Described as unlike any other box cutter on the market, the tools' J-hook handle design protects the user from staples on the box, guides the hand for a straighter cut, and creates an ergonomic angle for cutting. It also acts as a hook to keep the blade outside the pocket.

Slice box cutters are said to be appreciated by shipping and receiving department personnel who appreciate blades that open corrugated without damaging the merchandise inside.

Slice box cutters expose only enough blade to slice through double-walled corrugated, lowering the impact of accidental lacerations (for triple-walled corrugated, the company makes utility knives with longer blades. Its proprietary finger-friendly blade edge is also said to be safer to touch than regular blades while moving through materials easily.