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Almost every product you can imagine arrives at a shop or your front door in some form of packaging (with additional layers added during transport and delivery).

The type and purpose of this container can vary tremendously, from a simple cloth bag to an elaborate gift box with laser-cut foam inlays.

However, if given enough thought, all of them can stand out from their competitors. And the subreddit r/PackagingDesign has proof. With 6.1k members, it's not the biggest community on the platform, but since its inception in 2013, among other types of content, these folks have shared plenty of examples of aesthetics blending perfectly with functionality. Here are some of the best ones.

#1

This Packaging For Good Hair Day Pasta By Nikita Konkin

This Packaging For Good Hair Day Pasta By Nikita Konkin

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The Way These Milk Jugs Line Up!

The Way These Milk Jugs Line Up!

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Any Love For Packaging Here? Very Thoughtful Hardware Package Design

Any Love For Packaging Here? Very Thoughtful Hardware Package Design

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Beautiful Concept Packaging For Honey By Maksim Arbuzov

Beautiful Concept Packaging For Honey By Maksim Arbuzov

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#7

Cool Design

Cool Design

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This Clever Packaging For Walnuts

This Clever Packaging For Walnuts

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#9

A Lovely 1920s Citrus-Themed Perfume Package

A Lovely 1920s Citrus-Themed Perfume Package

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Goth Nurse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to smell that! I've seen this pic before and if I remember correctly it does smell like citrus fruits and also something else, that I don't remember.

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#10

Someone Designed A Milk Carton That Changes Color As It Approaches Its Expiration Date

Someone Designed A Milk Carton That Changes Color As It Approaches Its Expiration Date

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#12

This Ramen Cup Has A Hidden Message When You Recycle It Responsibly

This Ramen Cup Has A Hidden Message When You Recycle It Responsibly

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#13

The Font Size On My Contact Packaging Increased With My Prescription

The Font Size On My Contact Packaging Increased With My Prescription

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David
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good on them. I recently purchased a product targeted at older people and the information on the package was super tiny.

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#14

Useful Packaging

Useful Packaging

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#15

Unique Lightbulb Packaging Design By Ig: Angelina_pischikova

Unique Lightbulb Packaging Design By Ig: Angelina_pischikova

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#16

A Device That Shows How Much The Box It’s Stapled On Has Been Tilted During Shipment

A Device That Shows How Much The Box It’s Stapled On Has Been Tilted During Shipment

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#17

This Korean Snack Has Two Notches On The Bag, So You Can Open At The Second Notch For Easier Access In The Later Stages Of Snacking

This Korean Snack Has Two Notches On The Bag, So You Can Open At The Second Notch For Easier Access In The Later Stages Of Snacking

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#18

Fruit Juice Boxes

Fruit Juice Boxes

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#19

Forget Abs Of Steel And Buns Of Steel. Get Abs Of Buns

Forget Abs Of Steel And Buns Of Steel. Get Abs Of Buns

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A Bi-Cycle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whenever I see this, I can’t help but remember a similar package except it was a woman’s bra with the buns being… you know… and the outrage it had

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#20

These Are Cans Designed To Look And Stack In A Way To Resemble Bamboo. The Design Is Originally By Marcel Sheishenov

These Are Cans Designed To Look And Stack In A Way To Resemble Bamboo. The Design Is Originally By Marcel Sheishenov

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#22

Sunblock Bottle That Has A Built In Mirror So You Can See Your Face When Applying

Sunblock Bottle That Has A Built In Mirror So You Can See Your Face When Applying

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#23

Ukrainian Ice Cream Logo “Three Bears” Brand

Ukrainian Ice Cream Logo “Three Bears” Brand

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#25

Minimal Egg Packaging

Minimal Egg Packaging

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Caroline Kimber
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yet, as soon as you put that in your shopping trolley and in your bag to take home, they'll smash straight away!

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#26

It’s Not Often You See Something Radically Different In The World Of Wine Bottles

It’s Not Often You See Something Radically Different In The World Of Wine Bottles

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#27

My Hp Printer Comes With A Handle On The Plastic So It Easier To Pull Out Of The Box

My Hp Printer Comes With A Handle On The Plastic So It Easier To Pull Out Of The Box

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Emily M
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like this. It's easier for the consumer and it probably also reduces their own costs since fewer printers are broken being removed-- prevents customer complaints, returns or giving away free replacement parts

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#29

In Nepal The Pringles Mascot Has Different Facial Expressions Depending On The Flavor

In Nepal The Pringles Mascot Has Different Facial Expressions Depending On The Flavor

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#30

When Light Hits The Earrings At A Certain Angle, The Reflection Looks Like A Butterfly In Flight!

When Light Hits The Earrings At A Certain Angle, The Reflection Looks Like A Butterfly In Flight!

