packOS Rewards
Packaging that pays you back.
Set your brand up in the Vault and order through packOS. Every step and every dollar earns Ink, and Ink buys rush slots, waived plates, free freight and money off. The more you run through packOS, the better your finish.
Free to join · rewards go to your company, never a person
How it works
Earn from day one, before your first order
Twelve set-up steps, each paid once: bring your team, add brands, files and dielines, approve a first proof. Worth 15,000 Ink. Six steps and $10k of orders put you on Gloss.
Up to 15,000 InkEvery shipped dollar is 1 Ink, multiplied by your finish. Reorders from the Vault and quarterly quests add more.
1–2 Ink per $1Your finish is where set-up and spend meet on the press sheet: Matte, Gloss, Foil, Holo. Each one switches on perks for your whole team, from priority quotes to reserved press time.
Held for 12 months once earnedCalculator
What would your packaging earn?
Make-ready you'd do
Your first year
Gloss
Foil needs $3,000 more a year through packOS.
- 1.25× Ink on orders
- Priority quote queue
- Proofs same day when in by noon
- Free sample pack each quarter
Estimate. Assumes your finish's rate on all of the year's orders; 100 Ink ≈ $1 in capacity rewards (cash-like rewards cost 125 Ink per $1).
What Ink buys
Speed, savings and service, not trinkets
Spot UV or foil on one real run, no upcharge.
12,000 InkUp to $100 of plate or new-die charge on your next new SKU.
12,500 InkUPS Ground on one order, up to $50.
6,250 InkPress time held for one SKU through the holiday rush.
15,000 InkAn hour with a Calyx prepress artist on your files.
4,000 InkWe cover up to $60 of PCR film premium on one run.
7,500 InkBuilt for procurement
A rewards program your finance team will sign
Ink belongs to your company account. No gift cards, nothing that trips a gift policy.
Owners and finance redeem; buyers request, and requests follow the approvals you set.
An append-only ledger shows where each Ink came from and where it went.
Everyone starts on Matte at launch with 1,000 welcome Ink, and every order from launch day counts. Contract accounts can start on Holo.
Questions
The fine print
What counts as spend?
Orders placed through packOS, counted when they ship and are invoiced, net of tax and freight. Orders priced at our margin floor earn 1 Ink per $1 instead of your finish rate. A refund or credit takes its Ink back.
Is all Ink worth the same?
Ink goes furthest on rewards from our own capacity: rush lanes, press time, prepress and prototypes, at 100 Ink per $1 of value. Cash-like rewards (invoice credit, freight, recycled-content premiums) cost 125 Ink per $1.
Does Ink expire?
Not while your company orders at least once a year. After 24 months with no order it lapses.
Can I drop a finish?
A finish is held for 12 months once you reach it, and the yearly review moves you down at most one finish.
Who can spend our Ink?
Anyone on your team who can place orders, up to their own order limit. Your owner and finance approver get a copy of every redemption, and anything above a buyer's limit goes through your approval rules.
Do referrals count?
Yes: 5,000 Ink for you and 2,500 for the brand you refer, both when their first order ships.
Start on Matte with 1,000 Ink.
Create your Vault in two minutes. Make-ready pays for every step after that.