# Hybrid Accessory Shipping Boxes The totallee iPhone Case Box Blends Shipping and Retail Aesthetics By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-09-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/case-box References: [packagingoftheworld](http://www.packagingoftheworld.com/2016/08/totallee-iphone-case.html) & [totalleecase](http://www.totalleecase.com/) eCommerce doesn't enable consumers to interact with a product before purchasing it, so many brands are taking measures to help offset this like with the totallee [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple-case) case box. Aiming at being a cross between a shipping box and a retail package, the totallee boxes are simplistically branded yet provide an overarching experience when opened. This helps to ensure that the consumer feels satisfied with their purchase and not as though they've missed a step in the purchasing process. Opening like a book, the totallee [shipping boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plastic-pallet-boxes) reveal a small note on the lid and the product within the main compartment. The attention to how the product is first experienced helps to make the totallee iPhone case boxes a winner with creating a first impression. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Hybrid Packaging:** The totallee iPhone case box demonstrates a trend towards hybrid packaging that combines elements of shipping boxes and retail packages. - **Enhanced Customer Experience:** Creating a first impression through carefully crafted packaging, such as the totallee iPhone case box, is a trend focused on enhancing the customer experience. - **Bridging Online and Offline Retail:** The totallee iPhone case box is an example of a trend that seeks to bridge the gap between online and offline retail by providing a tactile experience for consumers. ### Where This Applies - **E-commerce:** In the e-commerce industry, there is an opportunity for brands to innovate by designing packaging that combines the convenience of shipping boxes with the aesthetics of retail packages. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can benefit from disruptive innovation by developing packaging solutions, like the totallee iPhone case box, that create a memorable unboxing experience for customers. - **Logistics and Shipping:** In the logistics and shipping industry, there is a potential for disruptive innovation in designing shipping boxes that provide an enhanced unboxing experience, similar to the totallee iPhone case box. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Camera-Equipped Delivery Parcels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-packets.md) - [Luxury AR Packaging Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mytheresa-ar.md) - [Phone Case Blind Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-blind-box-sale.md) - [Sustainable Speaker Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonos-packaging.md) - [Sneaker-Inspired Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kick-case.md) - [Packaging-Inspired Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/box-shoe.md) - [High-Tech Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-case-30.md) - [Treasure Box-Inspired Wellness Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/redesigned-retail-packaging.md) - [Minimal Textural Smartphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple-case.md)