Boxes: They Come in Various Shapes Besides Boxes

When it comes to the different sorts of cardboard boxes out there, it often seems like your standard brown rectangular box is all there is to choose from, just in different sizes to accommodate whatever items you’ll be shipping. For the most part, you really could fit anything you wanted in this style of box so long as the box got bigger and bigger to make room for longer, wider, or rounder items.

But did you know that a bevy of options exist for shippingboxes? You probably wouldn’t have guessed that there was anything outside of the traditional rectangular corrugated cardboard, but there sure are.

Cardboard mailers

For anything small enough to avoid shipping in a big, ugly, lumpy box, mailers are your best friend. I mean, think about it: Why try to ship a small item in a bigger box if better options exist that protect your item even more? It seems silly to forego a better option entirely unless you’re just being downright lazy.

Mailers are great for books, CDs, video games, small handheld devices like phones and mobile gaming systems, and even an assortment of household items that would rattle around too much in a bigger box.

Picture boxes

Not always do these long, thing shipping boxes house picture frames and the likes. Oftentimes you can mail other specifically shaped thin items within them, like paintings, tapestries, quilts, and even comforter sets. While picture frames fit best in them, those other items benefit form solid protection against damage simply because a more snug fit can actually protect your products better than too much room to bounce around in.

Dish boxes

This is one of the most genius types of cardboard out there simply because it offers unparalleled protection when a large assortment of smaller, more brittle items needed shipped together. These boxes have separators within them that create mini compartments for different items (typically dishes). But even if you want to use them for things outside of your mug collection, they offer great protection and organization in comparison to a plain old box.

Tubes

You may not see these nearly as much anymore as you used to, but they’re perfect for sending long, thin items like curtain rods, canes, rolled up posters or tapestries, and even baseball bats. They typically have a cap on the end of them so that it’s easy to remove the shipped item within, and they’re quite distinct from any other shipping package out there.