Hey friends, Dave here with Transfer Express and today, i want to show you some do-it-yourself
t-shirt packaging that could really boost your brand! Now, t-shirt packaging is not
only eye-catching but it helps up the value in your t-shirts it builds brand loyalty and repeat
purchases because it adds so much more to your t-shirts by giving your customers an experience...
it's like opening a gift and i mean who doesn't like opening presents?! We've heard from so many
apparel decorators selling at events vendor shows festivals with that t-shirt packaging it could
really help aid in sales by offering a unique product. But, regardless of if you're selling at
in-person events or selling online, we're going to be covering some easy and affordable
t-shirt packaging options here today. We do have another t-shirt packaging video that scotty did
just a little bit ago we're going to have that one linked right here if you want to get all of
the inspiration, but, we're covering brand new stuff here in this video so are you ready to box
it up let's get to it if you are new to transfer express we are the world's largest supplier of
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we're kicking out new videos like this one every single week so let's get right into it one of my
favorite things to do here is have a little bundle so this one is using just a rolled t-shirt you
could take the lid and just kind of stuff it in the back there but these are awesome easy portable
for taking to events and this one for a coffee shop looks great now these stickers are dishwasher
safe and you can put your brand on them or a fun little saying that matches the t-shirt design
it's super easy to do and in bulk you could get these cups for about a dollar piece
so if your packaging is just maybe a dollar uh maybe 50 cents 60 cents for a sticker like this
it's only adding two dollars to your cost and you could probably end up charging three four
maybe even six or seven dollars more for the t-shirt just because it comes with a little
packaging here with a bonus cup really the possibilities are limitless the next idea i want
to show you is reduce reuse recycle so if you've ordered ultra color max from transfer express you
know that they come in these nice little tubes now what you can do is just chop them down with
a saw to a little bit smaller size take those end caps that come with it and now you have yourself
a little tube now again using stickers just like the stickers you could order from transfer express
we put a beautiful wrap around graphic all around this can to the point where you don't even know
it's a shipping tube anymore now if you aren't ordering ultra color max and say you're ordering
goof proof that's coming in a box buying these tubes and the caps is super affordable and just
a rolled t-shirt could fit inside i will caution that if you're doing any maybe hoodies or thicker
garments like quarter zips or big sweatshirts you really need something lightweight and smaller to
be able to fit in tubes like this and then you can even use stickers to add sizing information
or the style information as a little kind of uh label that goes around and takes that but
keeping these on theme really makes the entire experience and your brand identity shine now like
i mentioned stickers could make packaging so easy and you could actually order them right for free
using the easyview online designer that's right you could pull all of the artwork you have saved
on transferexpress.com or design your own stickers using the thousands of customizable layouts
and clipart to create durable pre-cut water and fade resistant vinyl stickers and labels
just navigate to the print method in the bottom left-hand side in easy view
click on full color then all-purpose sticker right there at the bottom there is just a 25 order
minimum so they are actually some of the most affordable stickers out there on the internet too
couple them with say an order of your goof-proof screen printed transfers and they'll ship in the
same box for just that one low flat rate fee so that's going to be saving you tons of money
now another thing that is absolutely awesome are these poly bags now coupled with stickers as well
we're able to keep a space here to write in our size but you could even provide upc or barcodes
here on the label so that you could keep your inventory organized nice and clean and dry when
you are traveling or even in a dusty warehouse if inventory's not moving quickly now in this one as
well we have a hang tag and an insert card and i always recommend when you're packaging anything up
put an insert card in there with your brand name and then some kind of incentive or call to action
follow us on social media sign up for our email list for a discount on your next order or maybe
you're just trying to drive repeat purchases with a coupon say for 10 off your next purchase or hey
refer a friend and they get 10 you get 10 whatever offer you want to put in there because that is a
great opportunity for marketing potential now this next one is super cool and i love it here we have
it themed for a barbecue restaurant but we're using one of these little small aluminum takeout
food trays now this is an incredibly affordable amazon find i think we got 50 of these tins
with the lids for just over 10 bucks and then what we did is you could actually just print out
at home or go to a custom printer and have it printed to the same size
as the lids that they come with so just have a nice little printed card that fits the same
exact dimension and super easy to package up your t-shirts just by folding your t-shirt
up and putting it right in this tin now this is another one that you're going to want to make sure
it fits the largest size or maybe the bulkiest apparel item in your store so sweatshirts and say
hoodies might have to fit in those little bit larger catering trays but they can make it too and
even a spot here to write down the size they're awesome too because they transport really well
they're easy and quick to package they stack and they are eye-catching when they are on display
whether it be at a barbecue restaurant here or just for a regular clothing brand
now if you are shipping your shirts we did put together an awesome video on using printed
polybags we ordered online we'll link that one right in here so even if you are selling at say
a craft show or a festival or fair having that branded poly bag is a cool thing to have as well
they can get a little expensive for the take and go because you do have to pay a printer for them
and if you're not buying super large quantities they could get a little expensive at like two or
three dollars a bag great for shipping including in the shipping costs of your ecommerce store
but it could be a little overkill if you're just having some bags to stuff some goodies in when
you're selling at one of these shows or your own brick and mortar store a lot of these samples that
we talked about today have hang tags included with them and if you're selling apparel on site
in person anywhere or even online you should be using hang tags for that identity appeal for your
brand we did put a whole video together all about hang tags we'll have linked right up here and we
kind of just drive home that super retail touch regardless of where you're selling apparel at
if you have used packaging for your t-shirts in any awesome or eye-catching ways share it with
us on social media or just let us know about it down in the comments section below we always love
hearing and seeing all of the creativity in the heat pressing community if you have a question
or an idea for an upcoming video just let us know too we make all of these videos for the
sole purpose of helping you and your t-shirt business succeed but be sure you're subscribed
right here to the transfer express youtube channel to stay up to date on all of our helpful tips
tricks and advice to help grow your business but until next time i'm dave happy pressing