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Packaging matters. The right packaging can go a long way in influencing how your customers perceive your products and your brand. The way you pack your orders can also persuade customers to think about repeat orders. However, if you are concerned about spending too much on packaging materials, here are some tips on how you can pack on a budget.

Use Customised Packaging Wisely

There are a lot of options when it comes to stock cartons, boxes, product bags and other packing material. The idea is to first research the packaging products off the shelf to see if they suit your product delivery needs.

Asking for customised packing will only increase your packaging costs. Only if you have irregular-sized products or you have custom orders that change from customer to customer should you opt for custom packaging.

Save money on packing by opting for regular packing products.

Use Labels and Tags for Effect

Printing on packaging material

The success of your business depends not just on the product you offer, but how well it reaches your customer. Packaging is of prime importance and you need the best packaging tools to do the job. Manual hand tools are especially useful in industries that have varied packaging sizes. Here is our guide to some of the essential manual hand tools we have for you.

Manual Strapping Tools and Consumables

Small and irregular-sized packages can present their own set of problems when it comes to securing them. You need high quality strapping tools that can work easily on small surfaces as well as rounded packs.

Packaging manual hand tools include hand tensioners, sealers, cutters, strapping dispensers, plastic and metal strapping, seals, buckles and plastic edge protectors and more.

Hand Tensioners

Hand-operated tensioners are used for all types of plastic strapping. Hand tensioners are also used for extruded polyester as well as polypropylene

Before we start getting into what the best void fill to use is, it’s best to talk about what void fill is! Void fill, sometimes referred to as ‘box filler’ is the term we use to describe any cushioning, padding or paper you add into your shipping package to help protect your goods when in transit.

Not only can they be used to protect your items, but they can also be used to add that extra ‘wow’ factor when your customers open their parcel.

The big question is what void fill would work best for you and your product. If you are going to be fulfilling large numbers of orders on a daily basis, every cost matters – so you will be looking for a cheap but high quality option.

We have narrowed it down to looking at both paper and plastic void fill options, so let’s look!

Paper Void Fill

Paper filler has been steadily increasing due to companies wanting to do better by the environment – usage has increased by 30% in 2019! It is also an option to use fully re