How to Order Custom Display Boxes: A Checklist
Ordering a custom display sounds complicated until you break it into a checklist. Most of the delay in a display program comes from missing information, not from production. Gather the right details up front and the whole thing moves from first email to a pallet of finished displays without a hitch.
Here is the step-by-step checklist we walk every new client through.
Step 1: Measure the product
Everything starts with the item the display has to hold. Note the product’s height, width, depth, and weight, and how many facings you want visible. A display is engineered around the product, so accurate dimensions are the single most important thing you can send. If the product is still in development, send the closest sample and its target size.
Step 2: Gather your artwork
Collect your logo, brand colors, and any product photography or campaign graphics you want on the display. Vector logo files and high-resolution images print best, but you do not need a print-ready layout. If all you have is a rough sketch, a PDF, or a photo of an idea, our designers will rebuild it production-ready at no charge.
Step 3: Choose a format and material
Decide where the display will live and how much product it needs to hold. That points you to a format: a countertop unit at the register, a floor stand in the aisle, a PDQ tray on the shelf, or a window box on a beauty counter. Corrugated covers most retail formats; rigid is for premium showcase pieces. Not sure? Describe the placement and we will recommend the format and board.
Step 4: Set your quantity and date
Confirm how many displays you need and, just as important, when they must be in store. Our minimum is 100 counter units, with floor displays quoted from smaller runs, and mixing formats counts toward volume pricing. Standard production is two to three weeks from approval, so work backward from your reset or launch date and build in a few days of buffer.
The pre-order checklist
| Have ready | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Product dimensions & weight | The display is engineered around the product |
| Logo & brand colors | Drives the print and mockup |
| Placement / store type | Determines format and size |
| Quantity & in-store date | Sets pricing and production timeline |
| Retailer spec sheet (if any) | Keeps the display compliant at review |
Step 5: Approve the free mockup
Once we have your details, we send a free structural and print mockup on the actual display, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Review it, request changes, and revise as many times as you need, because revisions are free until you approve. Nothing goes to production and you pay nothing until you are happy with the mockup.
Step 6: Confirm, pay, and receive
Lock the design, confirm format, size, board, and quantity, then pay to release production the same day. Displays ship flat-packed for easy assembly, arriving in about two to three weeks with rush options for firm dates. Because your artwork and die lines stay on file, any reorder skips straight to production.
Choosing for your order
Work the checklist top to bottom and there are no surprises: measure the product, gather artwork, pick a format, set quantity and date, approve the free mockup, and confirm. Send us what you have and we will fill any gaps and quote it back fast.
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Get a QuoteOrder in six steps: measure the product, gather artwork, choose a format and material, set quantity and in-store date, approve a free 24–48 hour mockup, then confirm and pay. Minimum is 100 counter units, production runs 2–3 weeks, and reorders skip straight to print.