Foam packaging vs bubble wrap

theonlywayisup

celestius wrote: »

I always use the small bubblewrap. I buy 3 large rolls at a time from http://www.odlpackaging.co.uk and I think the quality is good, they are also on Ebay.
I sell lots of toys at Xmas and they need good packaging, never had any complaints!

I only use bubble from ODL. I sell breakables and haven't had one for years.

Nesty

A poster made a decent point about newspaper.
I started using this system & screwed up newspaper offers great cushioning and shock absorbing qualities when packed correctly.
As the poster says you must have a gap around the item in the box.
It's all about the crumple zone in packaging!

mrcol1000

I recently brought something highly breakable directly from Amazon. It was in a box and then in another box surrounded by paper. No bubble wrap or any other packaging. Nothing on the outside of the box to say it was fragile. It was in perfect condition. Either Amazon Logistics are incredibly careful with their parcels or they know bubble wrap is a waste of time.

thewrongtrousers

Bubble wrap does vary massively in quality, we got fed up several years ago with the poor quality avaliable on eBay and now get ours direct from a local wholesaler, its a couple 3 more but we know the quality is good.

We do only use large bubble wrap though (and newspaper), not the small bubble stuff which is never going to be good enough in a lot of cases.

skintpaul

I use two layers b/wrap, minimum.
Then tape around, and put in sturdy box.

Saying that, most deliveries I have received (dvd's mainly) just come in simple jiffy bag, or a plastic wrapper!

theonlywayisup

Camman123 wrote: »

The way I see it, it really comes down to what you're trying to protect through transit. If the item is sturdy enough, some bubblewrap will always still help to protect from any minor cosmetic damage. For more high-end products I'd definitely go with foam packaging. This is especially the case for some electrical items (you'll want ="spam.co.uk then).

I personally use this place for my foam packaging.

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Hope that helps

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Marcon

I use polystyrene 'peanuts', collected free from my local Scrapstore. They always have masses - ditto good quality bubble wrap. Find your local one at https://www.scrapstoresuk.org/scrapstore-locations/directory

Money_maker

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Indy315

bubble wrap is the best in my opinion, every parcel i've sent and received has been in good condition

ballisticbrian

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