Faded Fruits Box, 500 Packs

On this page

• What the 500 pack box is
• Who this tier is for
• Space you actually need
• Delivery changes at this size
• Working capital and turnover
• Unit economics at 500
• Concentrating or spreading
• Storage conditions in detail
• Batch tracking and rotation
• Goods in inspection
• Compliance at commercial scale
• Insurance and security
• Lead times and reordering
• Moving to 1000 and beyond
• What arrives in a 500 pack assortment
• Breaking a case for retail
• Questions about this box

What the 500 pack box is

Five hundred individually sealed retail pouches, supplied as a case of retail units rather than as bulk product. Each pouch is identical to the ones sold singly in the Faded Fruits gummies range, carrying its own printed strength, flavour name and resealable strip.

At this tier you are buying inventory rather than supply. Five hundred pouches is roughly ten thousand servings, which is a number no household reaches, so everything on this page assumes you are selling. If you have not yet proven demand, order the 100 pack first and come back once you know your turnover.

Who this tier is for

Established resellers with measured turnover, small retail operations with a regular customer base, and anyone supplying several outlets rather than selling direct. The common factor is that you already know what moves, at what price, and how fast.

It is the wrong tier for a first commercial order regardless of how attractive the unit price looks, because the discount only exists if the stock clears. A case that takes three years to shift has cost you storage, capital and quality, and none of that appears on the invoice.

Space you actually need

Five hundred pouches is a genuine storage commitment, not a shelf. Plan for a dedicated area rather than fitting it around other things, with room to stack cases upright, access them without unstacking everything, and keep the oldest at the front.

The room matters more than the shelf. It needs to stay cool, dark, dry and, critically, stable in temperature. A garage or loft that follows the weather is unsuitable at any volume and disastrous at this one, because a single warm spell can compromise the entire holding at once.

Delivery changes at this size

Smaller boxes travel as ordinary parcels. From this tier upward the order becomes a freight consideration, which changes both the timeline and what you need ready at the delivery address.

Someone needs to be present to receive it, and you should expect cartons rather than a single handed over parcel. Check whether your access suits a larger delivery, particularly if there are stairs, a narrow entrance or restricted parking. Outer packaging remains plain with nothing identifying the contents, but volume is visible in a way that a single parcel is not, so a commercial address is usually more appropriate than a residential one.

Working capital and turnover

Money sitting in a case is money not doing anything else. That is a real cost even though no invoice records it, and at this tier it becomes material.

Work out honestly how many pouches you sell in a month, then divide five hundred by it. If the answer is more than twelve months, buy the 100 pack repeatedly instead and keep your capital moving. Quality holds for roughly six to twelve months from purchase, so a holding period beyond that converts a discount into a write off.

The tier that maximises your margin is the largest one you can clear inside a year. It is almost never the largest one available.

Unit economics at 500

Cost element	Often forgotten	Effect on true unit cost
Case price	No	The headline figure
Freight	Sometimes	Adds meaningfully at this weight
Payment processing	Usually	Higher than average in this category
Storage	Almost always	Rent, or opportunity cost of space
Shrinkage	Almost always	Damage, age, unsellable flavours
Capital tied up	Almost always	Scales with holding period

Run those numbers with pessimistic assumptions before committing. If the case still makes sense, it genuinely does. Our wholesale guide works through the same calculation in more depth.

Concentrating or spreading

Committing an entire five hundred pouch order to one product line is a bet on demand staying exactly as you measured it.

Spreading across ranges reduces that exposure and continues to generate information. The Full Send line serves buyers who prefer plain fruit naming without strain labels, FKEM covers the higher strength end at 1500mg to 2000mg, and Stars of Death sits at the top of the potency range.

Most established resellers settle on a core line that accounts for the majority of sales plus two or three others held in smaller quantity. That structure keeps the bulk of the discount while leaving room for demand to shift.

Storage conditions in detail

Heat is the single biggest threat to a holding of this size. Pouches stored warm soften, press together and fuse, and once that happens the stock is unsellable even though nothing is chemically wrong with it. There is no recovery at commercial scale.

Keep cases off concrete floors, which draw damp upward. Keep them out of direct sunlight entirely. Avoid any position near heating pipes, boilers or south facing walls. Aim for a steady moderate temperature rather than a cold space that fluctuates, because cycling drives condensation inside sealed packaging and that causes stickiness and eventually mould.

Stack upright and never load heavy cases onto lighter ones, which splits seals at the bottom of a pile. Leave a gap from the wall for airflow. Our guide to storing gummies properly covers the underlying reasons.

Batch tracking and rotation

Write the arrival date on every carton as it comes in and sell oldest first. At five hundred pouches, spread across multiple cartons and possibly multiple deliveries, this stops being optional and becomes the only way to know what you are holding.

Keep a simple written record of what arrived, when, and how much has gone. It takes minutes and it is what lets you answer a customer question, support a supplier claim, or work out your real turnover rate rather than guessing at it.

