Step-by-Step Process for eCommerce Packaging Design
If you're part of an ecommerce business in any specific sub-industry, likely one of the single most important concepts for your...
“Most customers have been buying cartons from the same supplier in the same sizes for many years. That’s good for the price of boxes, but it’s bad for freight costs. UPS tells us that not only do smaller tighter packed cartons cost less, but there is far less damage too. Take a look at your orders and see where you can save money. For example, the list price for a UPS Next Day Saver rate for a 15 pound 20”x12”x 14” carton from Philadelphia to Chicago is $141.19. Shave an inch off all sides, and the cost drops to $121.66 almost a $20 savings per carton!”Sounds a little too good to be true, right? Well, that’s why I went ahead and checked UPS’s “Calculate Time and Cost” website on my own to try this out for myself. Take a look at my results below.Here we have a 15 lb. box being shipped from Philly to Chicago with 20″x14″x12″ dimensions:
20″x14″x 12″ | 19″x 13″x 11″ | Difference | |
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Next Day Air Early AM | $198.33 | $184.20 | $14.13 |
Next Day Air | $165.33 | $151.20 | $14.13 |
Next Day Air Saver | $157.69 | $136.35 | $21.34 |