Just in time for summer, we have replenished our cooler inventory on our Globe Guard® Products green packaging web store. The timing could not be better considering the warmer weather, outdoor activities and the growing opposition to Styrofoam (EPS) coolers. Green Packaging at its Best Our large capacity, 15-quart cooler can be easily assembled, used [...]

Many people believe the only way to reduce corrugated usage is by buying and using fewer boxes. While that is certainly one approach, a better and more effective one is making sure you are packing and shipping the best style of container for your product and application. When RSC Boxes Are NOT the Best Design [...]

A quick look at today’s headlines or the nearest gas pump confirms oil prices are on a steep rise, which ultimately impacts natural gas and plastic resin prices as well as everything we buy or use that contains plastic. Experts tell us there is no end in sight, so as we see plastic packaging going [...]

If you live in an area like ours that seemed to experience an especially long and harsh winter, you are probably as excited as we are to see spring has finally arrived. Soon we’re likely to be complaining about the extreme summer heat and struggling to keep cold things cold, such as beverages, food, etc. [...]

As a substantial U.S. Postal Service rate increase goes into effect on April 17, many in the mailing and fulfillment industry are seeking ways to help minimize the increase, or better yet, reduce costs. Packaging can be an important component in that effort and will either help or hurt your bottom line. Here are a [...]

It’s not exactly “March Madness” or St Patrick’s Day craziness, but we have placed more of our Globe Guard® products on sale than during any other month before. We are determined to make our products as available and affordable as possible, so this sale is on many of our most popular products.

Whether you ship temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, chilled wine or frozen chocolate desserts, maintaining product temperature is a major challenge with the dramatic rise of environmental opposition to traditional EPS foam coolers. “Do you want one?”, the receptionist at my doctor’s office quickly replied when I asked about the stack of foam coolers that was on [...]

Recently, we’ve had several opportunities to help customers disprove the old adage that “the best things in life are free.” The fact is that for many shippers a free item may NOT be a good deal, for example when it is a USPS flat rate shipping box. The USPS Flat Rate Deal The USPS flat [...]

If you have been following us for any time at all you know we have been pretty aggressively adding products and box sizes. As people often say, “They can’t all be pearls,” which to us means we are bound to add an item to stock that simply does not sell as anticipated, so we are [...]

We often talk about eco obvious as making it easy for a consumer or package recipient to quickly and easily recognize eco friendly packaging materials. There is a slightly different application for the term when we are referring to making it obvious to the same consumers that we/you are a green company. Why it Matters [...]