I really want to focus on upping my game and providing a higher quality product. I feel like one thing that is easy to overlook is packaging and presentation of your item for the customer. My goal is to one day be able to sell more complex and higher quality items that allow me to charge higher sums of money, and I certainly wouldn’t want to mail item X that sold for $2000 in a cardboard box that seemed like somebody on Etsy threw it together on their dinner table. I would imagine a high quality leather bag would come in perhaps a dust cover with some hang tags or sometime like that. I thought a wax seal on the package might be a nice touch.
Does anyone have any tips on packaging and perhaps suppliers? What else would you include so the customer feels like they received a luxury item worth the money?
-Sam
For my briefcases I make a dust cover out of thick suede that adds protection and prevents rubbing and damage in transit. I also offer a fully lined timber presentation case with leather handles for an additional fee. Really easy to make, but adds another day or two to the build. For smaller items like wallets I get some oak CNC machined into a clamshell box with brass hinges and I line it with suede. Protective, and it looks good.