Min. 100 units · 3–5 days
Subscription Boxes
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Custom candle subscription boxes produced to your size and substrate, with printing and finishing handled in one run.
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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the finish you have in mind. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a custom quote, usually within one business day.
Candle Subscription Boxes hold a candle shipped monthly, where the same pack repeats and the contents vary. That is the starting point for the specification, because standardize the vessel across months. The pack then repeats and only a printed element changes.
In service they are used for subscription services shipping monthly to a recurring list.
Shelf presence is decided at arm's length, not close up. Contrast, the front panel hierarchy and how the pack sits next to competitors matter more than a finish that only reads in the hand.
If candle subscription boxes will be faced on a shelf, tell us the facing orientation so the strongest panel is the one the customer sees.
Candle Subscription Boxes are specified for subscription services shipping monthly to a recurring list. Standardize the vessel across months. The pack then repeats and only a printed element changes.
A mailer-grade outer with a constant cavity, since these ship rather than sit on a shelf.
The options we would consider for this format are below; standardize the vessel across months. The pack then repeats and only a printed element changes.
Vary a printed card or sleeve per month rather than the box. It is the whole economy of a subscription pack.
Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.
Finishing is applied in the same production run, so stock is not shipped between vendors.
Finishes are costed one at a time because each is a separate operation — that way you can see which one is carrying the price.
Standardized to one vessel size so the pack can repeat without re-tooling.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Each month is treated as a fresh design when the value of a subscription pack is that it repeats.
Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.
Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.
The useful starting point is the product, not the pack. Give us its measurements and the quantity, and we work the folding carton outward from there.
A dieline template follows, then a proof. For finish-led work we usually recommend a physical prototype at this point, because foil and soft-touch do not read accurately on screen.
Foil, soft-touch and deboss all read differently in person than on a screen, so we recommend a printed prototype rather than a digital proof alone for anything finish-led.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
| Product | Candle Subscription Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom Candle Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Price | Starting from $0.30 per box on the standard build |
| Shipping | Free to the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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In practice
Standardized to one vessel size so the pack can repeat without re-tooling.
The vessel changes between months and the cavity no longer fits, forcing a new insert each time.
Specified for subscription services shipping monthly to a recurring list.
Standardize the vessel across months. The pack then repeats and only a printed element changes.
This format sits in our custom candle packaging range, alongside 11 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Specification, minimums and lead times for candle subscription boxes.
Standardize the vessel so the box and cavity repeat, then vary a printed card or sleeve each month. Re-tooling an insert every month is what makes subscription packaging expensive.
Rarely without compromise. A box built to present is not built to survive a carrier network alone. A presentation box inside a plain protective outer usually costs less overall than one box trying to do both.
Yes. Minimum is 100 units on any format, which suits a seeding wave well. Give us the send date rather than asking for a lead time and we will work backwards to the latest artwork approval that still lands.
At the widest point, which is frequently not the base, and including the cap or pump. Send us the actual container if you can — a measurement from a drawing misses flex and applied label thickness, and both decide whether candle subscription boxes close cleanly.
More than most brands allow for. Ingredient copy and any warnings compete directly with the design, and adding them late usually forces a reflow. We block the area on the dieline before you commit design time.
Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.
A flat 100 units on any format. Most folding cartons in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Folding carton runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.
Ordered online, candle subscription boxes start from $0.30 per unit on our standard build, with free shipping to the US, UK, Canada and Australia. For special sizes, materials or large runs we quote, and for this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. Rigid construction is hand-assembled, so labor is a larger share of the unit cost here than it is on a machine-glued carton and quantity discounts flatten out sooner.
Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for color and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Ask for the printed prototype rather than the plain sample if the question is finish — soft-touch, foil and deboss all read differently in the hand than on a screen.
Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. Send the physical box rather than a photograph. Wrap stock, corner finish and interior lining are what make a rigid box feel the way it does, and none of them photograph.
All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. If you are shipping to a fulfillment center rather than your own address, send their receiving requirements with the order — pallet height and labeling rules are usually fixed and refusals are expensive.
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Send the dimensions, the quantity and the finish you want. We reply with a full specification and a custom quote, usually within one business day.