dandytea88 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi all I plan to sell primarily body butters when I launch my business and I purchased some plastic soufflé cups (2oz) with lids from Amazon as well as some shrink bags to seal them up. I got to thinking though, is it better to spend more money out of the gate on the packaging? I got to thinking that the quality of my product should be better than the packaging but there are only so many sizes soufflé cups come in and I want to have a small size and a big size, very similar to how The Body Shop sells theirs in a mini size and normal size. Would it be best to stick with the plastic cups/lids until I know if I'll be successful or exclusively use the plastic cups in different sizes because they are affordable and well, they seem like they'll work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Well, I would think about a few things: 1) durability. Soufflé cups are intended for single use. Will your body butters be single use? 2) durability again. Shipping is hard on products. Will soufflé cups survive the shipping? 3) packaging should be what your customers expect. Mediocre product will be perceived as much higher quality if packaged well. And vice versa. IMO, packaging and presentation either make or break the product. I might have an unpopular perspective, but it is through some hard learned lessons. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 TallTayl knows what she's talking about; I would invest in a few good plastic jars and then reconsider... Souffle cups scream cheap and low quality...just my opinion! I'm sure you make an amazing body butter, so it deserves to be put in a nice jar 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandytea88 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thank you both a bunch! I hadn't thought about some of the points you guys mentioned. I think I will reconsider and purchase jars instead. That too makes it easier to have a small/big size when the time comes because there's a variety of sizes low profile jars in particular come in. I do want the whole package to look lovely At least the soufflé cups didn't cost much at all out of pocket I'll just use them for other things, like keeping my daughter's snacks from falling to the bottom of my purse *heehee* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Also consider if you want to use plastic or glass jars. I use plastic as I don't want a glass jar to break or shatter if dropped on the floor. There are some very pretty plastic jars available if you do a little research. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Little soufflé cups are great for free samples, but that's about all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandytea88 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yup I'd like to go with plastic ones myself As much as I'm uncertain about ordering again from Bulk Apothecary, they seem to have some of the best prices on jars and lids. I really want to purchase them but don't want to sit and count through 100 pieces to make sure my order is correct. Then again, that could happen with any company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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