How important is a pretty package?

It wouldn’t matter to me, BUT...I’d appreciate the extra effort and little touches to make me think of you next time I needed to buy something.

I like getting pretty packages. I think that the thought behind it shows that you care.

i hate waste so will say i prefer the minimum of "extras" or overpackaging.

a simple, handwritten note on a little card that said "thank you for your order, steph" would be a personal touch i appreciate but wouldn't make me feel like it was excessive or unnecessary.

A pretty package looks nice, but I also don’t like overkill on the packaging materials, as in I don’t want too much stuff to throw away/recycle.

Note: as someone sensitive to scented items, I’d prefer tissue paper NOT to be scented. It could mean an instant headache for me, or if I want to save and reuse it, the scent might transfer to other things or be a trigger for someone else.

I think about a quarter of people would be oblivious, a quarter would love it especially if it could be recycled for collage or art journaling, and the other half would be like, “oh that’s nice” and then go on about their lives. I’m in the second quarter, but packaging doesn’t influence my buying decisions.

It's a nicety but very, very low on things I consider when reordering the same product and/or from the same supplier. Prompt shipment, low or no shipping costs, product as described, product a good value all rank much higher.

you packages are very pretty. idk if you are thinking more of in person packaging or via mail, or both. i think your fancy packing might be ok for in person, but for via mail, i don't think it is necessary. i think a little thank you note and maybe a "surprise" would be good. one company i know of throws candy in all their packages and people talk about it all the tine. for you, it might be something other than candy. a little lotion, or bath bomb. idk. but i don't think you need to overdo it on the packaging. would not influence my buying decision at all.

Due to being a scent free home, I would be turned off from the scented tissue paper. Even the lightest scent can send turn in to a migraine.

From a big box store or chain store I expect there to be very little specialty packaging. I am totally fine with amazon throwing my stuff into a box with some bubble wrap, as long as it gets to me without breaking or exploding.

I expect a little bit more with packing presentation if I am ordering from a specialty shop. Things folded into tissue paper, thank you card, aribbon tied around something, or whatever. Or even just using a box that is not the standard brown or white. It’s a small touch that sets those companies apart from the big chains.

That said, pretty packaging absolutely does not entice me to buy more from a certain place. I am not going to place an order just because someone sent me a mini bag of skittles in with my item. I am going to order more of something if I liked it and it was at a price point that I can live with.

Oh, and I will say if I ordered something that should have no scent, or has a very specific scent, and it showed up inside of packing with some other scent, I would be super pissed. To the point where I would go out of my way to avoid ordering from that vendor again. I am funny about smells. I don’t want uninvited smells in my life and home.

My decision on what company to order from, is based on quality merchandise and cost of shipping.

While cute packaging is a nice touch, if the shipping is not free or very low in price, then I won't order.

Personally, in lieu of cute packaging, I'd rather have a dollar amount off or percent off coupon for the next purchase.

Also meant to say that a lot of my mailed packages are left on full display on my front porch unfortunately because I work during the day. I actually get a bit nervous when the package is in a really pretty box and I see that on the doorbell camera AND I'm not planning to be home for another 7 hours. Too enticing to porch pirates maybe?

I don't care about "pretty touches" but discretion is important to me.

I'd prefer a box if the item being shipped is at all obviously phallic and doesn't come packaged in a straight sided box itself. 


One time, many years ago, my *friend* ordered a gigantic dong from Adam & Eve. 

And it arrived in a large bubble mailer.

But was easily recognizable as phallic by dirt/ink smudges the package had gotten through going through the mail, which essentially outlined this item.

But the best part was that the package was too large to fit in the mail slot, so the mailman knocked on the door, waited for *my friend* to open the door, and passed this bubblemailer dong over like a relay race baton.


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I love pretty packaging for special purchases! It’s all part of the buying experience imho and whereas it wouldn’t, in itself, entice me to buy something, it’s likely to make me think of a particular company above others when I’m next in the market for something.

There is a craft company over here called Art From The Heart. They wrap all their items in red tissue paper (reusable), tied with twine (reusable) and a little heart charm. Those little touches are enough of a memory jogger to make me think of them first every time I’m looking for crafty items. There’s another company I have used a few times that uses good quality boxes in a pretty turquoise, with hinged lids with magnetic closures and a ribbon stuck on. The boxes are pretty enough and sturdy enough to use around the home or to wrap gifts.

I wouldn’t want my vitamins from Amazon or my tin opener from the kitchen shop to be in anything other than a Jiffy bag but special purchases need special (unscented) packaging please. It’s all part of the comany’s Branding and makes me remember you.

The light scent tissue paper would turn me off from ordering again. Scents can trigger my migraines. The scent could linger on the product even after I threw out the tissue. I've gotten things in coloured padded envelopes, nice extra touch with no extra waste. If I was buying in person a pretty bag is nice vs a white plastic grocery bag feeling one. I wouldn't want a bunch of packaging I was just going to throw out.