This post is a complete guide for business owners, packaging buyers and marketing directors who need purchase the RIGHT paper bags.
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When it comes to ordering a paper bag, you need set your target first. This is essential for you to choose the right materials, print design and finish afterwards. Surely you won't pick the plain kraft paper materials while you want to promote your brand if you own a fancy fashion clothing boutique.
To know your target, just ask yourself this simple question. What funtions would you like the paper bags perform for you?
The paper bag usually has two primary funtions, carrying and marketing. Paper bag help customers carry items easily and conveniently. Also it is a great marketing tool for business owners to increase their brand recognition, which opens new window to oppurtunities.
So which one is your priority?
If you just want to make your customers carry the products easily, it is the strength and durablity that you need focus. It would really be a shame if the wine bottle falls out of the bag and breaks just because the bag is not strong enough. Usually a plain kraft bag would be ok.
However, things will be quite different if you need a high impact paper bag to promote your brand and leave consumers a deep impression. You need take all factors into consideration, including handicraft details, paper materials, rope handles, print design as well the finishes. A little mistake can have a disastrous effect.
Before you have a print designer create the print design for you, you would better ask your printer if they can create a dieline for you, then you can let the graphic designer put the print design on the template.
In China, most manufacturers are reluctant to provide the free dieline because they scare that you give the order to some other printers after you finish the dieline. They usually will let you put a deposit of 100-200USD and promise to give you 3-5 pieces color printed sample bags after the design is finished. In DE Printed Box, we provide our customers the accurate and applicable template without any charges ahead, because we believe that the good long-term business should be built on the mutual trust.
When you let a printer create the template for you, be sure to specify the length, width and height of the paper bag correctly. A mistake in the size specification can lead to frustration and a terrible waste of time for both. In China, the size is usually specified in the order Length x Width x Height, which is illustrated by the image below.
With respect to the print design of the paper bag, knowing the difference between the general graphic design and print design is quite important. Particularly for the long run printing, it may save you tens of thousands of dollars.
The web design adopts the RGB mode while it is CMYK color mode for the printing. A pretty image design created with the RGB mode can have a fantastic display on the computer. However, it may look quite ordinary when printed on the press. It is because the RGB mode has the wider color range than the CMYK color mode. Refer to the post below to learn more about the color space for RGB and CMYK color mode.
Color Space for Human Eyes, CMYK and RGB
In one word, the professional designer knows how to choose the safe colors within the CMYK color space to create the appealing design and how to reduce the costs by using solid colors instead of the process colors. A print designer makes the whole printing process go more smoothly.
When the artwork is finished off, the PDF format is preferred, which represents the most universal adopted standard today.
In addition to the format, be sure to outline all the texts in the artwork in case there is any special fonts involved to create the design. If the printer's computer lacks this font, the texts will be displayed quite weirdly, which makes the printer's life quite hard.
About the font issue, some designers may have a different opinion, insisting that a PDF format is enough. And the Adobe Acrobat can display the text quite well even if the text is missing. However, who knows the printing better than the printer? You would better listen to the advice of your printer. Sometimes, an outlined artwork is completely imperative when the artwork is terribly created mixing the print design with the dieline together. It may become the printer's nightmare when the designer has nothing to provide but a JPEG image with very low resolution.
Gorgeous paper bag begins with the right paper material that will deliver performance, quality and dependability for the product it holds and carries. Whether it be an exquisite shopping bag with the prominent spot UV varnished logo or a plain brown Kraft food bag, choosing the proper materials is critical to the marketing and visual effect.
How do we choose the proper paper materials?
Three types of paperboards are mostly used in the paper bag printing, SBS C1S ( Solid Bleached Sulfate, coated on one side), CUK ( coated unbleached kraft paperboard) and specialty paper.
SBS paper is a coated paper and contains at least 80% natural bleached virgin wood. It has the incredible physical properties, like brightness, whiteness and smoothness to make it very suitable for the high graphics printing of the paper bag. Study suggests that nearly 90% paper shopping bags are made of the SBS C1S paper thanks to its splendid printing quality on the litho offset press. Major industries that use SBS:
In Australia, Hong Kong and China mainland, the C1S SBS is often referred to as the ivory board or art paper. And the art paper is slightly different from the ivory board. In the United States and Canada, people prefer to use the term C1S SBS. We will use the term art paper in the description below.
Also known as the white Kraft paper, it is made of the solid unbleached board coated with a thin layer of kaolin clay, which contains at least 80% natural bleached virgin wood. It is extremely durable and is very suitable to make the heavy duty packaging and carrying bags. Besides, it is very eco-friendly because it is 100% recyclable. The main usages include:
One typical specialty paper is the black specialty paper with the matte black color. With either silver hot foil stamping or the spot UV varnishing, the paper bag made of this paper looks really gorgeous with a luxurious quality feel. Once before, we helped ProspektSupply in Canada produce a very unique luxury paper bag. We printed the logo (ProspektSupply) in black color and applied the spot UV varnishing on it, which turned out great. Also we use the black specialty paper to produce the paper bag for a well-known bank in China with the silver hot foil stamping for the texts, which looks terrific too.
