How To Choose The Right Plastic Box Style For Your Packaging Needs

If you’ve used rigid plastic boxes for your packaging needs then you know how advantageous they are over other options. If you haven’t – then you’ll be delighted by the benefits they can afford your products.

Rigid plastic boxes are sturdier than other options like cardboard and soft plastics, not fragile like glass, but still retain the crystal-clear aesthetic that makes it easy to showcase products.

They’re food safe, BPA-free, and strong enough to withstand the jostling that comes with shipping. So if you’ve got a product to showcase, store, or ship, these boxes make an ideal packaging choice.

Whether they’re already your go-to packaging choice, or you’re new to plastic boxes and are exploring ways to beautifully package and protect your products, plastic boxes fall into several different categories. These are some of the types of boxes you’ll see and when you might choose to use each one.

Hinged Boxes

Hinged boxes are exactly what they sound like – their lids are attached by hinges on one side and they snap shut with a small clasp on the other. This design ensures that the lid and base are always joined. There is no risk of losing a lid, and the connecting components are strong enough to withstand repeated use without wear or breaking.

These boxes are a great choice when ease of access is important. The snaps are simple to open and close and require less exertion than other types of lids, which may require a bit more dexterity and hand strength. And since the lid is attached, it is easily closed again to keep contents clean, protected, and secure.

Hinged plastic containers are a user-friendly, convenient, and protective packaging option for valuables such as jewelry, delicate components such as electronics, and critical items like dental materials. They’re well-suited for specialty products like musical instrument parts including oboe and bassoon reeds, fashion accessories like neckties and silk eyelashes, and even hobbyist items like hunting calls, puzzle pieces, and game dice.

All of these items and more can be beautifully showcased, easily shipped, and safely stored in hinged boxes. In addition, the boxes can be fitted with custom inserts of foam, flock board, or another material of your design to prevent any movement or jostling of contents.

Flush Lid OMNI Boxes

Flush lids are simply those that fit seamlessly over a base that is designed to sit snugly when inserted into the lid itself. Lids remain in place through friction, keeping items inside protected from damage and dust-free. There are a number of advantages to choosing a box with a flush lid.

Since they don’t have hinges, they offer a more streamlined aesthetic with a full rotation 360-degree view of contents. Their sleek sides make them easy to stack, whether for storage, shipping, or to create towering displays that can be further packaged with ribbons, bows or shrink wrap.

They’re a great choice when showcasing a product is of utmost importance. Their crystal clear sides and the unobstructed view of contents makes them perfect for high-end items like collectible dolls or figurines, autographed sports memorabilia like baseballs or footballs, and even artisan food items like hand crafted candies, cakes, and cookies.

Like their hinged counterpart, they are food-safe, BPA-free, reusable, and fully recyclable. They can also be fitted with custom inserts, and can even be coupled with our natural pine bases for an elegant display piece. Pine bases can be painted, stained or decorated as desired. Simply remove the lid and insert the box into the perfectly cut grooves of the base to showcase everything from model trains, to a special wine bottle, favorite antique, and more.

Compartment Containers

Our compartment containers also fall into the hinged category, but instead of a single area to place contents, these can have two, or up to as many as eighteen compartments for individual items.

They have the advantages of a hinged container – sturdy lids, easy access, simplicity of keeping lid and base attached – with the added benefit that they are designed to neatly accommodate a diverse array of small or distinct items.

Compartment containers make a great choice for a variety of food items, including multicolored candies, different types of nuts, decorating sugars and sprinkles, one-of-a-kind handcrafted artisan chocolates, and more.

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