The 5 Purchasing Stages and 6 Cautions to Take When Purchasing Paper Party Sets

Where to use them: Parties, birthdays, weddings, festivals, etc…

Party Sets

• Include: Paper cups, paper plates, paper straws, napkins, forks, knives, spoons,                              paper horns, tablecloths, banners or flags, invitation cards, eye masks, gift                        bags and more. (There are over 10 kinds of products to choose from, take                        them all, or only a select few, such as paper cups and paper plates—                                  whatever you need.

• Material: Food grade paper (150gsm-350gsm) that is eco-friendly and recyclable.

Purchasing Process

    

     When choosing a small quantity: purchase the inventory in stock.

         1)       When you find the products that are right for you, but you only need a small                             quantity, talk to the sales representative at the company for your purchasing                             options.

      When choosing to use a custom logo or artwork:

                     1)       Locate a few factories and talk with them about all of the details of your order.

                   Usually, factories will provide photos of their products for you to review first. If                        necessary, the factory can also send you a selection of products for your reference,                    but this will cost you in freight fees. Sometimes customers will ask for samples of                      the products that are available, particularly when it is the first time they are                              working with a company. It is best to determine the best size for your needs and                      confirm the quality of the materials. For example, paper cups can be 7”, 8”, 9” and                    other sizes and differ between 150-320 gsm food grade paper.

                2)    Select one or more factories to order a sample from with your design. If you have                      it available, give each factory the digital files for your artwork or logo. This should                    be in an AI, CDR, EPS, or WMF format since they are all vector files that will                              detail the appropriate size. If you don’t already have a logo prepared, you can ask                    if the company can design one for you. Be aware though, that few companies can                      actually provide this service.

  

                3)    Check the sample. If there are no problems with your sample, ask the factory to                       begin manufacturing the mass order. If there are any issues, have a chat with                           the factory and indicate what needs to be corrected. Ask them to provide                                   pictures or files to confirm the design. When you give the okay, they can begin                           production. If there is a major problem with the sample, or your needs are very                       strict, order a sample from the factory again and again until you are completely                         satisfied. Confirm with the factory at the beginning, but you should only be                                 required to pay for the first sample. After this, the sample should be free, but you                     will likely be expected to cover the cost of freight.

                4)    When all the products are finished, they will be delivered to your country. You                           should factor in shipping times, and take care not to delay your order.

                     5)     When you receive your cargo: check the quality and quantity of your order. If                           there is a problem with the order, contact the factory immediately. They will                             attempt to resolve the issue and reduce your lost. Be cautious of factories that do                     not want to cooperate to resolve any problems. It is important to be careful when                     selecting a factory to work with.

Cautions:

             1)       Price: If you only need a small quantity, while the price of the products is very                       small, the shipping fee from China to your country may be very high.

             2)       Logo Price: Pay attention to how many colors are included in the logo price. You                   will be expected to pay an additional fee for each color added.

             3)       Delivery Time: If you are ordering custom products, you should pay very special                 attention to the delivery time. It is very normal to expect delays when shipping out                 of China.

             4)       Quality: While your sample may be good, when the factory manufactures mass                      products there can be some defective products when it is delivered to you. Some                      factories have higher rates of defective products than others. It is too expensive                        and time consuming to conduct quality control on each individual product. Confirm                  the factory’s policy on defective products.

              5)      Package: Be careful of poor packaging. We’ve seen this problem many times                            when we did exports many years ago. Sometimes the cargo would arrive from a                        customer’s company, but the packaging would be broken. I’ve heard that some                        factories have issues with their packaging quality.

              6)      Company Selection: I will write about how to pick the best company to work                        with in my next blog post.

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4 Easy Steps To Help You Choose The Right Paper Cup

Paper cups have greatly evolved its usage in today’s fast pace environment where people don’t just use them for drinking water, but consider them as great drinking essentials that they can easily discard for convenience. Nowadays, the traditional paper cups we normally use for hot and cold beverages have become a basic necessity at home, in offices, school canteens, cafeterias, outdoor picnics and even restaurants where they offer take away food and drinks. If you are a busy homemaker, distributor or retailer of affordable disposable food and beverage containers for parties and event gatherings or a company who offers free meals and drinks to their employees, I suggest you give this topic a good read because it will show you the easy steps when choosing the right paper cup.

