Comments on: Are Kraft Boxes Sturdy Enough for Shipping and Storing Jewelry?

By: Diana Smith

Diana Smith — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:45:49 +0000

Kraft boxes is a perfect option for packaging . Thank you for share with us great facts .

Best,
Diana

By: N.B

N.B — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:39:55 +0000

Thank You for the link to Joan’s site, Rena. Joan’s jewelry and box is very lovely, and very creative.

By: N.B

N.B — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:37:02 +0000

Thank You, for your response Amna. What you experienced is what I was very concerned about; especially since in my area most of the postal workers are young (just graduated high school, type) they treat the mail any type of way, assuming they deliver to the right address.

By: Amna

Amna — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:29:20 +0000

Hi N.B. – The Kraft boxes themselves are decently sturdy, but they may get damaged in transit if you don’t ship them in a bubble mailer or a cardboard box.

Out of a few hundred shipped Kraft boxes, I’ve had one get damaged in transit, which resulted in the product getting damaged as well. However, it’s possible there have been other incidences of box damage that customers haven’t told me about – possibly because the product was still intact when it got to them.

For the one case that I definitely had, my customer purchased post earrings that I attached to one of those jewelry card inserts, so the earrings were sitting upright in the 1″ high box. When the bubble mailer got crushed, the box inside got crushed, and the posts got bent. After that incident, I’ve decided to only ship post earrings in sturdy USPS Priority Mail small boxes, or not use the jewelry card insert (so the earrings sit flat – that way if the box gets crushed, the posts are safe). Only a very tiny percentage of my orders include post earrings anyway, so this is not a big issue for me.

Everything else goes in bubble mailers, and I know some of my customers continue to use their Kraft boxes for storage, even a year or two later. Hope this helps.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:50:34 +0000

In reply to N.B.. You're very welcome, N.B.! Also, here's a lovely example of a Kraft box decorated with decoupage, by Joan Williams: Victorian Flower Garden.

By: N.B.

N.B. — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:43:26 +0000

Thank You Mary and Rena, for your response. I was thinking of leatherette boxes, until I saw all of the lovely and creative ways the artist here used the Kraft boxes. I’m the type of person that keeps jewelry in the box it comes in. So if I received jewelry that came in a Kraft box, I would go out and buy the velvet box or leatherette box to put it; because I assumed that it wouldn’t hold up. I need to give Kraft boxes a try and test them out with my jewelry. Business-wise it would be more economical to use the Kraft boxes starting out. Thank You both again, Enjoy Your Summer.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 04:55:54 +0000

N.B., I have been on both the sending side and the receiving side of jewelry mailed in Kraft boxes. I’ve never experienced any negative issues with this type of box. And I often receive jewelry or components packaged in Kraft boxes that have been decorated with stamping, decoupage, paint, and other ways of making the box beautified and unique!

By: Mary Morris

Mary Morris — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:08:15 +0000

I have used the jewelry boxes covered in kraft paper for several years. They are sturdy. I ship all over the world using them with bubble wrap and padded mailers. I have some in other colors, received with gifts, that I have had for years. Assuming that they don’t get very wet, they are a great option.