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Production and Business => Gamebird Business Aspects => Topic started by: Finchlake on May 12, 2005, 06:10:37 PM

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Finchlake on May 12, 2005, 06:10:37 PM

I have a question.

How do you seal the Plastic Quail Egg Cartons?

I have two types, one holes 10 eggs and the other holds 24 eggs. The big has snaps, but they don't hold that well. the small one does have anything. I buoght them from Cutler's supply, Item # 0290 and 0253.

I've tried tape. It worked fine until the next morning. The cold in the refergetor made the tape let go.

I've a dab of super glue. It stuck my fingers to the carton, but it wouldn't stick the two sides of the carton together.

I have an asian food market that wants to purchase my eggs. I want them to look good and not come open.

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on May 13, 2005, 05:00:06 AM

Try a dab of wood glue, or just use a rubberband around the carton.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Finchlake on May 13, 2005, 10:07:41 PM

Thanks Steve,

A coulple of more things we tried that seem to be working better.

I found a clip staple gun and stapled the edges shut. This hold great, but it may be hard for the customer to get the carton open.

My wife printed me some 2" x 4" labels to put on the cartons, I placed the lables so that I could wrap them around and seal the carton. The customer could take a knife and slice the label and the carton would come open. The labels are stickier that scotch tape. I've placed a couple of cartons sealed this way in the refregerator to see if they let go when they get cold.

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: joip on June 08, 2005, 07:51:15 AM

I use similar cartons over here, i found rubberbands the best

Joip

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Finchlake on June 09, 2005, 10:16:18 PM

Thanks joip

I though I had the problem solved with the 2" x 4" lables, but on my last trip to the store the manager told me two of my cartons had came open. I gave him two free cartons to replace them.

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on June 10, 2005, 04:07:00 AM

Finchlake,

Another thing you can try, is using a hot glue gun that they do crafts with.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Finchlake on June 11, 2005, 08:57:36 PM

Thanks PHF, I haven't tried that yet. I do have one though. I give it a try on the next batch.

Title: Re: Plastic Egg Cartons
Post by: Quail Fanatic on September 26, 2005, 07:37:52 PM

What kind of  quail eggs are you selling and how many do they buy at a time?
how often do they purchase and what price are you getting?
just curious as I too have local asian markets but haven't approached them about eggs yet.
thanks!
QF