CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 [Registration No. 333-70213 and No. 33-49191] and Forms
S-3 [Registration No. 333-01085, No. 333-35539 and No. 33-16721] of Checkpoint
Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") of our report dated February 29,
2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule,
which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 24, 2000