If you’ve ever had to make a big move you know how stressful planning, packing and shipping your things can be. Making sure that your items arrive to their destination in one piece can be difficult when there are so many unknown variables involved in the process. When shipping glassware, factors like clumsy movers or […]
5 Ways to Reduce Your Heating Bill
If your teeth have been chattering a bit more than usual this winter, and you’ve noticed a spike in your energy bill, you may be wondering how to heat your home more efficiently. Fortunately, there are many steps you can take to warm your home that won’t break the bank. Here are just a few. […]
How Should I Send This? (Finding the Right Shipping Method)
When it comes to finding the best shipping method for your business, there’s a lot of information on the web about various approaches and courier services. To help clear up any information overload this article quickly breaks down some key things to consider when choosing your desired shipping method. By keeping these important issues in […]
How to Pack for a Move
If you’ve ever had to prepare a few bags for a trip you know how stressful packing can be. You want to make sure you bring the right things, that your items are organized, and that you don’t forget anything! This confusion is amplified when you’re moving to a new place. The mess of packing […]
7 Easy DIY Halloween Projects
The leaves are changing colors, the air is getting crisper and Halloween is right around the corner! We don’t know about you but at SSI Packaging Group we can’t help but get excited for this spooky and sweet holiday. To get in the spirit check out these 7 fun things you can do with packaging […]
Date Codes on Food
While visiting family during the holidays I found myself helping someone bake a homemade apple pie. Everything was going great until she asked me to look in the cabinet for the spices. After fumbling through all of the half-empty spice containers I found the one she needed, but something caught my attention, the date code […]
$500 Trade-In for Marking and Coding Systems
So you’ve been needing to replace the inkjet coder in your production line, but you’re just not sure how to get it approved? Maybe your labeler is on the brink and you’re tired of it slowing production while someone fishes out the old sticky labels. Old machines don’t last forever, they need to be replaced. […]
Reducing Packaging Costs for E-Commerce Sellers
Products are flying off of their digital shelves in your online store, which is a good thing! Fulfilling these orders needs to be quick because the delivery time and the condition your product arrives in is a huge factor in determining the reviews you’ll get from your buyers. A fast and efficient packaging process can […]
Why do we need food labels anyway?
Food labels are important, more than for providing us with some in-store entertainment while standing at the checkout line. They help us determine that our foods contain what they say they do, and don’t contain the stuff that we don’t want. Seems pretty basic to us now, but back in the day the food industry […]
Solutions for Common Packaging Mistakes
If your packaging could talk, what would it say? First impressions count, and packaging is a great way to communicate brand values to consumers from the bat. Items that are delivered in poor conditions do more than just risk damage to the products that you are sending. Big packaging errors tell customers that you don’t […]