EXHIBIT 23

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statements  on Forms S-8  [Registration  No.  333-35539,  No.  333-70213 and No.
333-83842] and Form S-3 [Registration No. 333-01085] of Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
and its  subsidiaries  of our  report  dated  March  22,  2002  relating  to the
financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule,  which appear in this
Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 2002