Packola Vs. Packlane | Custom Box Design & Review

In this video I'll compare 2 custom box companies, Packola and Packlane, in regards to Cost, Quality, MOQ, Lead Time, and Design Software. For a quick synopsis and conclusion jump to 5:50.

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[IrenaCastle]

Thanks, Andrew, this was quite helpful. I have a sample of a Packola mailer-style box on order now (you can order as little as 1 and it is expedited). So far all I can add is that their customer service rep went above and beyond to help me out. Very knowledgeable of their product and system. I talked to UPrinting as well and that was a disaster.

[florharmon]

Thanks Andrew for sharing it. It is funny. I contacted multiple printing company, and my two choices are packlane and Packola. And here I found your video. The prices are almost the same. Packlane quote me 1.89 ($567)per custom box (outside print only), Packola quoted me 1.63 (#549), shipping and taxes no included. Dimensions L8.125, W 6.625, DEPTH 2''(IN INCHES). I asked packlane if it will be cheaper if I order 1000, and it went down to 1.56 per box. ( more you order, cheaper it is) you can get boxes cheaper in China, even shipping is very high, but I decided order from USA cause it is a long wait, AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET. And they want you pay for all the boxes before send the example. Here in USA, you pay for a sample and they send you without commitment. And MY EXPERIENCE WAS WAY BETTER IN USA, MORE PROFESSIONAL

[koumoriarts]

Crazy helpful and so profesionally analyzed with all the pros and cons of the two companies! Really appreciate the in-depth, honest review! Thanks!

[TRAININGDAYMEDIA]

Great vid and exactly the info I was looking for!

[pastudan]

Thank you for this review! I ordered some kraft mailers from BrandableBox and was not terribly impressed with their quality. I'm planning on trying Packlane after watching this.

[eml]

I recently (July 2022) used BoxGenie for small boxes I use to ship handcrafted soaps. The ink smell was/is awful. So bad in fact, that I can't use them to ship my soaps. I've was told by the company to "let them air out". If these boxes ever air out, I'll be very surprised. So -- my advice... if you're looking to have a box printed with a solid base color, consider that the boxes may smell pretty bad. Depending on what you are putting in the box, you may want to think twice.

[Flossyfay]

I have potentially the dumbest question ever - do you put the shipping label directly on that box? Or do you have to package that box AGAIN in a USPS/FEDEX/whatever box? I am so painfully inept at shipping and handling haha! Thank you :)

[Kariwoo]

What kind of finish did you get on your boxes?

[johnlocke]

The quality of your standard white print boxes from Packlane look ALOT better than what I received. Mine were black and the texture looked like a tacky spray-painted cardboard. Yours look great and professional. I wonder if that is actually the higher quality ink that costs more. Trying to make decisions on what quality to use.

[encouragetouch]

May I ask if this is a satin finish or matte ?

[MAGICSIX]

Great video! I’ve used Boxup before but they don’t seem to do a custom box size. Thanks for showing me these options!

[shiylon]

Very informative video brother thank you

[majocaldera]

what about the smell? since you chose a color on the box, did it ever smell weird?

[mrimallin]

Which box at packlane did you use? Standard or HD boxes?

[shanitabufford]

So they do plastic bags as well, or just boxes

[cinesme]

i did my design on canva and fixed the box up on packola and they reviewed it and emailed me that my DPI should be at least be 300 i had to get a refund bc they wouldn't print clear enough, any beginner tips? I do everything on canva for my business ...helpppp

[iamkingpoet]

for you next record can do one on recording your screen for video

[knuttlaarsen]

Can't know how I bumped onto this. Anyway Awesome video 🙌🙌. I also have been watching those similar from MStarTutorials and kinda wonder how you guys make these vids. MStar Tutorials also had amazing information about similiar things on his channel.

[florharmon]

I ended up ordering from Packlane. The reason was cause I got a coupon that saved me $56.70 and shipping cost was cheaper and as result I paid less on tax for the purchase. Box info: 300 custom boxes. dimensions L8.125, w 6.625, depth 2(in inches)(outside print only) PACKOLA quoted me. 1.83 *300 =$549 + shipping and handling $73.88 + tax 46.72= 669.60 (no coupon) PACKLANE quoted me. 1.89 *300=$567-56.70 (coupon promotion) = 535.00 +shipping and handling 24.95+ tax38.28=573.53 . I ENDED UP SAVING $ 96 DOLLAR. I did not order sample box cause I did not want to wait for it, also it is $70 dollar for a sample. I preferred put that money toward my final order.