboard, or printed cardboard its, and is the best way to show off creative branding for the most part. 

Tertiary 

This is the least common of the packaging if you’re going to display it, but if you’re going to be sending it to various locations, this is one of the most common types. 

They are used to handle and transport the units that you have. 

You basically see this when you’re transporting the products, but this is not normally seen by the consumer unless they’re opening the package that contains the package. 

Boxes, mailers, or anything that basically gets the package or products from one location to another is a fine example of this. 

There is usually some form of branding on these, but not all customers will see this. If the packaging is going to a grocery store for example, then the person who is buying it won’t normally see it. But some companies may not use tertiary packaging branding, since it’s not always needed. 

What to Consider 

If you’re considering any kind of packaging from one of these three areas, there are a few things that you absolutely must consider with this. 

First, you need to think about the most important parts of the packaging, whether it needs to be protected, if it has to have the branding shown off, if you wnat to recycle this, or have any branding values on this. 

You should also look at the packaging value. You don’t want to get packaging that’s super expensive if it’s just going to be tertiary packaging for example. You need to also make sure that the packaging is as functional as I can be. 

Then there are delivery and transit costs. There are some that do weigh a lot more than some of the others, or how they take up the space. This is something that costs you so much more than the expenses for the delivery, and it can be a pain to navigate, so make sure you keep this in mind. 

Finally, make sure that the branding stays consistent, and also has a logo and colors that fit it.