Printed takeout bags for Otay Mesa restaurants.

Where the city meets the border

The City of San Diego draws Otay Mesa between the Otay River Valley and Chula Vista on the north and the U.S. Mexico border on the south, with Interstate 805 on the west.

The City calls it a dynamic, fast growing area, planned as a major employment center with two residential villages. In plain words, lots of jobs now, and more homes on the way.

That gives a kitchen here two kinds of customers: people on a shift who need food fast, and new neighbors who are still picking their favorite spots.

Feeding the shift

When a shift breaks, one person often grabs food for the crew. That means one trip, a pile of burritos and plates, and a bag that has to make it back across a lot full of trucks.

Then the bag sits in a break room where the whole crew sees it. Tomorrow someone else does the food run, and they already know where to go.

That repeat is the whole game. A printed bag is how a crew remembers you without trying.

New neighbors pick favorites fast

People who just moved in try everything in their first few months. Then they settle on two or three places and stop looking.

Your bag on their counter, in their car and in their trash can is a little reminder every time. It helps you land on that short list before they stop looking.

• Big, bold name: easy to read on a car seat or a break room table.
• Two colors max: dark ink on brown kraft stays sharp and keeps the print simple.
• Centered: the press game above shows why a centered name looks clean every time.

Strong enough for the crew order

Our bag is 12″ × 7″ × 14″ in 110 GSM kraft and carries up to 22 lb. Foil burritos, rice and beans and a few drinks fit with room to spare.

Setup is $0, not the $150+ many printers charge. Just north, Chula Vista restaurants get the same deal, like every kitchen ordering logo printed takeout bags in San Diego.