bubblewrap - cheap and quick?!

clearingout

Hello,
daft question really but a point in the right direction would help. Have just sold a load of pottery on ebay - have been selling off a large collection for a few weeks now - and realise I have run out of bubble wrap (have recently moved house so had a ton of the stuff but the stash seems to have gone!). The bubble wrap sold in the local post office should be gold plated the price they ask for it! I would obviously like to get these items out quickly before Xmas - where do I find bubble wrap cheaply and locally? I am wondering if self-storage places would be the answer?
thanks!

soolin

clearingout wrote: »

Hello,
daft question really but a point in the right direction would help. Have just sold a load of pottery on ebay - have been selling off a large collection for a few weeks now - and realise I have run out of bubble wrap (have recently moved house so had a ton of the stuff but the stash seems to have gone!). The bubble wrap sold in the local post office should be gold plated the price they ask for it! I would obviously like to get these items out quickly before Xmas - where do I find bubble wrap cheaply and locally? I am wondering if self-storage places would be the answer?
thanks!

If you need it quickly then yes the storage places do it but it is expensive. I had a similar problem back in the summer, I thought i had a roll left and I hadn't so I went down to a local packaging place i found in yellow pages and paid around £8 for a small roll. I usually pay around £6 delivered for the same size roll on ebay on a 48 hour courier but that might not be practical this close to Christmas.

EDIT: I did go to my self store place first but the same roll there was £15 which I thought was a joke, mind you their parcel tape is £2.95 for a double pack so I should have known they were expensive.

sunnysea83

I get my rolls for £1 from pound land - same size roll as my local post office wants £3 for!

TUS

Ask on Freecycle - someone else is bound to have moved house recently in your area & have some to get rid of. I regularly ask and get boxes/bubble wrap for free :-)

clearingout

ooh freecyle - yes, good idea! thanks! If not, Poundland here I come in the morning and failing that, I'll get the Yellow Pages out. Many thanks!

PasturesNew

Staples do some big cheaper stuff (hidden near the back) and some pricier stuff (clearly on display).

Also, try shops if you want free stuff....any local shops that might have theier supplies wrapped using any kind of wrapping stuff like bubblewrap.

mannie

asda have some small rolls for £1

Pembroke

Someone said on here recently that Tescos (and I'm sure other supermarkets) have a lot of their larger fruit delivered in it. Just ask and they will probably give it to you.

I usually buy a large roll from Rymans / Partners not too expensive.

Strapped

Yes, I get a couple of sheets every time I'm in Tesco - it's free, can't get more MSE than that. If you need a lot though (which it sounds like you do) you may be better getting a roll, as you're reliant on salvaging out of fruit boxes etc. in Tesco.

babyfruitella

Staples do big rolls.

grunnie

I buy mine from a garden centre and it is about 1.75 metres wide and 65p a metre. I haven't been able to find it cheaper anywhere.