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Packaging Station vs Cash Wrap in a Small Shop
A bag pile on the till is leftover spec. Name packing leftover. Or move packing back.
Packaging station versus cash wrap in a small shop is two jobs — leftover width for both, or packing stays in back. Independent retailers in Thailand wrap on the till because the bag pile arrived last. The shops that still pack put leftover width on the wrap spec or move packing to back-of-house.
Cash wrap is pay and pack as one workflow if leftover width exists. Queue space is two people with bags. Queue vs browse: campaign stays out of the pack path. Cash-wrap power: cables off the packing surface. This page is when packing needs its own leftover.
What each job is for
Wrap as pack + pay. Named leftover width after the till. Impulse is a tray footprint, not a second product wall — impulse. Counter height is millimetres for pack and pay.
Separate packing station. Only if leftover width at the wrap fails. It lives in back or beside the wrap without killing queue — back of house, staff-only. A packing table in the door is leftover spec — layout.
Not a labelling factory. Price-labelling stays in back. Gift wrap as merchandising is a named leftover, not a third wall on the till.
Opening priority: wrap and walk before campaign. Landlord may own the floor box. Aisle width: remaining walk after both jobs.
Lingerie and bridal often need leftover width for covers. Kitchenware needs leftover for awkward boxes.
When on-wrap vs back
| Job | Pack on the wrap | Separate station |
|---|---|---|
| Leftover width after till | Strong | Weak |
| Awkward boxes / covers | If leftover exists | Strong in back |
| 30 sqm | Must work on the wrap | Often skip a second table |
| In the door | Never | Never |
Common mistakes
- Bag pile on the till with no leftover width.
- Packing table in the first two metres.
- Labelling gun on the packing surface.
- Impulse wall that kills pack.
What belongs on the quotation
- Pack on wrap vs separate station — named.
- Leftover width for packing — millimetres on the quote.
- Queue leftover after both jobs.
- What stays in back (labelling, overflow wrap).
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and whether bags are bulky. That is enough to specify leftover width instead of a pile on the till.
Two jobs, leftover named, or packing in back
If you are fitting a wrap in Thailand, name packing leftover or move it back. Send the shop type, the size, and the opening month through the fixture plan form. We will return one fixture schedule and one written quotation — Thai or English — covering leftover width, the wrap, and the walk.
Common questions
- Must packing live on the wrap?
- If leftover width exists. If not, a named station in back. Never in the door.
- Gift wrap as a third wall on the till?
- No. Named leftover or back-of-house. Impulse stays a tray footprint.
- Labelling gun on the packing surface?
- No. Labelling stays in back. Packing is bags, not a factory.
- Is there a standard packing width?
- No. Put millimetres on the quotation. We do not publish a universal leftover.
Want a fixture list that fits your shop?
Tell us the shop type, size and opening date. We build one fixture plan and one written quotation, in Thai or English.
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