See-through plastic boxes that fold flat, for stuff that sells because people can look at it, so think lipstick, a toy, a row of macarons. We print your logo right on the clear panel. A card insert keeps it put, and tuck ends or a hang tab are both easy.
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Why print a photo of the thing when the thing is right there? Clear PVC boxes let somebody see the real shade of a lipstick or the paint on a little figurine, and it still stays clean, no dust, no greasy thumbs from every person who wanders down the aisle and picks it up for a look.
Our customers here are mostly cosmetic brands and candy shops, plus a fair few toy and collectible sellers, and in November a lot of gift companies doing small holiday sets. People trust what they can see. Also you skip paying for product photography, which is kind of a nice bonus.
Most orders are a straight tuck end. Same idea as a paperboard carton, just a clear plastic sheet that we score so it folds, and the tuck flaps close up top and bottom, and it all arrives flat so you pop them open by hand at the packing table.
One annoying thing. Fingerprints show up on clear plastic like crazy, and scuffs too, so there’s a thin protective film you peel off right before the product goes in (extra step, yes, but worth it). Our clear plastic boxes page shows a few other materials and builds.
You can print on a clear box without hiding the product. A logo in white or a single color on the front panel, plus product details on the back, is the usual approach. White ink matters here. Printing color directly onto clear plastic looks faint and see-through, so we put down a white layer first wherever you want colors to look solid.
Foil stamping in gold or silver works well on plastic and catches the light nicely. Full-coverage printing is possible too, but at that point you lose most of the reason for using a clear box, so we’d usually suggest keeping some of the panel open.
A clear box with the product rolling around at the bottom looks unfinished. A card insert fixes that. The item sits dead center, tilted however you like, and hey, now you’ve got a second surface to print a logo or two lines of description on. Say it’s a perfume bottle. We’d put it up on a little raised card platform. Macarons get a divided tray.
Pairing clear boxes with paperboard sleeves is another nice option. The sleeve carries most of the print and the plastic shows off the product underneath. If you’d rather have a paperboard box with only a small window, our window packaging boxes are worth a look. You can also see all styles in our plastic PVC boxes range, and our cosmetic box sizes guide helps with measurements.
They protect against dust and handling, but they aren’t made for parcel shipping on their own. Pack them inside a corrugated mailer or shipper carton for delivery.
Most bakers we work with put a liner, a bag or a paper tray in first, so the cookies aren’t sitting on bare plastic. Bonus, no crumbs stuck to the window.
Leave the peel-off film on till the very last second. That’s pretty much the whole fix.
Brands ordering these often look at clear plastic boxes, custom snap lock boxes and custom auto lock bottom boxes as well. You can see the full range in plastic PVC boxes.
