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