Transparency is the key to winning the trust of your customers, and it must appear in all of your processes and even product packaging as well. The best fit for packaging candidates is custom window boxes. As the name suggests, your custom boxes will have windows and allow the audience and buyer to see the inside product directly. It’s a win-win scenario for all of the stakeholders; retailers don’t need to open their packaging, and customers will have a robust experience with the item. Your brand will establish itself as trustworthy, but when you need window boxes only? 

Do window boxes have suitable packaging for all products, or are they limited to special types of industrial products?  Let’s dig deep to know about custom window boxes and their versatility as custom packaging.

What are Window Boxes?

All window boxes are retail packaging that is designed to display your products on the retail shelf due to a front patch. Every window box is passed through a die-cutting process and given one or more panels that are covered with transparent plastic film, like PET, acetate, and PVC. You can customize the size, style, and design of these boxes to make them ideal for branding and other benefits.

Are Window Boxes and Cut Boxes the same?

You can say that every window box is a die cut box, and every die cut box is not a window box. It means die cut boxes are the broader term and include all the boxes crafted by cutting a sheet of cardboard or paperboard. The examples of die cut boxes are mailer boxes, display boxes, sleeve boxes; all of these boxes don’t have a window in front. When these boxes have a window or front opening covered with plastic film, they will become window boxes.

Selection of Packaging Material for Window Boxes

The most suitable packaging material for window boxes is cardboard and kraft. The highly durable packaging materials, like corrugated and rigid, are not recommended for window boxes. It will not be a wise decision to open up the fragile items and provide support with only plastic film and hope for protection. The product items that don’t need high protection can be packed into window boxes made of cardboard or kraft. You can select the right thickness based on the durability concerns.  
 

• Kraft: They have a rustic outlook and present the items as more natural.  

• Cardboard: The strength of cardboard is almost the same as Kraft, but they are white and gives vibrant printing results.

Which Products Need Only Custom Window Boxes as Packaging?

Food and Confectionery

Food and confectionery items need boxes that must be breathable and handy to carry your products. You can use window boxes in a gable style. The handle on top of the boxes allows your customers to hold and transport the items easily. The following are the items that use window boxes in the standard sizes.  

Custom Cookie Boxes with Window  

Small: 7 x 4 x 2” 

Medium: 9 x 6 x 2.5” 

Large: 12 x 9 x 2”  

Custom Pastries Boxes with Window  

Small: 6 x 6 x 3”  

4 Pack Cupcake: 7 x 7 x 4.5”  

Large: 10 x 10 x 5”  

Custom Chocolate Boxes with Window  

4 Pack: 4 x 4 x 1.5”  
Standard Gourmet Bar: 6 x 3 x 1” 
Assorted Gift Box: 7 x 7 x 1.5”  
 
Specialty Food Boxes with Window  

Gourmet Jar (Jam/Sauce): 3 x 3 x 5.5” 
Spice or Tea Sampler Kit: 8 x 5 x 1.5” 
Coffee/Tea Gift Set: 8 x 4 x 8”  
 
 

Custom Candy Boxes with Window  

Small Favor Gift: 4 x 4 x 1.5” (best for wedding favors) 

Medium: 6 x 6 x 2” (Holiday Candies, Jelly Beans) 

Standard Retail: 8 x 5 x 2.5 

Toys and Games

The main customers for toys and games are kids, so use the vibrant color with straight tuck end or reverse tuck end boxes style with windows. To maximize the visibility of your boxes, use our custom hang tab with a window style. The following are the standard sizes for toys and games window boxes, but you can customize them however you want.  

Custom Action Figure Boxes with Window  
Standard 6-inch Figure: 6 x 2 x 9” 
Collector Grade: 8 x 3 x 10.5” (Diorama Piece)  

Small Figure: 4 x 1.5 x 6”   

Model Kits with Windows and Inserts  

Small Hobby Kit: 9 x 6 x 2” 

Standard Intermediate Kit: 12 x 9 x 2.5” 

Advanced Kit: 16 x 10 x 4” 

Cosmetics and Beauty

When it comes to cosmetics and beauty products, the visual inspection is more critical to understand how a product feels and appears. Your customers can see the lipsticks, eyeshadow, nail polish shades easily without breaking the seal of your window cosmetic boxes. The clear window with premium branding offers a professional look to your items.  

Bath Bombs Boxes with Window  

Single Standard Bath Bomb: 3 x 3 x 3” 
Large Bath Bomb: 4 x 4 x 4 

Small Perfume Bottles with Window  

Small Perfume (15ml-30ml): 2 x 2 x 4” 
Standard Perfume (50ml – 100ml): 3 x 3 x 5.5” 

Small Electronics

Electronics products usually need more protection, but it’s not the case for small items. The behavior of customers is different for buying small electronics items, as they like to interact with the items directly. Here, custom electronics packaging becomes handy to bring the customers into the loop and win their trust.  

• Over-Ear Headphones Boxes with Window: 8 x 5 x 10”  

• Multi-Port Charging Station Boxes with Window: 6 x 4 x 4 

Gifts and Crafts

You can show an image on your custom gift boxes to attract the attention of your customers. But window boxes work wonders to build a stronger emotional connection and aesthetic appeal to your gift items. The buyer will never rely on guesswork but will know what they’re giving to their loved ones due to windows on top.  

  

Candle Boxes with Window  
Travel Tin: 7 x 7 x 1.5” 

Standard Jar Candle: 3.5 x 3.5 x 4.5” 

Large Pillar Candle: 4 x 4 x 6” 

Benefits of Window Boxes

Keeps Products Clean

You need your customers to see your products easily, but it will be a huge cost when uninvited guests like dust and dirt ruin the display efficiency of your items. The window with plastic films stops the dust and dirt particles from reaching your products, while transparent sheets do the job of interaction. Your product will be safe inside these boxes and give you a clear idea when tampering or any illegal act takes place with the items. 

Maintains Integrity

Breathable packaging is important for food items so that the freshness and hygiene can be maintained. Custom window boxes are also created from food-grade packaging material, so they will never contaminate your food items.

Better Product Visibility

When customers look at the product directly, the chances of purchasing increase. Custom window boxes promote impulse buying in your customers while maintaining the trust of your brand due to high transparency.

Branding

You can print all the necessary details on your window boxes easily. Brands usually go for the information like brand name, artwork, and product features about their items. The vibrant colors of printing show your customers the premium nature of your brand and products.

Aesthetics

For gift boxes, you can choose add-ons like ribbon and bow on the window boxes. They will make your packaging gift-worthy instantly. The finishing options include hot gold stamping, UV spot coating, and aqueous coating, which have their own grace to help your items stand out on the retail shelves.

Takeaways

• You need to understand the nature of your product. If they’re not so fragile and can spend some time easily on the shelf, use window boxes.  

• Print your brand name, logo, and other artwork on the window boxes to make them more effective.  

• The two packaging materials usually used for window boxes, cardboard and kraft. Choose one according to your budget and brand.  

• Don’t worry about the size and style of window boxes; you can get sleeve window boxes, tuck top boxes with windows, or anything you want.  

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