Making sure your packaging meets your and your customer's expectations is critical to your brand's credibility and customer loyalty. Similarly, box samples are an important part of ensuring the success of your products and brand.
This blog post will provide you with more information about packaging samples and what questions you should ask your packaging supplier when ordering box samples.
What exactly are packaging samples, and why do you need them?
Box samples are created for packaging that will be customized. They can focus on materials and structure, known as structural samples, or on both materials and designs, including coatings, known as pre-production samples.
Because the purpose of structural samples is to test the structure and size of your box, your boxes will most likely arrive featureless.
You will receive boxes that match the final packaging design for pre-production samples.
While you don't have to request samples every time you order packaging, ordering samples from a supplier you're working with for the first time can help ensure your packaging will turn out as expected.
Understand the quality and appearance of your packaging
Ordering a production-level sample allows you to see how your final packaging will look. These samples are designed to meet all requirements, such as foil stamping, embossing, coatings, and inserts. This gives a sense of the print quality, finishes, and materials used. If you're pleased with your production-grade samples, you can be confident that your final packaging will be the same.
Understanding how your products' packaging will look
Structural samples are an excellent way to test how your products might be packaged and what the final packaging that your customers will unbox will look like. Box sizes aren't difficult to identify, but it's just as easy to miscalculate your box dimensions.
A structural sample allows you to see how your products will fit inside your packaging and allows you to make changes if they are too small or too large. These samples are made to your specifications, with no prints, finishes, or add-ons.
Conclusion
Ordering packaging samples eliminates the possibility of having packaging that does not match the submitted designs or your brand. It's also a good way to double-check the quality of your boxes before placing a bulk order.
If you'd like to see sample box samples before ordering packaging boxes, contact LuxBoxPack and get one step closer to your ideal packaging.
