Sikigu Pochi-Pon Cylindrical Envelope

A money envelope shaped like a tube. You roll the note rather than folding it, drop it in, and it opens with a small “pon!” — which is rather the point of giving it this way.

It draws on the pochi envelope, the small decorated packet used in Japan for giving money at New Year and celebrations. Once it has been opened it keeps working: a container for a ring, a rolled note, a tiny letter. Four patterns.

Key Features

• Material: Paper
• Dimensions: Width 26mm × height 88mm × depth 26mm
• Format: Cylindrical envelope and small container
• Design: Opens with a “pon!” sound
• Function: Holds banknotes rolled rather than folded
• Patterns: Traditional Japanese Patterns, Plant & Flower, Monohogi and Lucky Cat
• Made in: Japan

Trade notes

A counter and seasonal line — it peaks hard at Christmas and anywhere money is given as a gift. The “pon” and the roll-don't-fold idea are what sell it, and neither survives being shelved in a card rack; keep one open at the till to demonstrate.