Party Beans lets online shoppers design and send candy tins as inexpensive holiday gift

FAIRFIELD, Calif. A brand new startup called PartyBeans was launched Thursday and allows users to inexpensively create, personalize and ship their own JellyBelly, mints or gum tin. The site provides Christmas images or graphics for other special holidays, including birthday, anniversary, Hannukah, New Year and graduation, or users can upload their own photos, logos or images.

The tins can also fit a few lines of text, so designers can include a message, and they can be filled with either a mix of various JellyBelly flavors, or one or two flavors selected by the creator. The finished product will barely affect buyers’ wallets, costing a minimum of $5, shipping included.