Goods in inspection

Photograph cartons before opening if there is any transit damage. Count against the stated five hundred and report shortfalls the same day, since claims raised on arrival with photographs are straightforward and ones raised weeks later generally are not.

Sample properly rather than glancing: draw pouches from several different cartons and check each for crisp print with clean logo edges, even colour saturation, a factory heat seal running evenly across the full width, and gummies that move as separate pieces rather than a fused block.

Counterfeit and refilled pouches circulate widely in this brand category because empty printed bags are sold in bulk to anyone. When you resell, your name goes on whatever you pass along, which makes sampling every delivery a commercial necessity rather than a precaution. Our guide to spotting a fake pack details the checks.

Compliance at commercial scale

Cannabis edibles are governed by state law and the position varies sharply across borders, with unlicensed novelty products treated more strictly than licensed dispensary goods. Establishing where you stand is your responsibility and no supplier can do it for you. The National Conference of State Legislatures publishes a summary of state cannabis law as a starting point, though it is not legal advice.

Age verification needs to be genuine and documented at this scale. Identification checked in person against a written policy, or a real verification step at online checkout with a record that it happened. Volume attracts attention, and packaging resembling confectionery attracts it further.

Insurance and security

Two things worth settling before the case arrives. First, check whether your existing insurance covers stock of this type and value, because many policies exclude it and finding out after a loss is expensive.

Second, secure the storage properly. Five hundred pouches of what look exactly like sweets is both a theft target and a serious hazard around children or animals. A locked room rather than a locked cupboard, and controlled access if anyone else uses the building.

Lead times and reordering

Smaller boxes usually ship quickly from held stock. At five hundred packs availability can depend on the current production run, so if timing matters for a commitment you have already made, confirm before you pay rather than after. Ask through the contact page and you will get a straight answer about what is achievable.

Reorder before you run out rather than when you do. Building a two or three week buffer into your reorder point protects you against a production gap without materially increasing your holding.

Moving to 1000 and beyond

If five hundred pouches clears comfortably inside six months and your storage is genuinely suitable, the 1000 pack box improves the unit price further. Above that sit 2500 and a 10,000 pack wholesale tier, both of which are distribution quantities requiring a conversation about lead time before ordering.

Scale on measured turnover rather than on the discount table. Full comparisons across every tier are on the boxes category page.

Questions about this box

How many pouches are in the 500 pack box?

Five hundred individually sealed retail pouches supplied as a case of retail units, not as bulk product. Each carries its own printed strength and flavour.

Is 500 packs suitable for personal use?

No. It is roughly ten thousand servings, far beyond what any household clears inside the six to twelve month quality window. Choose the 25 or 50 pack instead.

How is a 500 pack order delivered?

As freight rather than an ordinary parcel, so someone needs to be present to receive it. Outer packaging is plain, but volume is visible, so a commercial address is usually more suitable.

How long should a 500 pack case take to sell?

Inside six to twelve months, which is how long quality holds when stored properly. Divide five hundred by your monthly turnover before ordering.

What storage does 500 packs need?

A dedicated cool, dark, dry area with stable temperature, off concrete floors, out of sunlight, stacked upright, and secured. Heat fuses pouches and renders stock unsellable.

Can I mix ranges in a large order?

Spreading across the Faded Fruits, Full Send and FKEM ranges is usually smarter than concentrating everything in one line, because it reduces exposure if demand shifts. Ask before ordering.

What arrives in a 500 pack assortment

Cases at this size ship as mixed assortments drawn from the current production run rather than as a flavour list you select. At five hundred pouches that generally means broad coverage of the range rather than a narrow slice, which is an advantage for a reseller because it lets you find out what your customers actually reach for.

Expect the familiar spread across indica, sativa and hybrid styles: popular sellers such as Blue Slush and Strawberry Cough alongside sweeter options like Cotton Candy Kush and sharper ones such as Sour Apple.

Ratios move with production, so if a particular flavour drives most of your sales it is worth asking before you order rather than assuming. We would rather tell you honestly what current stock supports than promise a split and then substitute, because substitution is the fastest way to lose a trade customer permanently.

Our flavour guide describes each option honestly, which is useful if customers ask you what the differences actually are.

Breaking a case for retail

A practical point that catches new resellers out: how you break down a case affects how well the remainder keeps.

Open one carton at a time and leave the rest sealed. An opened carton exposes pouches to more handling and more air movement than a sealed one, and while the pouches themselves are individually sealed, the outer packaging still buffers them against temperature swings and light.

Take stock forward from the front of the oldest carton rather than pulling from whichever is most convenient. It sounds fussy and it is the difference between a holding that stays uniform and one where half the stock quietly ages behind the rest.

If you display pouches, keep the display out of direct light and away from any heat source, and treat displayed stock as your oldest since it is exposed to the worst conditions in the building. Rotate displayed pouches back into sale first.