posted on November 1, 2002 09:11:19 AM
I've finally used up my bubble wrap, after 3 years, and I need more.
I want a roll of bubble wrap , the big bubbles, at least 16" wide, NOT perforated, as 123pix has, and NOT in multiples of 3 or 4 large rolls! I've looked at ebay items and I'm not sure those are the best prices (besides, most of the sellers don't give the shipping charges!).
posted on November 1, 2002 09:19:59 AM
Both Uline & Paper Mart have good prices, but the shipping is a #*!@ because of the bulk, UPS & FedExGround charge a Premium. In the LA area Paper Mart has its own fleet of trucks & delivers for a flat $7.50. They come as far North as Santa Barbara, unfortunately for me, I live 60 miles north of S/B.
Have you checked with a packaging supply in your area?
I bought mine locally. 750 feet for around $38 including tax. Works out to about a nickel a sheet. Of course no shipping because I picked it up.
It's the small bubble, perforated at one foot intervals. I know this isn't what you're looking for but I wouldn't think another version of bubble would be hugely different in price per square foot.
posted on November 2, 2002 12:41:48 AM
try bubblefast.com - it just depends on where you live, as postage is the big difference if they don't ship flat rate.
No affiliation - I was very pleased with them until the postal rate increase - now I buy from someone locally.
posted on November 2, 2002 06:16:57 AM
I mostly recycle. Seems everything I buy these days is wrapped in bubble wrap. Same thing goes for popcorn. It's been ages since I've had to buy any. I even have a customer who wants her item sent in a bubble envelope. Since I don't have one, she's sending her payment in one that she's had laying around her house. Works out rather well. Those envelopes can get expensive. If I have to buy bubble wrap, I check the sale ads in my Sunday paper and go to the local Staples or Office Max. Sometimes you can get a deal at Home Depot. I don't generally order things like that online due to the cost of postage (and buyers think that some sellers overcharge!).
posted on November 2, 2002 06:52:00 AM
Thanks for all these great suggestions. I'm following up on some of them. Of course, I"ve looked at ebay sources too but I"m not convinced yet that they represent a savings. In the meantime I've run into a friend who offered to give me "some"on a roll she's had lying around (What seems like lots of wrap to civilians ain't much to us sellers, right? I had a pile 6 feet high by 4 wide, left over from our move here a year ago. All gone.)
posted on November 2, 2002 01:08:17 PM
ohmslucy, Don't you have a Sellers Permit from the State of CA? If you do, rhen you don'thave to pay tax on shipping supplies, This considered to be part of the selling price, & you tax the buyer for this.
