An onboarding kit can organize a first-week sequence with custom printed packaging, sourced onboarding swag, inserts, assembly, and recipient shipping. Teal uses a 50-unit MOQ for most custom packaging and a 100-unit MOQ for sourced merchandise. A free dieline and digital proof confirm the package, while the quote defines kitting, pick-pack, and delivery work.
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Onboarding Kits Built for a Clear First Week from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
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Updated August 23, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
An onboarding kit is a structured package for the first days or weeks of employment. It can introduce the company, provide useful branded items, and point a new teammate toward the next task. The package has a different job from a general gift. It should support a sequence. A note may come first, a work guide may sit inside the lid, and the merchandise can be packed where it is easy to find.
Teal manufactures custom-printed packaging for that sequence. Teal sources merchandise when the brief includes items such as tumblers, hoodies, water bottles, and basics. Teal's West Chicago operation handles kitting, assembly, pick-pack, and ship-to-recipient work when quoted. The buyer defines the program, contents, recipients, dates, and approval path in the quote request.
If the package is intended as an arrival gift, see employee welcome kits. If the focus is a repeatable pre-start shipment for each incoming employee, see new hire kits.
Use the kit to guide the first week
A useful onboarding box answers three practical questions. What should the recipient open first? What should the recipient read or complete next? Which items should stay available after the first day? The package can support those answers with an opening order, printed card, workstream insert, and labeled compartments. Keep the language short. Place required information where the recipient sees it without unpacking every item.
- Welcome message with the company or team context.
- Printed first-week guide, schedule card, or approved instructions.
- Sourced merchandise selected for daily use and confirmed in the quote.
- Custom printed packaging that protects the contents and sets the opening order.
- Assembly and ship-to-recipient handling for the destinations included in the approved scope.
The package can be identical for every recipient, or it can have controlled variations. A remote employee may need home delivery. An office cohort may receive one destination shipment for an orientation day. A technical role may have a different insert from a sales role. Describe each variation before the quote is approved so the kitting plan reflects the actual contents.
Make onboarding swag fit the program
Onboarding swag should earn its place in the package. A tumbler can be useful at a desk or on a commute. A hoodie can support a team event when the size mix is known. A water bottle or basic item may fit a field or travel program. The selected merchandise, decoration, colors, sizes, availability, and packing method are all quote decisions. Teal sources these items. It does not claim to manufacture them.
Print shops do not fulfill and 3PLs do not print. Teal does both. Teal manufactures the custom-printed packaging and can quote the kitting, assembly, pick-pack, and ship-to-recipient work. That division is important for onboarding programs because a package vendor may stop after print, while a fulfillment vendor may not produce the branded box or insert. The quote defines the exact responsibility and service scope.
Build a package around the lesson order
Start with the moment before the employee opens the package. If the shipment is a pre-start welcome, the first panel can carry a short note and the first insert can explain what happens on day one. A kit that arrives at an office can make group handoff easier. For a month-long plan, use labeled sections for the first day, first week, and later reference.
Package construction follows the approved contents. A folding carton, mailer, rigid box, sleeve, or insert may be suitable depending on product fit and presentation. Teal provides a free dieline and a digital proof for custom packaging. Check the panel copy, logo, print area, closure, item fit, and packing order in the proof. Approval should represent the actual recipient experience, not a generic placeholder.
Per-client curation is the operating model
Teal curates each onboarding kit per client. The client supplies the audience, brand direction, program goals, content, quantity, destination pattern, and target arrival date. Teal uses that brief to quote the package, source the selected merchandise, and define the assembly sequence. A recurring hiring class may use a stable package. A fast-growing team may need an updated size mix or a separate destination plan each month.
Teal can also build a custom branded store service for a client that wants an ongoing program around approved onboarding items. The service is quote-led and custom-built for that client. It is not a self-serve platform. It is not a per-employee ordering platform that is available today. The store brief can identify approved products, package versions, artwork, replenishment decisions, and ship-to-recipient handling, but each operational scope must be confirmed in the quote.
MOQ and cost decisions
Most custom packaging starts at a 50-unit MOQ. Specialty packaging and specialty items may use 100 or more. Sourced merchandise uses a 100-unit MOQ, including sourced tumblers, hoodies, water bottles, and basics when selected for the onboarding program. Set the likely cohort size before the merchandise and package are finalized. If a hiring class is smaller than the MOQ, ask Teal to quote an available configuration instead of treating the MOQ as flexible.
Qualifying custom packaging may start from about $0.44 per unit at volume. This is a packaging reference, not a complete onboarding kit price. It does not include sourced merchandise, kitting, assembly, pick-pack, recipient shipping, or every construction. Free US shipping, a free dieline, a digital proof, and a $19.99 sample kit credited toward the first order are part of the offer, with the quote defining the exact scope.
Teal is a US manufacturer with production facilities in West Chicago, Illinois and Guangzhou. Each job has per-job routing. The sentence describes the company production footprint, not a promise that a selected onboarding kit will be made in the United States.
Schedule the onboarding box
Eligible in-house work may run in about 7 business days; specialty imported work may take about 12 weeks. These are planning ranges, not guarantees. The schedule can also include merchandise sourcing, artwork review, proof approval, package production, assembly, address handling, and delivery. Rush service may add a 7-25% premium depending on the job. The quote should state whether the rush request covers packaging, merchandise, kitting, shipping, or a combination.
Share the date by which the employee must receive the onboarding box. Add the number of recipients, address count, destination countries, cohort cadence, size mix, and any date when contents must be delivered to an office. If a printed guide is still changing, identify its approval deadline. A schedule built from those facts is easier to review than a date attached to packaging alone.
Onboarding kit brief checklist
- Define the first-week sequence and the item or message that the recipient sees first.
- List the merchandise, decoration, colors, sizes, product references, and any item that needs protection.
- Describe the custom package, inserts, copy, artwork, dimensions, and desired packing order.
- Give the quantity, repeat cadence, address count, target arrival date, and destination pattern.
- Ask for a quote that separates packaging, sourced merchandise, kitting, assembly, pick-pack, recipient shipping, MOQ, and timing.
Include the final logo files and brand colors with the request. If the onboarding content has multiple versions, label them by role or cohort. If the merchandise is undecided, give Teal a practical size, use case, and budget direction. The quote can then point to an item path without presenting unconfirmed inventory as a fact.
Approve before production
Release the onboarding kit only after the package fit, artwork, contents, assembly order, destination list, and target date are approved. Teal then has the information needed to manufacture the custom-printed packaging, source the selected merchandise, and perform the quoted assembly and delivery work. Send the onboarding brief to begin the quote-led process.
