Tins – Snap Top Lid
Press the side of the lid and it snaps open. Press it back down and it clicks shut. That's the mechanic that makes a snap top tin feel better quality than it has any right to at the price. The small click tin, sugar-free mints, comes in under $1.10 per unit. Branded metal, in your hand, for just over a dollar. The big snap top tins hold peppermints, sugar-free peppermints, chiclet gum, jelly beans, or chocolate beans, feel more substantial in the hand, and cost more accordingly. Silver or white tin body. Sticker on the face. MOQ 250 across the range. The tin goes in a coat pocket, a handbag, a desk drawer, or on a hotel bedside table, and the brand on the sticker keeps working for as long as the tin stays there. Weddings use the small click tin at each table setting and come out with a favour that costs less than a chocolate bar per guest. Trade shows use the big snap top on the stand and hotels use the click tin in the minibar. Casinos put them in loyalty envelopes. Gift shops sell them on the counter.
A marketing team at a national conference drops one big snap top tin of chiclet gum at each delegate seat before the morning session. By afternoon tea, half the room has had the lid off twice and left the tin on the table with the brand facing up.
The snap mechanism is what you're paying for, beyond the fill. It closes properly. It opens easily one-handed. The tin survives a week in a bag without the lid coming off.
Technical & Compliance
What makes a snap top different from a hinged or twist lid tin?
A snap top lid presses down onto the tin body and snaps into place. No hinge, no thread. It's released by pressing a tab or the side of the lid, at which point it pops off cleanly. This makes the closure more secure than a hinged lid for travel and bag use, and easier to operate than a threaded twist lid. The trade-off is that a snap top lid has no hinge to keep it attached to the tin after opening, so it needs to be set aside while the tin is in use. For a desk or table context this is no issue; for a jacket pocket it means both pieces need to go back in together.
Are both sizes available in sugar-free fills?
Yes, the small click tin is filled exclusively with sugar-free mints, and the big snap top also has a sugar-free peppermint option. Sugar-free fills suit dental practices, healthcare organisations, fitness brands, and workplaces with health-conscious gifting policies. The big snap top sugar-free peppermint is priced slightly above the regular peppermint version but serves a distinct audience that will notice and appreciate the detail.
Is the tin body colour fixed or customisable?
The tin body is available in silver or white. These are the two production options, not custom colours. Custom tin body colours are not available in this range. The branding expression comes from the sticker on the tin face rather than from a custom-coloured body. That said, the choice between silver and white is meaningful: white gives a full-colour sticker something to contrast against, while silver works with minimal or metallic brand palettes.
What is the sticker placement on a snap top tin?
The sticker is applied to the front face of the tin body, the largest flat surface when the tin is held upright. This is the surface visible when the tin rests on a table or counter, which means the brand faces forward in any display or gifting context without the tin needing to be repositioned. The lid goes on top and the sticker occupies the body below it. Artwork should be designed to fit the body's flat print area rather than extending to the lid.