Step #1 – Size really matter

Buying the ideal size of your disposable paper cups, happy birthday cups and even the most used coffee cups really matter if you don’t want to waste your hard earned money. I strongly advise anyone who will need regular supply of paper cups to focus on your specific needs when selecting from various sizes of paper cups. Ask yourself this question, “Will you need small, medium or large drinking paper cups?”  The standard smallest paper cup could hold one ounce of liquid while the biggest size can accommodate 24 ounces.

Step #2 – Go for the shape of a paper cup that match your specific drinking needs

Another factor that will help you find the ideal drinking paper cup is the shape. Before you make any decision, verify where you will use the paper cups. Is it purely for water? If that’s the case, look for paper cups that are shaped like a cone. On the other hand, if you have plans of using these paper cups for beverages, I recommend you buy the regular size.

Step #3 – Decide if you opt for a lid or no lid

This is a crucial decision to make when buying paper cups, will you opt for paper cups with lids or no lids. Again, you need to carefully evaluate the purpose of these disposable paper cups. If you intent to use them for holding hot drinks only like freshly brewed coffee, buy top quality coffee cups with coordinating lids designed to prevent accidental spills.

Step #4 – Invest on high food grade paper material

Since paper cups will contain beverages intended for human consumption, it’s the right thing to do to invest on paper cups made from high food grade paper materials that have passed strict standards and support the OEM and ODM requirements. Make sure the paper cups don’t contain toxic materials that could cause harmful effect when in direct contact with your favorite beverage.

I do hope the above steps will help you choose wisely the right paper cups for your drinking needs. Apart from your budget, size, shape, lid or no lid option and material used, another factor that can affect your final decision is the disposable paper cup’s design. Why? Of course, it can make a huge difference if you can buy themed design paper cups to suit any occasion and be given the opportunity to drink in style.

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Thinking of purchasing party items from China? 4 WAY to choose the best manufacturer.

Party items supply include:

Party decoration such as; balloons, flowers, paper lanterns, honeycombs, party banners and flags, ribbons and steamers, paper fans, pom balls and many other decorative items.

Party items include; paper cups, table cloths, straws, paper toothpicks, paper flags and umbrellas.

Festival and cerebration period items are; Christmas packages (Christmas hats, socks, hats and others), Halloween series, Thanksgiving series among other celebration packages.

LED products are also available they include; shoes led clips, led bracelets, led plastic ice cubes, in the dark necklaces  among many others.

Party items are part of our daily lives, they are used not only in major occasions but also in our day to day lives. They are majorly used when we call for a house party, birthday party, will decorating our occasions or when we attend concerts.

China is the largest producer of party items, the largest chunk of party items are exported from china. Most purchase are done online with a small percentage physically visiting the companies in china. The visits are mainly aimed at viewing items on exhibitions while finding out the best producers.

This is how to choose the best company to buy your party items from(By internet):

Small quantity(one or two or little pcs): it would be advisable to visit the main online stores such as the eBay, Wish, Amazon, Aliexplress, DHgate or any other online shop.

For companies which require large quantities, distributors, agents or looking for customized products then this are some details you need, to find the best producers.

First, search the product in Google. Many companies will have websites where they advertise their products. So it would be easy to search for the name of the product looking for, always indicate that the product is Chinese. Yu will find many suppliers and manufacturers for the same product, talk to each company via their customer service lines to know more about the items, also look at the profiles of products for each company.

Secondly, look up the company in B2B platforms, main B2B platforms include the Global sources, Tadekey, Alibaba and Made in china. Some suppliers and manufactures move from B2B, because they are expensive and ranking on such platforms may deteriorate with time. Instead they prefer to advertise in Google, YouTube, SNS platforms, create their blogs and websites etc.

Thirdly, find the company in SNS platforms, this platforms include, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn among others. This is important because this media offer channels for companies to talk directly with their customers hence improving their relations. At least all main companies and distributors advertise their product in SNS Medias.

Fourthly, find more information about sampled companies in advertisement forums, blogs, websites and YouTube.

It would be easier to get the best quality producer from the distributors than the manufacturers, since distributors sell a big variety of products where you can choose from.

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