When your product is £49,170 (see photo), you can spend a bit more on your packaging than most, and the winners didn't skimp. Check out these designs from the drinks industry: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/12/design-packaging-masters-2025/

Don't be afraid to share your shop link and photos of your packaging. I only ban dropshippers who are pretending to sell a product themselves and posting MLM and affiliate links.

When I started out I was mocking up packaging with paper and scissors but as I progressed I used a Cricut craft cutter. Everything had to be scaled down slightly for my box sizes, but it was a great way to test the look and feel of a box, as well as test user experience when it came to opening the box - was the text the right away up on the lid? Was the card thick enough or too thick? It's a lot easier now with all the templates available online, especially the virtual mock up software - but make sure you test physical usability which virtual mock ups can't do. Top tip - take a printed box and set it on a shelf in the supermarket - does it stand out? Share your packaging in the comments below and let me know how you make mock ups? Virtual mock up site with free plan - https://www.pacdora.com/ Free die templates - https://www.templatemaker.nl/en/giftbox/ Cricut machine: https://amzn.to/4qDC2uP (Amazon affiliate link - I use the Explorer 3 but I would recommend third party cutting mats, not the Cricut mats, they're like superglue 😅)

One of my early branded biscuit boxes, a sticker on an oversized plain hexagonal tube and my final retail box, custom printed with gold foil (with a LOT of boxes in between).