Finding the Best Candy Jar Styles, Sizes and Shapes for Your Business

Whether you manage a candy store or movie rental gallery, if you plan to create a candy display for your customers you might think the only things you need to do are order candy jars and the candy to put in them.

In reality, the phrase “one size fits all” doesn’t apply to candy jars and before you order yours you need to think about a few other factors related to your display: Your candy, your display space, and your store’s atmosphere.

1. Think About Your Candy

As you’re thinking about the styles, sizes, and shapes that would work best for your candy, you need to first think about your candy.

Do you plan to display small pieces of candy that would work well in small or medium jars? Or would you rather use large candy jars so you can display even more candy? Are your candy pieces fairly sizeable, in which you’ll need large jars anyway?

Does the candy have wrappers? If not, you’ll need to look for candy jars in styles that include lids, whether they screw or snap on or are attached with hinges, in order to help you keep the candy fresh and safe from dust and other elements. You might also want to consider accessories like aluminum or plastic tongs or scoops that will help your customers retrieve the candy they want without contaminating the rest of it.

2. Think About Your Display Space

Now that you know what styles, sizes, and shapes of candy jars would work best with the candy you want to display, it’s time to think about which ones would work best with the amount of display space you have to work with – specifically, which sizes would work best with your display area.

You might want to create a candy display on your store’s countertop, near the register, or on a sturdy wooden or wire shelf. Wherever you plan to situate your display, take a look at how much room you have to work with. If you have ample space, you might be able to use several large candy jars or you might want to use many medium or small candy jars. If you don’t have much space, one or two large candy containers might suffice or you might be able to use a few small candy containers.

3. Think About Your Store’s Atmosphere

Your store’s atmosphere will play a key role in helping you decide whether to choose glass candy jars or plastic candy jars.

• Glass Candy Jars: Glass candy containers are ideal for stores with overall elegant atmospheres. These containers help complement and add to the charm of that environment. Glass jars are, however, breakable and so if your usual customer base consists of children – or your store regularly sees steady and high volumes of busy traffic – you might want to consider playing it safe with plastic candy containers.
• Plastic Candy Jars: Although plastic candy jars don’t offer the same kind of elegances as their glass counterparts, they are much more durable. They are less likely than glass jars to break, which means these containers are less likely to break if you or a customer bumps into them or drops them.