Boxes.

Whoever said "it's the little things that make life so good" is spot on. A big part of running a retail business is making sure we always have what our customers need, when they need it. Roughly translated, we're always ordering and reordering products from our vendors. When the UPS/FedEx man drops off our orders, they come in a wide variety of different boxes. As with everything else, all boxes are NOT created equally. Some companies have really crummy boxes that look like they've been passed around for decades, while still others have really nice and solid ones. Some are big, some are small, and others are just plain ridiculous.

Since I've been doing this for a while now, I feel pretty confident that I know a good box when I see one. Since boxes don't have an annual awards ceremony, I thought these boxes needed a little recognition (after all, if I don't, who will?) As for the rating criteria, these are my own opinions and not a while lot of thought has gone into them...this is just my gut reaction after being knee deep in box. It's like "man, that's a good smelling box" or "man, that box looks beat". Without further ado, this is what I've concluded:

Worst Box: Cramer
Honorable Mention: Ossur's crutches box

Prettiest Box: Ossur
Honorable Mention: Mueller

Sturdiest box: Med Spec
Honorable Mention: Superfeet

Best Smelling Box: SOLE
Honorable Mention: BioFreeze

Well there you have it: The best (and worst) boxes.
It's important to note, however, that box quality is not indicative to product quality.