Boxes needed please

[glaheftezu]

Hi,

I run a small cupcake business and things are progressing well but I'm getting enquiries from people further afield than I can reasonably deliver to by hand. I'm looking into postal services but am really struggling with suitable packaging. I've tried sending cakes to myself in my usual boxes and predictably they arrive in a mess. I've also tried ordering other companies cupcakes but theirs arrived in the same state, and tasted horrible I might add.

There are a couple of other companies who also deliver that I haven't tried yet as they charge so much for their cakes and delivery I'm trying to avoid it to keep my costs down.

Can anyone out there help me, give advice, know a solution?? I'd also like views on courier services if anyone has any?

Thanks

 

[winelabels]

The key two thing with packaging are
1)the right size, so that your cupcake can't move in the box
and
2)strong enough to survive the courier service.

If there isn't a suitable box from a specialist supplier, you'll need to get one made. Try a local box manufacturer, there will be a min order but it shouldn't be too high.
If its your design and you paid f0r the cutter, then you have full rights to the box, so you can recoup the investment by selling the boxes to the other companies that need them.
We've done this and have the only postal box in the country for small (18.75/20/25cl) wine bottles.