Our most treasured products are not produced in our neighborhoods. Many of them are literally shipped across oceans, and some rode on the roads to get into your hands or the stores where you picked them. If you are an entrepreneur who seeks to get their stuff to different parts of the state, the country, or even the world, you would agree that there is no escaping shipping. 80% of the time, successful shipping is a function of your packaging, and 20% is on logistics. If you invest in protective packaging, your products would most probably reach the destination safely and unscathed. Thus, that brings us to the issue of creative and protective packaging. Whether you have heard about roll cradles or you only know of air pillows, this article hopes to shed light on some of them.
Roll Cradles: Roll Cradles are specifically used for packaging carpet rolls, paper rolls, rolled tapes, and so on. You can also use them to hold barrels. The most common ones are made of wood and molded paper pulp. Just as the name suggests, they serve as cradle to rollable products. They hold the objects in place as a choke. There are many kinds of roll cradles; the difference is by the number of cavities. They usually have one to five cavities but could be more. They also vary in diameter.
Air pillows: Many product shippers leverage air pillows because of their buoyancy. They are used to wrap delicate products in, such that if they fall or hit a hard substance or surface. They may also be a perfect choice to make them easy to salvage from water. Thus, buoyancy and anti-shock are its perks.
Cornstarch packaging: This is funny because cornstarch is a meal. Yeah. That same one is solidified and molded into smaller bits and is used as packaging materials. They are placed in a container that contains a fragile product, such that the product does not spoil by collision. You can find examples of this packaging with some wine, or perfumes. If you have your means around some, you can go right ahead acquire them, then fill them up in your shipping box. Better to be creative than incur damage costs.
Paper cushions: Paper, one of the most common wastes in the world, can serve as padding. Shred them creatively and stuff them in the box containing your package.
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