Besides the black specialty paper, there are actually a lot of types to choose with various patterns and texture.
Contact us to discuss your requirements of paper pouch suppliers. Our experienced sales team can help you identify the options that best suit your needs.
Usually the more prestigious the packaging bag, the thicker the paper. Also the grammage and thickness of the paper material have a huge impact on the bag's endurance.
Usually 157gsm (6-8pt), 210gsm (10-11pt) paper is recommended for the paper bag. And 300gsm (15-17pt) or above art pape can be used when a heavy duty packaging and carrying bag is in need.
The units to represent the paper grammage and thickness are quite confusing. People in China, Australia would like to use the grammage to measure the paper thickness, while the unit pt is used in North America. We have published a post in our blog before to illustrate the conversion between the pt and grams. You can learn more there.
Paper Grammage (gsm) and Thickness (pt) Conversion Table
The handle plays an important role in the bag's performance, aesthetically and functionally. With a good handle, the paper bag can be used for months to a year sometimes thanks to its amazing endurance. There are usually two types of handles are used, the grosgrain ribbon handles and the rope handles.
For rope handles, 3 types of materials are mostly used, the nylon, cotton and the paper. Among these materials, the nylon has the best durability and endurance; the cotton rope handle is the most popular handles used for the paper bag, which has the most wonderful touch in hand; and the paper rope handle can make the paper bag like a piece of great artwork with the help of the top packaging designers.
With respect to the price , the nylon usually costs more than the paper. The cotton handle is the cheapest at around one cents. Generally, the cotton rope are mostly used which has the best hand feel.
Besides, when the paper bag is particularly big, we need use the rivets to fasten the handles to the paper bag.
The printing finish adds a luxurious quality feel, turning the ordinary paper bag into an extrodinary artwork.
The laminating makes the paper bag water-proof and more durable. With the glossy laminating, the paper bag will look very shiny, clear and eye-catching. The matte laminating gives the paper bag a very smooth and soft texture, looking more elegant and luxurious.
In the mean time, the spot UV, hot foil stamping, embossing and debossing can also be used to produce an upscale paper bag.
Every finish can have a splendid effect on the paper bag if they are used in the right context. Therefore, each finish is just different but no less at all.
DE Printed Box is a professional paper packaging products manufacturer, which can provide you the best packaging solution with the upscale and luxury feel. at to learn more.
Bags are an essential part of a business. They help customers transport their food, and the bags you buy affect your business and your customers. Buying paper grocery bags will have some benefits and drawbacks that require consideration to make the most of your purchase. For more information on factors to consider when buying these paper grocery bags, read on.
When you buy anything in bulk, you'll need to consider the quantity and how you'll use it. Paper bags come in bundles ranging from a stack of 50 to cartons of 500, and it's important to consider how many you'll need. Calculate how many customers you'll have weekly or monthly and factor in how many bags you go through on average within this time.
Buy multiple cartons of paper bags with enough stock to overlap with the next order period to ensure you don't run out while slowly building a surplus. Your supply will decrease daily, and you must consider how many you need to ensure you have enough for your customers.
Paper grocery bags have better recyclability than plastic bags, but some paper products are easier to recycle. While the paper material of the bag is recyclable, the adhesion and ink on the bag aren't.
Many people enjoy the option of paper bags because they're more eco-friendly than plastic. However, if there's a thick adhesive holding the bag together, it defeats the purpose. Purchase bags with more paper material that rely less on adhesion. Recyclable bags will attract more people to your business and improve your reputation for offering more environmentally friendly options.
People rely on grocery bags to transport their purchased food, making the bag's durability essential. Consider the bags' weight capacity and ensure they hold groceries without tearing. Brown paper grocery bags can have an average weight capacity of around 75 pounds.
You'll want to find bags that carry more to incentivize customers to purchase more groceries. Give your customers a reliable bag to carry their groceries, regardless of what's inside. They'll appreciate the durability and higher weight capacity as they return to buy more of your goods.
The bag's design will be a noticeable part of the checkout experience as the food becomes packaged. Colorful paper bags will make your business feel unique and memorable to those who buy from you. Adding a design or logo to the bag will give people an image to reference and improve your food's marketing.
A colorful paper tote bag for groceries will also inspire people to keep their bags or reuse them when possible for returning trips. And if they take these bags to other places, others will see them and consider buying from your business.
Paper grocery bags are a common item used in various sales of food. Consider these factors when buying paper grocery bags so that you have effective bags that customers will admire.
If you are looking for more details, kindly visit printed paper bag manufacturers.