"At first we used to go out and get liquor store boxes to pack our orders, until we were told we couldn't do that, " Mr. Gottehrer recalled.

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Mannish Gaba, an Indian fruit importer, complains that Afghan pomegranate farmers have only wooden boxes in which to pack their produce.

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The company vacuum packs its meat, then ships it in ice-pack-filled foam coolers in corrugated boxes.

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Outrageously-plumed racegoers sip Mint Juleps from air-conditioned boxes while college students on spring break pack the infield.

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Today's Shakers grow, dry and pack herbs for sale, make the traditional Shaker boxes, and grow vegetables.

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