I love Punkins! – Episode 2

In the spirit of the season, I thought it was appropriate to move this post up in the schedule.

Dean, one of our industrious sales people, has a bit of a hard time saying the word pumpkin.  It tends to come out “punkin”.  Not sure where the “m” and “p” disappear to, but they definitely don’t appear in that word when Dean says it.  The best part is that Dean is the Sales Manager of our ACE facility located in Cheney, WA.  Why does this make a difference?  Because that facility makes all of our oversize tote bins, so each year in the Fall, Dean has to say the word pumpkin about a million times.  I tell you, it never gets old hearing him say it.   

After one of the sales meetings where this occurred several times, I decided to send an email to some of the guys for a chuckle.  The Google search gods smiled down on me and I found the picture below of a random baby with a pumpkin hat on (isn’t he adorable?).  I’ve also included a picture of Dean today…now, you tell me that’s not Dean as a baby!

To request a copy of our oversize tote bin catalog, please email sales@allpaktrojan.com


Next week's episode will return to our regularly scheduled program...Kiss Off Judges - It is Stochastic Screening!

Introductions if You Please - Episode 1

So, you think it’s just a box huh?  Never heard of Flexo, Folding Carton, Single-Face?  Well, I’m here to say that a lot goes into the making of that oftentimes forgotten outer shell that protects, carries and/or enhances your product.  The product gets all the glory, but I think it’s high time the box’s story is told…

  

AllpakTrojan, an award-winning printing and packaging company located a little south of Seattle is a quirky, fun and extremely knowledgeable company that provides high-end commercial print; creative packaging, including flexo, single-face and folding carton and point-of-purchase displays. We also offer pack and assembly and in-house graphic and structural design services. 

I would say that overall, we take printing and packaging pretty seriously and work extremely hard to support our customers.  The good thing, in terms of being an employee here, is that we don’t take ourselves too seriously.  In addition to writing about print techniques, innovative solutions and industry trends, I really want you to get a taste of the people who inhabit AllpakTrojan and lovingly (and maybe not so lovingly sometimes) make your packaging. 

So, stay tuned to As the Box Turns each week to get a glimpse of this crazy little piece of the packaging world. 

Next week's episode...Kiss Off Judges – It is Stochastic Screening!