11 Print On Demand Lunch Box & Lunch Bags – Passive Marketeer

Planning to design print on demand lunch box to sell online or use yourself? Unsure how to start? Here are 11 sites you can explore!

As someone that meal preps and makes lunch packs for my partner (I work remotely while he works in an office), I definitely know the importance of a nice lunch box and/or lunch bag. It’s not just a matter of design, but functionality and use!

In this article, I’ll be sharing 11 fulfillment sites you can use to design custom printed lunch boxes and lunch bags – plus the types they offer. To make things easier, I’ve also included their list of integrations and other kitchen products you can sell.

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11 Best Print On Demand Lunch Box Fulfillment

1. Printify

Don’t know what kind of lunch box or lunch bag to sell? It’s practical to join a fulfillment site that offers many products for you to test out.

One I would always recommend is Printify. Their prices are relatively cheaper than others and product selection is much more extensive (over 800 items!). Even for lunch box and lunch bags, there are eight types for you to sell – list down below.

You can save more on product cost (about 23% more) by subscribing to their Printify Premium plan for $29 per month. It’s wise to do so once you make enough profit to cover the monthly cost and looking to expand by opening more stores (up to 10)!

Here’s a sample of a Printify lunch box I created using a seamless pattern design downloaded from Creative Fabrica. I uploaded the design, scaled it to a suitable size and used Printify’s pattern tool so the image repeats all over.

Makes a nice fun gift for young ones that love unicorns!

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Bento lunch box
• 2-tier bento box
• Lunch bag
• Canvas lunch bag with strap
• Neoprene lunch bag
• Polyester lunch bag
• Paper lunch bag

Read: Is Printify or Printful cheaper for beginners?

2. Gooten

There’s only a single type of lunch bag for you to design with Gooten and they’re made of waterproof material so it doesn’t get dirty easily. It’s also made with a magnetic closure so you don’t have to be using your own tie or clip to fold the bag.

Although lunch bags are pretty simple to design, there are ready design templates in PSD and JPG formats for you to refer to. Gooten provides these for each product on their site!

Gooten has a good selection of kitchen accessories including coasters, cutting boards, napkins and even acrylic trays. The only downside is you’ll need to be an experienced seller to be selling with them and they would only approve your registration for an account if you have an existing store to sell on.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Water-resistant lunch bag with magnetic closure

3. Contrado

Looking for something more premium than the usual? Contrado’s prices may be on the expensive side but their quality is unparalleled. You can even find multi-year printing guarantees for some of their products!

Although they’re a UK-based print on demand company, Contrado also has printing facilities in the USA which allows them to offer express shipping within the country (as fast as 1-2 days post manufacturing).

Their lunch boxes look much more premium than Printify’s from afar. The cover is finished with a 3D wrap that covers all edges, allowing your design to stand out even from the sides. It may be made with plastic but surely does not look like it!

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Lunch box with 3D wrap finish
• Lunch bag with waterproof inner

4. Zazzle

If you’re an artist looking to start a side hustle in print on demand, joining POD marketplaces like Zazzle takes a huge load of work off your plate. You don’t need to be spending hours setting up an ecommerce store or website and you can get started with listing your designs right after signing up for an account.

The great thing about using Zazzle instead of other marketplaces like Redbubble, is that your customers can personalize their purchase by adding text or initials depending on how you configure your design. As a seller, you can add multiple color options within a single product listing for customers to choose.

Zazzle’s lunch boxes are also unique compared to others in this list as it is made of metal and looks more like a bag with a built-in handle. There are seven colors to choose for the body (applicable to all designs) which includes white, stainless silver, black, blue, light blue, red and green.

Here’s a sample of a Zazzle lunch bag I personalized to include my name. The lunch bag was designed by another seller and as a customer, I can choose my preferred design color option (there’s 4 choices) and add my own text.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Metal lunch box (7 colors)

Read: Comparing 12 things Redbubble against Zazzle

5. Printed Mint

Printed Mint is one of the fulfillment companies you can choose to work with on Printify but if you’ve gone through Printify’s catalogue for lunch boxes/bags, you won’t see Printed Mint’s products. This is true for some items as not everything sold by a fulfillment company is available on Printify.