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#31

Clever Packaging For A Chalk Box From 1938, Possibly Designed By Cartoonist Al Capp

Clever Packaging For A Chalk Box From 1938, Possibly Designed By Cartoonist Al Capp

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#32

Unusual Paint Brush Packaging

Unusual Paint Brush Packaging

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#33

Absolutely Sick Coffee Package Design By Joshua Noom

Absolutely Sick Coffee Package Design By Joshua Noom

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#34

I’m Such A Sucker For Packaging

I’m Such A Sucker For Packaging

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#35

The Way This Biscuit Company Makes It Easier To Get Them Out Of The Packaging

The Way This Biscuit Company Makes It Easier To Get Them Out Of The Packaging

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Verena
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. These are "beschuit", not biscuits, common in NL. It is some sort of dried white bread. Eaten at breakfast with all sorts of toppings and traditionally served after a baby is born, with either blue or pink anisseed sprinkles. The notch is there to leave space for the lifter in the cans they should be stored in, to prevent them loosing their crispiness. Before this notch was introduced, it was a fight get everything fitted in the can without breaking them

Jan Rosier
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beschuit met muisjes, lekker ! - Belgian with Dutch colleagues working in Antwerp...

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Marja Berisa
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like to rip my cookie packages into shreds like a raccoon and wolf them (meaning the cookies) down like a savage. So I'm cool with any old boring package.

Raye West
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pringles, take note. Instead of making commercials that endorse getting your hand stuck in the tube, take note.

Bobijntje
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They Guy who "invented" this needed to go to court why the manufacturer of the rusk implemented his idea but did not reward him for it. Luckily the guy who invented this idea won.

Shirley Heyn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, a cookie with a bite out of it, before your first bite. . .?

A-c Van Binsbergen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are not chips, it is a biscuit , we call it "beschuit" , usually eat it for breakfast. they are stacked quite tightly in the package roll, the nip out makes it so much easier to take 'm out without crashing the whole pack.

Charlie Birkner
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only the notch, but I'm impressed with the fact that they made biscuits look like muffins. Sign me up.

Rosa Gülay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No some beschuit company's are doing this for years already. Got nothing to do with inflation.

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#36

The Prototype Of Carlsberg's Plant-Based Green Fiber Bottle Which Will Degrade Within A Year. Expected To Hit Market Shelves By 2023

The Prototype Of Carlsberg's Plant-Based Green Fiber Bottle Which Will Degrade Within A Year. Expected To Hit Market Shelves By 2023

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#37

I Think This May Be My Favorite Piece Of Packaging I've Designed So Far. Really Love How It Turned Out

I Think This May Be My Favorite Piece Of Packaging I've Designed So Far. Really Love How It Turned Out

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#38

The Design Of The Packaging For My Eardrops (Tbh My Ears Feel Like This Rn)

The Design Of The Packaging For My Eardrops (Tbh My Ears Feel Like This Rn)

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#39

This Bar Code On A Danish Milk Carton

This Bar Code On A Danish Milk Carton

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#40

The Packaging For These Dryer Balls

The Packaging For These Dryer Balls

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Shyla Bouche
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nellie had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Nellie had a little lamb, whose balls were plain to see.

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#41

School Assignment: Create A Logo For A Fictional Dog Food Brand

School Assignment: Create A Logo For A Fictional Dog Food Brand

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#42

The Mountain On A Coors Light Can Turns Blue When It’s Chilled And Ready To Drink

The Mountain On A Coors Light Can Turns Blue When It’s Chilled And Ready To Drink

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Ed Brandon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does it make the beer taste any less like making love in a canoe though? 🤔

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#43

Anti-Smoking Cigarette Packs

Anti-Smoking Cigarette Packs

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Did I say that out loud?
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think this will work. Smokers are well aware of the dangers and these actually look quite cool.

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#44

The Way The Barcode Is An Oven Mit On The Package Of Chocolate Chips

The Way The Barcode Is An Oven Mit On The Package Of Chocolate Chips

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#45

I'd Get Coffee From Here Just For The Packaging

I'd Get Coffee From Here Just For The Packaging

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#46

Pastry Packaging For Pierre Herme By Kenya Hara

Pastry Packaging For Pierre Herme By Kenya Hara

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#47

Eco Friendly Paper Concertina Bottle Packaging

Eco Friendly Paper Concertina Bottle Packaging

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#48

Little Individual Olive Oil Pouch Shaped As An Olive. Found In Spain

Little Individual Olive Oil Pouch Shaped As An Olive. Found In Spain

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#50

Illuminated Foils For Labels. Self Powered. Printed On Demand. Dope Or Not?

Illuminated Foils For Labels. Self Powered. Printed On Demand. Dope Or Not?

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Ember
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are great and would look amazing at a party or in a club

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#53

It Looks Cool!

It Looks Cool!

