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Efficientie
From five to fifty packages a week: what bottlenecks first
Five packages a week means you can improvise; fifty packages a week means improvisation costs you an hour every night. These are the five areas where things first go wrong,...
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Besparen
Volumetric weight: why a half-empty box still costs you money
Many carriers don't just charge based on what the scale shows, but also on the space your box takes up. Here's how to calculate your volumetric weight and how to...
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Administratie
How much packaging do you use per year? Here's how to weigh and record it in an hour
Most webshops only order boxes and tape when their stock is depleted and don't know how much material they use annually. With a scale and your order history, you can...
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Begrippenlijst
Packaging dictionary: 24 terms you'll encounter for boxes, envelopes, and tape
Internal dimensions, single wall, VOID seal, letterbox parcel: the terms on packaging pages explained concisely and concretely. With examples from our range, so you can choose the right box, envelope,...
Packaging dictionary: 24 terms you'll encounter for boxes, envelopes, and tape -
Inkoop
Buying packaging materials together with another entrepreneur: splitting bundles and making agreements
A bundle of 100 boxes is cheaper per unit, but you only need 40. Buying them together with a fellow entrepreneur solves that – if you agree beforehand who pays,...
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Budget
What does a packing table really cost? Three budgets of €50, €150, and €400 calculated
Three complete packing sets with real prices, adding up to a total: what can you buy for €50, what can you add for €150, and when is €400 justifiable?
What does a packing table really cost? Three budgets of €50, €150, and €400 calculated -
Brievenbusdoos
A home shipping supply: what you should have if you send a few packages monthly
Shipping two or three packages a month without having to buy supplies individually every time: here's what you need to keep at home, in what quantities, and what it costs.
A home shipping supply: what you should have if you send a few packages monthly -
Dozen
Test a new packaging supplier before ordering 500 boxes
Switching to another supplier rarely goes wrong on price, but it often does on dimensions, adhesion, and delivery time. This is how you can test that for a few tens...
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Cadeau
A gift for someone who has just started their own webshop or business
Someone you know has started their own business. These gifts will be used in the first week, listed by price range — plus what not to buy.
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Budget
Everything under €5: small items to complete your order
Your basket is just below the free shipping threshold, or you're looking for a small gift. Here's what you can find for under €5, by category and with prices included.
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Brievenbuspakje
What your package experiences during transit — and what that means for your packaging
From drop-off point to doorstep: what physically happens to your parcel at every step of the journey, and the logical box, tape, and void fill to go with it.
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E commerce
What does a return really cost you? This is how you calculate the costs per returned package
A return costs more than just the outbound shipping. This is how you calculate all items, and this is how you limit the number of returns and the cost per...
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E commerce
Ship it yourself or outsource? Here's how to calculate when fulfillment pays off
Outsource or keep packing yourself? First, calculate your cost per package, identify the hidden costs in a fulfillment quote, and explore the intermediate options that often work better.
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Labelen
Clearing out the cupboard, attic or storage room: sort, keep, sell or discard
Emptying a full closet or attic without stopping halfway: work with four piles, store dry and labeled, and prepare items for resale for shipping all at once.
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Brievenbuspakje
What do you put on your shipping page? Five questions customers ask before checking out
Shipping costs, letterbox sizing, delivery time, returns, and packaging: these are the five questions customers ask right before checkout. Here's how to answer them on your own shipping page, before...
What do you put on your shipping page? Five questions customers ask before checking out