Good thing is, sourcing Printed Mint’s products directly from their site can be cheaper. If you’re planning to sell lunch accessories for gifting purposes, you would love their custom packaging feature that lets you customize product labels, colors of crinkle paper (that goes into a box) and ribbon styles for each order.

Just like what you see in the sample image below, Printed Mint offers bulk discounts of 5% and 10% off for orders of more than 10 units and 50 units, respectively. The same discounts are available for most of their products!

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Insulated lunch box
• Neoprene lunch tote bag

6. Bags Of Love

If you’re based in the UK and want to work with a local POD company, you can check out Bags Of Love – a brand under the Contrado group. Most of their products are similar to the ones you see on Contrado but orders are shipped from their HQ in London with reasonable local shipping charges.

Prices are listed in GBP (British Pounds) and just like Contrado, is on the slightly pricey side. Premium products are great options for when ordering an item for yourself or a loved one – but not particularly for when you’re selling online.

For lunch boxes and lunch bags, BOL offers the same selection as Contrado. Compared to their parent company, BOL can print collage designs where you add multiple images to a ready template – it’s the same for their lunch accessories!

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Lunch bag with waterproof inner
• Lunch box with 3D wrap finish

7. MWW On Demand

Just like Printed Mint, MWW On Demand is another fulfillment you can find on Printify. Their lunch bags are actually available on Printify but in case you don’t prefer working with Printify, you can consider sourcing the product directly on their site.

A major drawback is that you can only integrate your MWW On Demand’s seller account with Shopify as they don’t offer any other integrations. With Printify, you can sell the same product on multiple platforms they integrate with and in multiple stores at once.

The same lunch bag can be found on Gooten and they’re both in the same exact size. So you’ll need to look into other factors before deciding on which fulfillment to go with e.g. pricing, shipping options and printing quality.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Water-resistant lunch bag with magnet

8. Inkedjoy

Looking for lunch bags that are much cheaper than others I’ve listed above? You should head to Inkedjoy. Although they ship orders from overseas e.g. China, they’re one of the cheapest fulfillments offering the product!

Just be mindful that prices shown do not include shipping charges and it can be slightly expensive if you’re only purchasing a single item. I highly suggest looking into fulfillment out of USA and Europe if you’re planning a large purchase as it makes it worth the wait (and shipping).

There are nine kinds of lunch bags for you to design on Inkedjoy and they do not offer any kind of lunch box. There’s lesser chances of damage when selling lunch bags so that’s a great advantage for new sellers.

All nine can be printed all over – so other than the black sides or edges, the entire bag should be printed with your design.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• All over print crossbody lunch bag for kids
• PU leather lunch bag
• Crossbody lunch bag for kids
• Insulated zipper lunch bag
• Nylon cylinder lunch bag
• Isothermic bag
• Insulated lunch bag
• Neoprene lunch bag (small/large)

9. InterestPrint

If you want to be selling lunch boxes alongside lunch bags, InterestPrint may work for you. They too have nine kinds of lunch bags just like Inkedjoy with an addition of a children lunch box.

InterestPrint’s lunch box is much more cheaper than the one I’ve shown above for Printify but it may not be of the same quality (made of plastic). It is also slightly smaller if you’re comparing the length.

Compared to Inkedjoy, prices on InterestPrint includes standard shipping charges. You might have to add a bit ($1-$3) depending on the delivery service you’re going for as they have a few options.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Insulated lunch bag
• Insulated lunch bag with pockets
• Foldable lunch tote bag
• Portable insulated lunch bag
• Portable lunch bag
• Insulated lunch tote bag with shoulder strap
• Kid’s all over print crossbody insulated lunch bag
• Kid’s all over print insulated lunch bag
• PU leather insulated lunch bag
• Nylon cylinder lunch bag
• Neoprene lunch bag (small/large)
• Children’s lunch box

10. CafePress

If you’re interested in exploring marketplaces like Zazzle, CafePress is one that offers custom printed lunch bags. Designs on the site is probably slightly outdated (for me) but they’re still worth checking out!

