During the 18th century there was an economic growth spurt which spurred a demand for more postal services. During 1784 stagecoaches began carrying mail between cities, the first being between bath and London. By the 1830s next day delivery was possible in most parts of England. Since then the demand on post has increased and larger deliveries have also become a lot more popular. With this there was a higher need to get products there safely which brought about the use of bubble wrap.
The use of the Internet for shopping has also brought about a huge increase in the need of protection for delivery. With the boost of online hopping there has also been a rise in the amount of deliveries and with the range of items that are available to buy online the need for protection of these items hascertainly increased.
Bubble Wrap is a transparent plastic used to pack fragile items. The flexible plastic sheeting contains numerous small air bubbles used to cushion items during delivery and sometimes just to provide pleasure in that popping sound that everyone knows so well. Bubble wrap was invented in 1957 by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes. Like many inventions, the discovery was an accident when they were trying to make plastic wallpaper. They soon realised that their invention could be used as a cushioning material for packaging.
There are many benefits to using bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is lightweight, water resistant, reusable, and non-scratching, perfect for packing fragile items. Bubble wrap is also sometimes known as bubble pack. Bubble Wrap is available in a huge variety of size and for those more fragile items several layers can be used to provide shock and vibration isolation.
Since the invention of bubble wrap there have been many more advances making the wrap easier and quicker to use. There are now bubble wrap bags which make is easier to transport sensitive media items like CDs, DVDs, and other fragile items like jewellery. These bubble bags come is a range of sizes to suit individual needs, they can also be self adhesive making to safer transporting fragile items.
You can buy bubble bags from a range of different places, the Internet, post offices and general office stores will all have a huge selection of sizes and shapes. So next time you’re thinking of sending something and you’re worried about it getting broken, use bubble wrap for complete peace of mind.
