Where to get bubble wrap ASAP for cheap?

[uzumakey]

I normally buy mine through eBay sellers, but don't have the time right now to wait for shipping. Recently sold a breakable and needs some bubble wrap to pad it ASAP, but the only brick & mortar places around here are the post office and office stores, who seriously overcharge. 

Any tips on where to find bubble wrap fast and cheaply?

[nc-daydreamer]

Cheap Bubble-Wrap© are words that qualify as an Oxy-moron == does not exist. LOL.

When I run out, I go to my local U-Haul place and they have it for sale in big rolls.  Even bigger than Walmart.  And they have the non printed dish-pack wrapping paper too.

Good luck.

[airsheep]

Try asking your local library. We often get shipments with bubble wrap or packing filler that we give away; if we can't give it away, we end up discarding it.

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

Use packing chips . . . bubble wraps prevent scratching only. Or try tissue paper -- it's cheaper!

~~C~~

[dcintennessee]

It would be quicker to buy the least you can to just get this order out, but I get lots of free, clean small bubblewrap from friends at boutiques, gift shops, etc, and buy the larger size bubbles from an eBay seller who ships same-day, and somehow it always arrives here only one or two days later.

I agree with @duchess-at-speakeasy - wrap it in tissue paper to protect the surface, and if you have a clean egg carton or two, you can use that to provide extra protection from hits to the box or a dropped box. That's my secret weapon for lining a box with heavy items like a stack of dinner plates. Egg cartons will pass a 50-lb+ crush test. They never directly touch the product, the weight is negligible, and I've never had breakage, nor a complaint from using them.

[missjen831]

Do you have a local dollar store/99cents store? The dollar tree and the 99cents store sell bubble wrap. 

[theposhmermaids]

I agree with nc-daydreamer.  Packing supplies are cheapest at the U-Haul store.  They also have many different sizes of boxes that are way lower priced than anywhere else.

Whe you have time, look on Craigslist and Nextdoor Neighbor.  Many people and businesses want to get rid of unwanted bubblewrap and packing peanuts and you can have them for free if you pick them up.  I have had a lot of luck posting on Nextdoor Neighbor---so much so that people kept contacting me to take more!  I live in a tiny apartment with any storage, so it is alover my bedroom and dining room!

[lintbrush*]

Sam's Club

240' small bubble 12" perforation - Scotch Brand - $14

[a*river*runs*through*it]

I get some super strong small bubblewrap from a local furniture store. They get all their items wrapped in it. The sheets are huge and I just cut to size. I have never paid for the small bubblewrap.

[agent006140]

optical store has them too.

old towel ,shredded news paper.

[n2knowledge]

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@nc-daydreamer wrote:

When I run out, I go to my local U-Haul place and they have it for sale in big rolls.  Even bigger than Walmart.  And they have the non printed dish-pack wrapping paper too.

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Yep - they are the cheapest in my city as well - half the price as Hobby Lobby, 1/4 the price as Office Max and 1/6 a price as Staples. (the increase rate is directly proportional to the CEO's Salary too LOL - Now you know why the standard bubble is so much at the Big Box stores.)