Jr Labels makes it to QVC with help from Roseberry Winn Pottery

JR Labels makes it to QVC with the help of Roseberry Winn Pottery!
Roseberry Winn Pottery from Tiverton, RI made their debut on National TV this morning at 6am with their beautiful pottery pieces.
JR Labels made their debut too because on the bottom of every piece of pottery was Roseberry Winn Pottery's clear label with their logo printed on it that JR Labels made.


It was great watching Michael Winn and Bruce Roseberry the artists and owners of Roseberry Winn Pottery and my customers make their debut on TV with some of the pieces they have designed but it became really exciting when the hostess turned over their piece to show that the piece was hand signed by the artist and there was the label I had made for them! "There's my Label, There's my Label, There's my Label!" is all I could yell.


I ordered the hostess bowl pictured below while Michael and Bruce were on air. I know, I know I could have driven right over the bridge and purchased on in their studio but the excitement of the moment got to me and I had to order.

You should order too. Follow this link QVC.com Recently On Air to see the other products they premeired today on QVC and place your order for my label - I mean their beautiful pottery.
I just went to the QVC web site and there on their website is my label too!

Northeast Market Center Show

Gift Box Corporation will be exhibiting at the Annual Summer Holiday Show being held at the Northeast Market Center (The Center) from June 21 to 25th. We will be located in Room 318.

GBC has published and released their new 2008-2009 Retail Specialty Catalog. Come by the show and pick up your new catalog and take advantage of the many show specials being offered.

Request an annual usage quote and determine where you can save on your retail packaging.

Also ask about our Fall Dating Program, Do you qualify to receive your retail packaging prior to Columbus Day and not pay for it before December 27, 2008. That's right at least 60 days of selling products before paying for your packaging expenses. Are their any other packaging companies that offer that?

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

www.northeastmarketcenter.com

Can't Wait for the New Catalog

Only a little longer until Gift Box Corporation releases it new 2008 Retail Packaging Catalog and I can't wait!

It's like getting a new job, or like the first day of school, or like trying a new flavor of ice cream or riding a bike for the first time. You just don't know what to expect.

It's a learning curve that I can't wait to begin. New products, new prices and new opportunities to hand out catalogs to all packaging users.

Will it look better then all of our competitors? I expect it will. Of course I am partial. I think our catalogs have always looked better. Gift box's catalogs are at least complete. They offer complete information on all stock products and options. I am not too sure but I don't htink our competitors do.

Do You want a catalog? Just ask for one. If you are located in Rhode Island or Massachusetts leave a comment here, or call 800-giftbox or request one on their web site - www.800giftbox.com.

I can't wait. I can't wait. I can't wait. Can you?

Plastic Bags - Who's mistake?

I will start off by saying it was my mistake!

Plastic bag
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plastic food bags/pouches - plastic bag or pouch is a type of flexible packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film. Plastic bags are used for containing and transporting foods, produce, powders, ice, chemicals, waste, etc. Most are heat sealed together. Some are bonded with adhesives or are stitched.

Plastic bags usually use less material than comparable boxes, cartons, or jars, thus are often considered as "reduced or minimized packaging". Depending on the construction, plastic bags can be well suited for plastic recycling. They can be incinerated in appropriate facilities for waste-to-energy conversion. They are stable and benign in sanitary landfills. If disposed of improperly, however, plastic bags can create unsightly litter and harm some types of wildlife.

Bags are also made with carrying handles, hanging holes, tape attachments, security features, etc. Some bags have provisions for easy opening and re-closing. Some bags are sealed and can only be opened by destroying the packaging, providing some tamper-evident capability.

Plastic shopping bags are usually made of polyethylene. This can be low-density , resin identification code 4, or most often high-density, resin identification code 2.
Although not in use today, plastic shopping bags could be made from Polylactic acid (PLA) a biodegradable polymer derived from lactic acid.[1] This is one form of vegetable-based bioplastic. This material biodegrades quickly under composting conditions and does not leave toxic residue. However, bioplastic can have its own environmental impacts, depending on the way it is produced. Recyclability of this experimental material is unproven: resin identification code 7 is applicable.

So you ask why the education lesson on plastic bags? Well, I needed a refresher. See I have sold plastic bags for 11 years and during the 4th quarter last year I completed a custom order of bags that were going to be made over seas and well.......I put Hi-D on the order. Hi-D bags are a very inexpensive "cheap" looking and feeling plastic bag similiar to what you get when shopping at a discount store. They are ugly and noisey. They do serve a purpose for those that use them. They are meant for a one time use, they are inexpensive and very strong. But Cheap just the same. Well, I sold an order of custom bags as Hi-D to a higher end store that wanted Lo-D and deserves Lo-D. Thankfully this customer accepted my apology and we are moving to correct the problem quickly. So yes, I made the mistake.

But I wonder, I made the mistake in 2007 but some people in 2008 might think that someone long ago made the mistake of creating the plastic bag to begin with especially since so many do not understand the types of plastic bagss, what types are recyclable and where to recycle them at.

I live by the standard: everyone makes mistakes, its how you handle your mistake, the moving forward and correcting it that matters. I feel terrible.

Here are some interesting links that pertain to plastic bags.

The link below is for Progressive Bag Allaiance's Top 10 Myths about Plastic Bags.
Its very informative. www.plasticsindustry.org/about/fbf/myths+facts_grocerybags.pdf

The same group has a consumer info section that speaks of debunking myths about plastic bags. There are some really interesting facts in here. www.plasticsindustry.org/about/fbf/consumerinfo.htm

This link is about the history of plastic...I just learned it dates back to 1862! Can you believe that? This article also provides information on the materials used to make plastic bags and the difference of Hi-D and Lo-D.
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/8238plasticbags.html