Mug Packaging

[anniecov]

My business has been in large printing format for quite a few years.

Recently one of our biggest customers asked if we could compliment their products with mugs. I looked into it and bought a Ricoh with a press and off I went. Quite a few mugs went in the bin but eventually I grasped the process and was happy enough to resell the products... oh and I am very fussy.

My one bugbear has been mug packaging. My customer wanted 11oz mugs. We got polystyrene packaging but it all seemed to be for 10oz mugs that need a lot of reinforcement on the handle to be useable.

Why don't packaging manufacturerers make mug packaging for 11oz mugs rather than for 10oz? That way it would fit both. Better a little too large than splitting on the handle?

[JMugs]

They do....http://www.custompac.co.uk/mug-mailers

Janners

[anniecov]

They do....http://www.custompac.co.uk/mug-mailers

Janners

Thanks! I know that 11oz mug packaging is available. It's just not the 10oz bulk stuff that;s much cheaper.

[anniecov]

and ... 15oz

[JMugs]

Thanks! I know that 11oz mug packaging is available. It's just not the 10oz bulk stuff that;s much cheaper.

?
You can buy by the lorry load, is that not bulk enough.......and you asked for 11oz then say "I know"...

[anniecov]

11oz is not readily available. I have ordered and paid then been told not available and refunded.

I just want 10oz manufaturers to consider making 11oz that will fit both 10oz and 11oz mugs.

Greedy sorry!

[anniecov]

wouldn't it be lovely if we had polystyrene mailers that woud fit all sizes of mugs?

[James990]

Try Custompac www.custompac.co.uk. Asked for some samples from them and they arrived a 6 pack, and single packs ALL for 11oz which I use all the time.

I do use the 10oz poly as well, and have had very few that have split. I find if the mug is put in carefully they it does not split!

James

[anniecov]

We tape up the corners with packaging tape before inserting the mug. It seems to work.

We have a lot of requests for jumbo 15oz+ mugs. How do you go about packaging those?

[James990]

Carefully!!!!