When shipping fragile and delicate items, protective packaging is a must-have to ensure your items arrive in the same condition that you sent them in. Here's everything you'll need to know about using Bubble Wrap to pack and send your products.
Protective packaging is designed to cushion and protect items from damage during transit or storage. When products are shipped, they can be exposed to many elements during transit including rough handling, movement on trucks and dropping which can all lead to your products arriving at your customer's doorstep damaged.
So, what is Bubble?
Bubble Wrap is the OG protective packaging product. It’s a light, durable sheet with one side comprised of small plastic air bubbles that create a protective barrier against knocks, drops and more! While it’s traditionally sold in rolls, it can also be found in several other packing products, including Signet’s Own Durable Bubble Mailers — a water-resistant and tear-proof mailer that protects your delicate products, and Bubble Bags — a convenient packaging solution to save time and resources with fast and simple sealing.
Benefits of Bubble
When comparing your options for protective packaging, several factors are at play as you are wanting the best bang for your buck whilst getting the right protection to ensure your packages are safe in transit.
Lightweight
It’s important to consider the weight of the materials, as you don’t want to be adding unnecessary extra costs to your shipping. Bubble Wrap is extremely lightweight, making it a cost-effective addition to your fragile packages.
Cost Effective
Bubble Wrap is also one of the more affordable protective packaging options on the market. If you are sending large amounts of packages every day, we recommend buying in bulk, as you will avoid paying any cubing levies whilst also getting the best price per roll possible.
Reusable
Reuse, reuse, reuse. Bubble Wrap is not a single-use product and can continue to be used as protective packaging! As long as the majority of the air bubbles are still intact, it’s good to go. P.S. It can also become a great stress reliever (pop those bubbles!) once you are done using it as protective packaging.
How to pack with Bubble
So, you’ve got your bubble ready to go, how to use Bubble Wrap when packing to ensure safe travels for your products?
Step One: Lay your Bubble Wrap on a flat surface with the air bubble side facing upwards. It’s important that you wrap your products with this side facing inwards to give the best protection possible.
Step Two: Wrap the sheet gently around the outside of the product, tucking it into corners and holes to get the most protection.
Step Three: Add extra Bubble Wrap or other protective materials inside the carton to fill any voids and ensure the item doesn’t move around in transit.
Step Four: Seal the carton with tape and you are ready to send your package off with the postie.
Looking for a greener alternative?
If you are wanting a greener solution for your protective packaging, we’d like you to meet the new kid on the block, Ranpak Geami. An eco-friendly alternative to bubble wrap, Geami is a 3D self-interlocking honeycomb wrap that is made from 100% recyclable paper.
Our other eco-friendly alternatives to bubble wrap include BioFill and Ranpak PadPak. BioFill is a greener alternative to traditional packing peanuts made from natural cornstarch that are great for shipping those items that need less protection. PadPak is an 100% recyclable paper cushioning that is highly shock absorbent and perfect for those fragile items that require extra protection.
So now you know how to expertly pack using Bubble Wrap, you are ready to get packing! You can purchase your protective packaging by visiting signet.net.au, emailing us at sales@signet.net.au or give us a call on 13 7446.
