It is truly amazing to me just how many overseas box manufacturers are advertising that they are selling "silk" invitation boxes of "exceptional quality" for a price of $15 - including shipping. As someone who has years of experience working with overseas box manufacturers and has seen their products first hand, I can tell you that they are NOT 100% hand woven silk (they are indeed 100% polyester), nor are they of "exceptional quality." What they also don't tell you is that you will get a bill for import duties & taxes into the US that is not included in their $15 price. This must be factored in when comparing pricing.
It is important to note that there are different levels of quality, not only of the construction materials, but the craftsmanship as well. 90% of the time, box manufacturers use their lowest skilled workers to assemble in bulk quantities.
In addition to using polyester fabric, they use a thin cardboard as the base of the invitation box construction, and a thin layer of foam padding on the outside top of the box, and the inside bottom of the box. These are NOT heirloom quality.
At Simply Unique Invitations, all of our invitation boxes are constructed from wood - not cardboard. What's more, we offer 100% hand woven pure silk - or - a lower priced faux silk (polyester) for all of our products. Both include wood construction and premium grade padding that is thicker to provide a more luxurious look. We include padding in all of the usual places AND up the sides of the inside of each box as well.
Most importantly, we do NOT use "bulk workers" to assemble our boxes. In fact, we pay extra to have only the highest skilled craftsmen assemble all of our products. We have worked very hard to ensure that our products are the best quality out there today and are true heirloom quality. You know your friends and family will receive a gift that will last a lifetime!
Be sure when you are shopping around for your silk invitation boxes that you obtain all important details and ask the right questions. Here is a list of questions that we recommend asking manufacturers...
1. Is the fabric 100% pure hand woven silk?
2. What are your boxes constructed from?
3. What thickness of padding do you use and where specifically is it used?
4. What calibur of workers do you use to assemble your boxes?
5. How much extra will it cost me in import duties & taxes to import 100% pure silk boxes into the US?
For more detailed information on our products please visit our "Collection" page on our Simply Unique Accessories web site.
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