Finding the Right Custom Gift Bags Style for Your Brand
We offer a few customizable gift bag styles. Which one works best comes down to what you’re packing and how people will be carrying it around.
Rope and Ribbon Handle Paper Bags
Boutiques tend to pick rope or ribbon handles for premium gift bags. They’re soft on the fingers, and the bag looks more finished.
Euro-Tote Style Bags
A euro-tote is tall and wide, with a gusset at the sides. Boxed gifts fit in it easily, and bottles stay upright.
Kraft Gift Bags
The brown, natural look of kraft fits handmade, food and lifestyle brands. A one-color logo takes well to it. Packing food too? See our food and beverage packaging.
Small Treat and Goodie Bags
Small bags are for favors, samples and goodies. They’re light and easy to hand out.
If a box suits the gift better than a bag, see our folding carton boxes.
Choosing Custom Gift Bags Size
Measure the product. Don’t guess the bag size. A gift with a little room looks right, and one that’s squashed looks cheap.
Measure the Product First
Take a tape measure to the product and write down its width, height and depth. If you plan to use tissue paper, add some room for it. Also leave a gap above the product. The handle needs to clear it.
Custom Gift Bags Printed with Your Logo
A lot of brands do just fine with one color. A single-color logo on kraft looks clean, and it suits a giveaway. Your brand might use several colors or a photo. Then full color is worth it. For a boutique bag, foil makes the logo catch the light.
Offset, digital, UV and screen printing are all options for customized gift bags with logo. The best one depends on your quantity and artwork. Need an exact brand color? Ask about Pantone matching. Don’t put the logo near the bottom fold or the handle holes. A vector file is the one to send for gift bag printing, if you have it. Centered on the front is the safe place for a logo.
Personalized Paper Gift Bags for Your Wedding or Party
Event bags work best small and simple. On personalized wedding favor bags, a name and a date can be all you print. A short thank-you works too. Think about a welcome bag as well, for guests who’ve traveled. Custom party favor bags can follow a theme color. Custom birthday bags often show a child’s name or age.
Big runs are rare for events. You can still customize a small batch. We confirm the minimum quantity in your quote. Leave yourself time. Artwork and the proof must be finished before production starts.
Gift Bags for Business: Retail, Trade Shows and Promotions
Trade shows and boutique counters both benefit from a printed bag. People carry it around, so your name goes with them. Put brochures, samples or a small branded item in promotional gift bags. Personalized swag bags also work for staff gifts and conference welcome packs.
Your logo and brand colors are on every custom gift bag for business. Each handover then looks planned. Giving out drinks at a trade show? Take a look at our can multipacks. Selling online as well? See our e-commerce packaging. Before you pick a bag size for retail, see how much shelf and counter space you actually have. A counter display box can go by the register next to the bags. Shelf-ready packaging is useful if the product goes straight onto the shelf.
Kraft, Paper or Card Stock for Your Bags
How a bag looks and feels depends a lot on the material. So does the load it can carry. Your options for customizable paper bags are kraft, art paper, card stock and recycled paper.
Kraft Paper Bags
Kraft has a brown, natural look. It holds ink well. Logos in one or two colors look good on it. Handmade brands suit it too. Want to skip plastic carriers for drinks? See our plastic-free carriers.
Art Paper and Card Stock
Art paper has a smooth surface. Full-color artwork looks sharp on it. Card stock adds body. Boutiques and events are a good fit for customized paper Custom Gift Bagsags in these materials.
Handles, Finishes and Extras
Finish and handle decide how a bag feels. Matte or soft-touch lamination suits boutique bags. Put a foil logo on one and give it ribbon handles, and you get a luxury look. That is what custom luxury gift bags are about. Want shine or texture? UV coating, embossing and debossing can be used on one spot only, such as the logo. Handles come in rope, ribbon, twisted paper or die-cut.
Giveaways don’t need much. A rope handle, a gloss or matte finish and a one-color print will do. It’s the small things people notice, though. How clean the print is. How neat the handle is. How tidy the finish is.
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