6 Ways to Save Money on Packaging Supplies
August 23, 2017
Everyone likes saving some money, and this is probably even more important to you as the owner of a small business. You want to find new ways to save money, but you simply can’t afford to sacrifice the quality of the products and services you have to purchase.
No matter what your budget is and what your needs are, you should be able to save money on your packaging supplies. Here are a few helpful tips.
1. Choose a local company to save on shipping fees
As you shop around for a packaging supply company, placing an order with a local company can help you save a lot on shipping fees. Ordering from a company that is offering great discounts is even better.
If you find better prices and better deals by shopping online, try to figure out if these discounts would be worth paying for higher shipping fees. It might be the case, but no necessarily.
2. Purchase all of your packaging supplies from the same company
Purchasing all your packaging supplies from the same company could also help you save some money. If you are pleased with your order and with the price you have paid for it, there is no need to search for another packaging supply company.
Many companies will be more than happy to reward the loyalty of their customers with discounts on their orders. You will also save on shipping fees by ordering everything you need from the same company.
3. Buy your packaging supplies in bulk
Buying your packaging supplies in bulk is another way to benefit from some interesting discounts. After all, cardboard boxes, mailing tubes and packaging tape have no expiration date, so don’t hesitate to purchase many of them all at once.
When you purchase your packaging supplies in bulk, you don’t have to worry about running out of supplies for a long time, so you can focus on running your business and on performing tasks that are more important than shopping for supplies.
4. Place large orders
Buying each item you need in bulk is an easy way to save, but you can also save on shipping fees and get some discounts by placing large orders.
Don’t simply purchase a lot of cardboard boxes: order large quantities of all the packaging supplies you need. It will seem very expensive at first, but you will be glad you placed a large order when the prices of the supplies you need increase over time.
5. Don’t buy related items separately
If you need to buy a new tape dispenser, be sure to purchase the tape that goes with it at the same time. If you order mailing tubes and you see that their caps are sold separately, be sure to order them.
This will protect you from eventual price increases, but you will also be sure that you are not stocking up on large quantities of supplies you won’t be able to use because you did not purchase the right related items.
6. Choose packaging supplies that can fit different products
Multi-depth boxes are boxes that can easily be adjusted to package products of different sizes. Purchasing these boxes can be more economical than purchasing three of four different sizes of boxes.
By purchasing boxes that can be adjusted, you should save money on packaging materials. If you do need to use packaging materials, don’t forget that they can be reused: be sure to keep the ones you find when you receive your orders, and to use them when you send out a shipment.
