Custom mint tins put a logo in someone's hand at a trade show table, a reception desk or a real estate closing, then keep working every time the tin gets refilled or the card gets passed along. Schools also tuck them into graduation goodie bags next to lip balm and hand sanitizer. Printed with names and a date, small mint tins also work as bulk wedding favors at each place setting. This category covers metal tins, mint cards, sugar-free fillers and individually wrapped mints, from the entry-level Individually Wrapped Starlite Breath Mints up to sturdier metal tins built to survive a tote bag.
Metal tins versus mint cards
A metal tin and a printed mint card solve different problems, so the right pick depends on how the mints will travel.
Tins built for a pocket or a tote bag
The Mini Tin is a hinged tin with a swing-open lid, a white finish for direct print or a laminated decal, and a choice of five fillers including chocolate littles and sugar-free peppermints. The Mini Sliding Metal Mint Tin with Sugar-Free Peppermints trades the hinge for a one-thumb sliding lid, ships in black, silver or white, and holds its shape in a tote bag where a card would crease.
Cards that skip the tin
A mint card works where a tin does not fit, such as inside an envelope or a welcome folder. The Rectangle Mint Card is a flat card with a full-face print area, and shaped versions such as a heart, a star or a thumbs-up get picked up because the outline itself is the hook. Heart tins and cards also sell as Valentine's Day promotional items each February.
Direct imprint on the mint itself
Most orders print the logo on the tin, the card or the wrapper label, but the mint can carry it too. Pep-O Mint w/ Direct Imprint flexo-prints artwork straight onto the candy inside a small round area, using a choice of ink colors, so the branding survives even after the wrapper comes off.
Who orders custom mint tins in bulk
Trade show teams order mint tins because a tin survives a tote bag and gets picked up off a table without prompting. Mint tins are also easy conference giveaways, since they fit in a swag bag next to a notebook and pen. Hotel and dental front desks refill a bowl every week, real estate agents leave one at a closing, and client gifting programs tuck a tin inside a larger box. Restaurants keep a mint jar at the host stand next to other restaurant giveaways such as toothpick dispensers. Banks and credit unions keep a bowl at the teller window too, next to the rest of their bank swag. Minimum order quantities and production times vary by style, so confirm both on the product page before you send a quote request.