Title: Combination container and control form for shipping, identifying and reordering merchandise

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Abstract: An assembly for shipping, stocking and reordering merchandise comprises a container for receiving the merchandise, a label identifying the merchandise in the container, the customer to whom the merchandise is to be shipped and an order number, and a detachable reorder form which identifies the customer and the merchandise and provides a blank for filling in the quantity of merchandise to be reordered. Thus the same merchandise can be reordered from the supplier merely by detaching the reorder form, filling in the desired quantity and returning the reorder form to the supplier. Preferably the assembly further includes one or more detachable identification labels suitable for attachment to individual pieces of merchandise. By way of example the assembly comprises a three-ply continuous manifold divided by spaced transverse tear lines into a succession of rectangular units each having a sealable envelope for shipping merchandise, a pocket for a card controlling the filling of an order for the merchandise, a plurality of severable labels for attachment to individual articles of merchandise by the customer, and duplicate stubs for reordering the merchandise. The labels bear identification of the merchandise and the reorder stubs and the face of the envelope bear identification of the merchandise and of the customer and an order number.


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