Exit Bags vs. Jars vs. Tubes: Choosing a Flower Format

June 6, 2026 · Buyer Guides

When you package flower, you’re choosing between three dominant formats: flexible mylar exit bags, glass jars, and pop-top vials. Each hits a different point on cost, protection, and premium feel. Here’s how to pick.

Mylar exit bags: flexible and affordable

The everyday standard. Fully printable, opaque, smell-proof, and inexpensive per unit, exit bags suit pre-packs, value and mid-tier flower, and any SKU where cost and branding flexibility matter most. They ship flat and light.

Glass jars: premium and protective

The flagship format. Glass protects terpenes and aroma, feels substantial, and signals top-shelf. It costs the most per unit and adds shipping weight, so it’s reserved for hero SKUs and premium lines where perceived value justifies the price.

Pop-top vials: compact and low-cost

The gram staple. Small, certified, and the cheapest certified container, vials are ideal for single grams, samples, and value packaging where per-unit cost is everything.

Many brands use all three — vials for grams, bags for the core line, jars for the flagship. We can produce a coordinated set in matching artwork.

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