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#54

Wonderful Paintbrush Packaging - Mexico

Wonderful Paintbrush Packaging - Mexico

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#55

Simple But Clever Tea Packaging

Simple But Clever Tea Packaging

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#56

Cutout In The Packaging Allows Fitting Test

Cutout In The Packaging Allows Fitting Test

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ОльхаКинг(AlderKing)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they should do this for packaging on gloves somehow so you don’t have to stick your hand in a glove that a hundred other people have touched

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#57

This Is A Line Of Japanese Cleaning Sponges. The Packages Are Transparent And The Printed Design On Them Give The Colorful Sponges Faces And Personality. They Each Have Different Cleaning Surfaces

This Is A Line Of Japanese Cleaning Sponges. The Packages Are Transparent And The Printed Design On Them Give The Colorful Sponges Faces And Personality. They Each Have Different Cleaning Surfaces

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2CentSally
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be sad to not have the actual faces on the sponges when I open them though

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#58

I Made A Deck Of Cards Designed Like A Pack Of Instant Noodles. This Is The Final Prototype

I Made A Deck Of Cards Designed Like A Pack Of Instant Noodles. This Is The Final Prototype

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#61

Structural Packaging Design | Skateboard, Helmet, & Pads Combo Pack

Structural Packaging Design | Skateboard, Helmet, & Pads Combo Pack

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Aluminum Can Of Gin From Italy. Can't Spell Engine Oil Without Gin!

Aluminum Can Of Gin From Italy. Can't Spell Engine Oil Without Gin!

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Ray Perkins
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If https://www.youtube.com/c/JustRolledIn has taught me anything, it's that someone will put it in their car.

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#65

It’s Not Often That I Literally Stop And Stare In Awe At A Product In The Supermarket

It’s Not Often That I Literally Stop And Stare In Awe At A Product In The Supermarket

Barila have replaced the plastic film bags with beautiful new plastic free cartons.
The first thing to point out is that this new carton format immediately creates a unique point of difference from what is a ‘bag heavy’ section. A great way to stand out from the competition.
This new, large canvas have given them the perfect opportunity to focus on simplicity and elegance, which they’ve done to great effect.
The retro design is a nod towards 60’s café culture and utilises simplistic, retro illustration to make up for the lack of window.
The whole design is beautifully balanced with oodles of negative space to draw the eye into the centre of the pack. A moment of calm on a very, very busy fixture,
Even the SRP nestles the on-pack communication, snuggly.
It’s a fantastic lesson in “less is more“. A simple clutter free approach will always grab consumers attention.

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Barbara
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Barilla has Spotify Playlists that last as long as the cooking time of their different pastas. So cool.

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#66

The Logo On This Package For Olive Oil Is Visible As A Shadow Cast By The Plastic

The Logo On This Package For Olive Oil Is Visible As A Shadow Cast By The Plastic

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#67

Gift Box Design For Le Pain Boule, By Shun Kawakami For Artless Tokyo

Gift Box Design For Le Pain Boule, By Shun Kawakami For Artless Tokyo

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#68

Slurm Soda (From Futurama)

Slurm Soda (From Futurama)

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Ember
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasn’t it secreted from a giant slugs butt in the show? Yummy 🤮

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#69

Mcnuggets Box With Sauce Holder

Mcnuggets Box With Sauce Holder

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Lily bloom
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like it. You can't get to the nuggets without spilling the sauce. Would be better if the sauce packet could be held inside the top of the box when it's open instead.

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#70

I Designed Some Pasta Packaging

I Designed Some Pasta Packaging

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David
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This package isn't as eye catching as some but I love it for having clear, easy to read information.

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#71

Gold Old Retro Design

Gold Old Retro Design

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Ozzyols
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How often did you break out the tape to allow you to record over something that was “saved”? Anyone under Gen X/early Gen Y will be scratching their heads 😄

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#72

Biscuit Packaging Visually Shows Ingredients. Sadly, There Is No Toy Inside. (Biscuits Themselves Look Like The Depicted Visor). Found These At An Asian Supermarket Today

Biscuit Packaging Visually Shows Ingredients. Sadly, There Is No Toy Inside. (Biscuits Themselves Look Like The Depicted Visor). Found These At An Asian Supermarket Today

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#73

Can Anyone Point Me In The Direction Of Finding This Type Of Beverage Packaging?

Can Anyone Point Me In The Direction Of Finding This Type Of Beverage Packaging?

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Mike Fitzpatrick
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first factory job (1976) was in a box factory. We designed and manufactured hundreds of styles of packaging. Sadly, it went out of style and became obsolete, until the last 10 or so years. Now folks are "inventing" styles of packaging that we used 50 years ago. "What's old is new" I guess.

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#74

Reusable Coffee And Tea Filter Packaging I Developed For A Client

Reusable Coffee And Tea Filter Packaging I Developed For A Client

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