CafePress has a nice range of kitchen products to offer including coasters, magnets, wooden cutting boards and aprons. Some items can be personalized to include your own text but this depends on whether the seller configured their design to be customizable.

Similar canvas lunch bags can be found on Printify if you’re looking for a white label POD alternative. They’re made of 100% cotton canvas that’s machine washable and comes with a brown-colored strap.

The only disadvantage is they’re only accepting sellers from a specific list of 26 countries (link below) and ships to the same countries only.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Canvas lunch bag with handle

11. SPOD

Heard of Spreadshirt? SPOD is just another brand under the Spreadshirt Group that focuses on offering white-label print on demand. The main Spreadshirt site is just a marketplace like Zazzle and CafePress so sellers are not able to sell under their own brand.

Unlike Spreadshirt, SPOD can integrate with Shopify for you to sell the same products in your own stand-alone ecommerce store.

Although SPOD (and Spreadshirt) does not offer any lunch boxes for you to design, there are two colors of lunch bags you can print on. Unlike Inkedjoy or InterestPrint, SPOD’s lunch bags are not all over printed so your design will appear in the main printing area (center) – following the original design shape.

Types of lunch accessories you can design:

• Polyester lunch bag with handle

19 Products To Sell With POD Lunch Boxes

1. Mugs
2. Aprons
3. Napkins
4. Serving boards
5. Cheese boards
6. Bread boards
7. Platters
8. Tumblers
9. Water bottles
10. Placemats
11. Table runners
12. Bowls
13. Plates
14. Oven mitts
15. Cutting boards
16. Magnets
17. Tea towels
18. Coasters
19. Acrylic trays

How To Sell Lunch Boxes With Print On Demand

1. Choose a niche for your designs
   • Niching down is great to attract the right audience with your print on demand coasters
   • Some examples would be lunch boxes designed with illustrations, food patterns or even motivating short quotes
   • Focus on your chosen niche for the next 100 designs!
2. Do research on best selling and trendy designs
3. Make your own designs or outsource
   • You can make your own designs using Kittl or Canva
   • If you want to buy designs, get them on Creative Fabrica or Envato Elements
   • Some important things to know are design file sizes and printing layout (if any)

4. Sign up for an account with any of the sites I’ve listed above
   • You’ll have to create an account with one of the sites I’ve mentioned above to start selling
   • Choose one supplier that resonates to you the most with the right products you’ve envisioned for your kitchenware business

5. Upload designs to products
   • Uploading designs to supplier’s products is super easy and you should be able to do this once an account is created
   • Position the design correctly when uploading as the actual product will look the same as what you see online

6. Set a suitable profit margin for each product
   • On most sites, you should be able to set a selling price once you’ve done uploading the design
   • A suitable margin should be 40%-50% depending on the platform you’re selling on and any fees you’ll incur on each sale
   • This excludes shipping charges to customers!
7. Sync them to your ecommerce store
   • You would need to integrate your ecommerce store e.g. Etsy or Shopify before you’re able to sell so do that first
   • Sync the ready product to your store to start selling them publicly
   • Sites like Zazzle and CafePress have their own marketplace for you to sell your products – so you don’t need a separate store to use them
8. Start selling and repeat!
   • Repeat the process and you’ll get some sales with time!
   • Increase your chances of success by uploading more quality designs and using professional mockup tools like Placeit
   • Consider bringing in traffic to your store with ads (if you’re not selling on a marketplace)

Bottom Line

Here are 11 sites you can use to design print on demand lunch boxes and lunch bags:

1. Printify
2. Gooten
3. Contrado
4. Zazzle
5. Printed Mint
6. Bags Of Love
7. MWW On Demand
8. InkedJoy
9. InterestPrint
10. CafePress
11. SPOD

Still unsure which product to go for? Check out my POD guides down below!