How-To: A Guide to the Perfect Basket Filler

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This post updated 3/7/2025.

The perfect basket filler enhances your presentation while protecting the products inside. Nashville Wraps offers multiple basket filler options from eco-friendly premium fills to lightweight, decorative shreds. They all serve different purposes – some provide structural support while others add visual appeal. But which one’s right for you? Let’s find out!

Why Basket Fillers Matter

The perfect filler does double duty – it makes your products look amazing while keeping them safe during transit. A well-chosen filler can instantly elevate perceived value and create that “wow factor” customers love.

Pro Tip: Creating Support + Style
Most shreds work better as decorative additions rather than structural support. For the most economical approach, use crumpled kraft paper as a base layer, then add your colorful shreds on top!

Comparing Our Options

Crinkle Cut™: The Classic Option

What makes it special:
Crinkle Cut™ offers a super springy texture that adds playful dimension to your presentations. It’s available in convenient 8oz packages and boasts the widest color selection of all our fillers.

This classic option provides good weight support, though not quite as much as Eco-Fill. Its distinctive zigzag appearance creates dramatic visual texture that customers love! Limited colors also come in bulk 40lb boxes.

VeryFine Cut™: The Practical Solution

What makes it special:
Unlike other options, VeryFine Cut™ paper shred features a shredded rather than folded design. It forms a “nest” that cradles products securely and comes in a good variety of colors, though with fewer options than Crinkle Cut™.

VeryFine Cut™ offers superior weight support compared to other options. It’s excellent at holding items in place, though you’ll still need tape or glue dots for completely secure packaging. This option creates less mess when transferring from box to basket and provides a more structured presentation.

Spiro Pack Nest Paper: The Space-Saving Solution

What makes it special:
Spiro Pack Nest Box Filler provides a quick, clean, and efficient option for ecommerce businesses. Part of our Green Way® Eco-Friendly Packaging line, this innovative product is made from recycled materials, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional fillers. It arrives flat but expands into fun spirals that create protective volume around your products!

What truly sets Spiro Pack apart is its incredible space efficiency – one pallet of Spiro Pack fills as many boxes as six pallets of crinkle shred! The unique design eliminates the mess typical of other fillers – no more dust and paper scraps littering your workspace floor.

Tissue Shreds: The Light & Fluffy Option

What makes it special:
Tissue shreds provide a soft texture perfect for delicate presentations like baby baskets. They offer tremendous volume, creating the biggest pile per pound of any option. Made in the USA from 100% recycled materials, they’re an eco-friendly choice.

While tissue shreds offer zero structural support and are purely decorative, they stay where placed, making them easy to tuck around products. They effortlessly fill empty spaces and are available in 1lb bags or 3.5lb boxes.

Monster Crinkle Shred: The Heavy-Duty Protector

What makes it special:
Monster Crinkle Shred features super-wide, triple-ply construction designed specifically for your most fragile items. Originally created for industrial and commercial applications, this maximum protection shred offers a sustainable alternative to bubble cushion and packing peanuts. It’s engineered to withstand both heat and moisture while being 100% recyclable.

The extra-wide strips create a cushioning nest that prevents shifting and absorbs impact during transit. When presentation matters as much as protection, Monster Crinkle Shred delivers both without compromise, but only comes in a few color options.

Natural Wood Excelsior: The Rustic Classic

What makes it special:
Natural Wood Excelsior, also known as “Wood Wool” or “American Moss,” brings an earthy, authentic touch to your presentations. Made from non-toxic and non-allergenic Aspen wood fibers, this 100% biodegradable option is perfect for businesses looking for an eco-conscious alternative with rustic charm. Premium grade and proudly made in the USA, it offers versatility for shipping, packing, or decorative applications.

Available in substantial quantity (a 1/4 bale is approximately 16 lbs), it’s economical for businesses with high-volume needs. One important note: while excellent for many applications, Wood Excelsior isn’t recommended for supporting delicate products like chocolates or soft cheeses.

Smart Business Strategies

For retailers, we recommend stocking multiple filler types to address different presentation needs. Creating a display showing each shred type with sample products helps customers visualize the finished look. Take advantage of wholesale pricing and bulk discounts to maximize your margins!

Our business customers report that offering a few unique filler options helps boost sales – customers appreciate that professional finishing touch!

Still have questions? Reach out to our customer care team at 1-800-547-9727, we’ll help you make the right choice!

Maureen Hittle

Maureen Hittle is a Freelance Copywriter for Nashville Wraps. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has worked in several design and gift industry roles since 2020. Born and raised in Nashville, Maureen and her husband (plus their two cats and a golden retriever!) now call Indiana home. She loves that her job lets her stay connected to her hometown roots through Nashville Wraps - a brand she's known and loved since childhood. These days, you'll find her typing away at her desk, where writing feels less like work and more like catching up with an old friend.

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