Vitamin tablets are packaged in plastic jars, cardboard boxes, aluminum strips, and stand up pouches. Some manufacturers may use other methods which are not as widespread as the above four so we will not include them in this discussion.

Plastic bottles are a very popular method to package vitamin pills. Hollywood loves them. Actors are rarely seen taking vitamin pills from a stand up pouch. Most of the time it is a plastic bottle, and occasionally an aluminum strip. Despite such widespread popularity of plastic jars, manufacturers are increasingly turning away from them. A major reason behind this shift in preferences is their cost.

A custom printed stand up bag costs between 15 and 20 cents. The per unit cost of a plastic bottle is over 40 cents. In addition to the manufacturing costs, the inventory and transport cost of plastic bottles is higher. One thousand plastic bottles require a small room to store, whereas 1,000 standup bags can fit inside a large carton. Stand up bags are packed and transported flat. All these are big reasons for manufacturers to dump plastic bottles in favor of stand up bags.

Cardboard boxes are another popular method to package vitamin pills. These boxes are less expensive than plastic bottles but more expensive than stand up pouches. An advantage of cardboard boxes is that their inventory and transportation costs are minimal. A disadvantage of cardboard boxes is that they are not a good medium to store vitamin pills once the box has been opened. In comparison, stand up pouches are resealable, so they provide a safe container for vitamin pills.

Aluminum strips are very popular among people who want to take vitamin pills occasionally. They are inexpensive to produce, convenient to store, and easy to use - customers merely need to push a pill on the other end to pop it out. A disadvantage of aluminum strips is that they are unfeasible for pills in large quantities.

Stand up pouches are a relatively new method to store vitamin pills. Cost advantage is one of the many reasons for the rising demand of pouch bags. StandUpPouches.net's custom printed stand up pouches are made from FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved materials. They have been tested safe to package drugs. Stand up pouches with gussets can stand on a shelf. Pouches with hang holes can be conveniently hung on a wall. In all, they are very convenient to use.