Clothing Subscription Boxes.

We use a dual-strip closure, with one adhesive strip sealing the box outbound and a second one kept covered for the return. The customer opens the box along a tear strip, keeps what they want, then peels the backing off the second strip and seals the box again. No tape or new packaging is involved.

Self-locking tabs are the alternative for rental programmes, where the box goes out and back many times and adhesive strips would run out.

That depends on the build, and we state the cycle count up front. A heavy E-flute box is made for one outbound trip and one return. Rental services that send the same box out dozens of times need double-wall board, a water-resistant coating and self-locking closures that don't rely on glue.

Tell us how many trips you expect and we'll specify to that number, so you're not paying for rental-grade board on a single-use box.

In a printed pocket or sleeve on the inside, where the customer finds it when they open the box. Keeping it inside protects it on the outbound trip and makes the return obvious. The pocket can be printed with a short repack instruction beside it.

We'd print the full repack steps inside the lid as well, since customers repack in a hurry and a box that goes back together badly gets damaged on the return leg.

Put most of the design on the inside, where the customer is looking when the box opens. Full interior print carries the brand and sets up the reveal. The outside is better kept discreet, since it sits on porches and goes through the parcel network twice.

A matte durable print or a natural kraft exterior hides handling marks well. CMYK with gloss lamination is available if you want a bolder outer face.

A stylist note or card sits on top, with the garments folded in layers of tissue underneath. Each layer is lifted in order, so the customer sees one piece at a time instead of a pile. A custom die-cut interior can hold accessories or cards in fixed positions.

Seasonal artwork can rotate on the interior print while the structure stays the same month to month.

We usually make these at 12 x 9 x 4 inches or 14 x 10 x 4.5 inches. The smaller size takes a few folded pieces, and the larger holds a fuller box with a knit or a pair of jeans. Measure a typical month packed in its tissue, including the card.

A consistent size also keeps postage predictable and lets the box be stored flat in bulk until packing day.

The minimum run is 500 boxes. Because the same box ships every month, unit cost is multiplied over the whole year, and ordering a larger run usually brings it down. Orders go up to 100,000.

Some services order the structure in bulk and change only the interior print between runs.

Allow 7 to 10 business days of production once the proof is approved. Rush slots at 5 to 7 business days help when a monthly cycle is close. We'd sample the closure first, which takes 5 to 7 business days, so you can test the reseal and repack by hand, and the sample fee is credited against the full order.

Boxes ship to any US address.