Refillable trigger sprayer packaging can be a great package deal, both figuratively and literally. Compared to traditional products where trigger sprayers are attached to bottles designed for single-use, consumers can count on refillable trigger sprayer packaging for greater cost-savings and convenience. Additionally, this satisfies the desire many consumers have for environmentally-friendly products.
Since there are so many possibilities with this packaging configuration, we want to help our customers stay away from skimping or falling into the following common troubles.
Cleaning is a Chore. Your Product Shouldn’t Be.
There are many products that work well with refillable packaging, particularly in the household chemical category. The list includes lawn and garden products, auto products, household cleaning products, and many more areas with great potential.
To help you visualize the type of packaging we’re covering in this post, consider a large refill bottle of window cleaner or laundry spot-treater. The refill bottle is offered in a bundle with a smaller bottle with a trigger sprayer. Refill bottles can then be bought individually throughout the life of the sprayer.
How to Avert 3 Common Pitfalls with Refillable Trigger Sprayer Packaging
There are several challenges with the initial offering of new packaging like this and with reusing the triggers over the life of the product, but we can help. The right packaging can help you not only navigate away from potential problems but also reinforce the biggest strengths of your product.
Here are the big ideas we recommend:
Prevent Leakage. Packaging leaks are a huge turn-off for consumers. Fortunately, we can help you prevent such an unsightly occurrence. Some manufacturers will use a bottle with a ratchet finish, but this prevents the trigger from being unscrewed and reused. We recommend using a cap with a foil seal liner on the bottle and attaching the sprayer separately. All the consumer has to do is puncture the seal and attach the trigger sprayer. When it’s time to refill, it’s simple to do.
Opt for Quality Trigger Sprayers. A big part of our role involves helping customers lower their costs. An even bigger part of our role involves helping customers maximize their return on investment. Too often, we see manufacturers only looking to cut costs with packaging without knowing all they should know about how to increase revenue and profit. This leads to badly cut corners.
If you choose to go cheap with refillable trigger sprayer packaging, your consumers may end up with a clogged, worn out, or otherwise non-functioning dispenser. The solution here is to embrace the connection between providing a high-quality trigger sprayer to last for the life of not just the original contents, but the capacity of the refill as well.
Send the Consumer a Clear Message. To bring it all together, you must be effective with getting the consumer to relate the two products on the retail shelf. Our solution here is to bundle the two products and offer them together. This can be done by either shrink-wrapping both bottles or by using a rubbery glue to adhere the two together.
In each case, you can effectively join them together while making it easy for the consumer to put them to work. We can assist you in using a variety of techniques to label them clearly to help communicate the connection between refillable trigger sprayers and the refill bottle.
Put it All Together to Set Your Product Apart
We sell tens of millions of trigger sprayers every year, so there is a good chance we have already helped someone else with the same challenges you are facing.
We can help you make your product easy for your consumers to understand, use, and come back to again and again. Be sure to check out additional resources from MJS Packaging so you get exactly the right refillable trigger sprayer packaging for your product, or contact us today to start a conversation.
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