This is the most important and powerful benefit of Passion Bug gift bags – and it is what separates us from all other gift bag manufacturers in the world. Currently, every time a company orders custom designed gift bags from overseas, it can only be a single design. This is why even some of the largest brands in the world, with countless valuable brand assets, still have to “dumb down” their gift bags to just one design at a time.
But Passion Bug’s unique process allows our customers and resellers to produce unlimited designs per order. This means that if you ordered 10,000 bags, theoretically each and every one could be completely unique with some element of personalization or customization. Different backgrounds, different images, different copy. But we can’t have a designer sit and do 10,000 different designs. It would take forever. Instead, we use efficient, data-driven programming and dynamic online templates.
And by making unique custom gift bags that are both efficient (automated) and effective (customized), we can tap into people’s passions. What’s the difference in value to you of a gift bag with a generic dog versus one with your favorite breed? And now how much more valuable is it if it was personalized with your dog on the bag? When we ADD PASSION, we ADD VALUE.
No minimum order quantity.
When companies order gift bags from overseas, the minimum order quantity – for each and every design – is generally 2,500 to 5,000 units. That’s because they have to amortize the offset printing manufacturing cost, the setup costs of other manufacturing processes, the U.S. distributor cut, the freight, customs and tariff costs, and numerous other costs before a customer ever gets a single bag.
Think of overseas manufacturing as a large variety of formats that are constantly changing from order-to-order in the factories. The secret sauce for Passion Bug is that we standardize the format – which minimizes our setup cost and time, and then aggregate numerous small orders electronically – all with varying designs.
The primary benefit of our “no minimum order quantity” capability is that you no longer have to guess how much inventory you need. If you order too many overseas gift bags, you have obsolescence and wastage. If you order too few, you have customer dissatisfaction and potentially lost sales. At Passion Bug, we can produce orders on-demand, from 1 to millions (yes, millions – we can produce at national retail scale).
Quick turn.
Most custom gift bags that are produced overseas take 10-12 weeks to produce and deliver. The orders generally take time to process, must wait in the factory production queues, get packaged and shipped from the factory to the Asian port of departure, travel across the ocean in containers, arrive at a U.S. Port, get processed by the Department of Homeland Security to determine current tariffs, go through customs and warehousing, and then get trucked to either the distributor or the end customer. Who has time for all of that? That’s why many companies don’t even consider making custom gift bags. It simply takes too long.
At Passion Bug, our production process is streamlined and on-demand, and generally takes between 1-3 weeks to produce and deliver. This is 5-10 times faster than overseas production. And, if necessary, we can expedite freight, so we can make that tight deadline for your next event.
Sustainably sourced.
Sustainable Forestry
Passion Bug has partnered with one of the world’s leading eco-friendly paper suppliers, Iggesund Paperboard. Established in 1685, the company relies on its own sustainably managed forests in Europe to ensure renewable material for centuries to come. For every tree that is harvested, six new seedlings are planted.
Clean Water
Not only does the company practice sustainable forestry, but it also recirculates and recycles its process water many times, and cleans it in several stages. The status of recipient aquatic environments is continuously monitored in close co-operation with local environmental authorities.
Fossil-Free Energy
Passion Bug’s paper stock has a very low carbon footprint. The paper manufacturer invested $400 million in a new boiler recovery and biomass CHP plant that helps create the conditions for manufacturing paperboard without fossil emissions from the production process.
Iggesund operates according to globally recognized standards for forest stewardship and management of environmental, energy and quality aspects. All standards are integrated into business procedures and reviewed annually by internal and external specialists.
Made in the USA.
Other gift bag companies (even ones that pretend to produce locally by having patriotic, American names) manufacture their custom gift bag orders in overseas factories, mainly in China. This leads to logistical fulfillment challenges, language barriers and miscommunication, high minimums, long lead times, costly tariffs and customs challenges.
At Passion Bug, 100% of our products are produced in the USA. We have created a dedicated, state-of-the art manufacturing facility that combines the EFFICIENCY of automatic gift bag manufacturing machinery with the EFFECTIVENESS of bar-coded, data driven design customization. You get exactly what you want, when you want it. Our “Just-In-Time” on-demand manufacturing process allows us to create a stream of infinitely customizable gift bags, and quickly & cost effectively distribute them throughout the United States.
Being a female, minority-owned business enterprise, we are very sensitive to the issues of discrimination. We deeply care about our employees, our vendor-partners, our community, and of course, our customers.
Let’s Connect
For more information on how Passion Bug can help you, or to learn how to become an Authorized Passion Bug Custom Gift Bag Reseller, please email us at jim@passionbugbags.com or call 619-339-2951