Best source for bubble mailers?

MULLINS5

Need to purchase a large amount of bubble mailers or various sizes. There have been some posts in the past about this. Tried finding them, but couldn't. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

mlbfan2

I've yet to find a better/cheaper place than ebay.

coinpro76

I am in Canada eh but the best for bulk amounts exceeding 100 is ULINE available in both our countries https://www.uline.com/BL_1257/Uline-Self-Seal-Kraft-Bubble-Mailers

Dpeck100

Patrick some years ago a few suggested buying some from a site where they were like $0.20 to $0.25 apiece. I was paying a $1.00 and supposedly getting ripped off at Office Depot. I ordered them and ended up giving them away as I would be embarrassed to ship an item in such a low quality product. If you are looking to ship cards you might be able to find some that are cheaper than a buck but run from the ultra low cost ones.

mlbfan2

@coinpro76 said:
I am in Canada eh but the best for bulk amounts exceeding 100 is ULINE available in both our countries https://www.uline.com/BL_1257/Uline-Self-Seal-Kraft-Bubble-Mailers

Ebay is a much better deal for USA people.

ebay - 200 7x12 bubble mailers - $32.30 (free shipping)
uline - 200 7x12 bubble mailers - $46.00 (PLUS shipping - and their shipping ain't cheap!)

mlbfan2

@Dpeck100 said:
I was paying a $1.00 and supposedly getting ripped off at Office Depot.

You still are. Buyers don't care about the quality of the bubble mailers. The important thing is packaging well inside the mailer.

Dpeck100

@mlbfan2 said:

@Dpeck100 said:
I was paying a $1.00 and supposedly getting ripped off at Office Depot.

You still are. Buyers don't care about the quality of the bubble mailers. The important thing is packaging well inside the mailer.

The cheap ones are garbage. No reason to risk damage to my merchandise or the buyer walking to the mailbox and opening it and seeing such cheap packaging. I would rather lose a buck if that is what it comes to and have the item arrive safely and the buyer be confident that their item was going to arrive safely. Way to many sellers cut corners and I am not one of those people. My feedback has numerous references to great packaging and I plan to keep it that way.

Do you think Brent from PWCC would ship a card in one of these pathetic bubble mailers? Of course not.

mlbfan2

@Dpeck100 said:

My feedback has numerous references to great packaging and I plan to keep it that way.

As does mine. 100% feedback and 5 stars for all categories. I use cheapo mailers, and you use expensive ones. Buyers don't care as long as it's packaged well inside the mailer. You're wasting ~80 cents per package. But, Office Depot thanks you.

ZTarg

I usually make a conscious effort not to help the OP with anything. That is a choice I've made from years of believing my own eyes, not slander or a personal attack.

That said, in case other people are looking for help in this thread, here are the cheapest I've found with nice quality.

http://sunuku.com/Retail.asp

tbonewilly

@ZTarg said:
I usually make a conscious effort not to help the OP with anything. That is a choice I've made from years of believing my own eyes, not slander or a personal attack.

That said, in case other people are looking for help in this thread, here are the cheapest I've found with nice quality.

http://sunuku.com/Retail.asp

I use those quite often (Sunuku) and I get them from eBay, cheap but good quality. Heck, if worried about damage, use 2 mailers and you will still be cheaper..Also eBay shipping is selling the poly padded mailers and each quarter if you have an eBay store, you can get some for for free (I get a box of 200 6 x 9's or something like that). If mailing Priority, the Post office has padded mailers too (for free!), around a 8x11 size and ship via the padded flat rate envelope.

Dpeck100

@mlbfan2 said:

@Dpeck100 said:

My feedback has numerous references to great packaging and I plan to keep it that way.

As does mine. 100% feedback and 5 stars for all categories. I use cheapo mailers, and you use expensive ones. Buyers don't care as long as it's packaged well inside the mailer. You're wasting ~80 cents per package. But, Office Depot thanks you.

I am someone who likes my drinks. Sure you can get quite a bit more liquor buying Popov than Grey Goose but make no mistake about it they aren't created equal. If the OP is cool with using low cost product that is dramatically lower quality than buy the cheap ones. My advice is if your cost conscious try and find something in the middle. I couldn't care less about the $0.80 and would rather stick with quality.

The link from above isn't working. Here you go. http://sunuku.com/

Here is what I use.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/444407/Office-Depot-Brand-Self-Sealing-Bubble/

KendallCat

Waiting for the first suggestion for a bubble mailer group break

mlbfan2

@Dpeck100 said:
I am someone who likes my drinks. Sure you can get quite a bit more liquor buying Popov than Grey Goose but make no mistake about it they aren't created equal.

Grey Goose is likely another thing you're wasting your money on...
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Consumer/story?id=3201973&page=1

Dpeck100

@mlbfan2 said:

@Dpeck100 said:
I am someone who likes my drinks. Sure you can get quite a bit more liquor buying Popov than Grey Goose but make no mistake about it they aren't created equal.

Grey Goose is likely another thing you're wasting your money on...
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Consumer/story?id=3201973&page=1

Not one person I have ever recommended trying this on the rocks to hasn't come back and said OMG I can't believe I was drinking straight vodka. I will gladly drink some Absolute Mandarin with a mixer but not straight.

My wife and I don't have kids and I probably won't see social security in it's current form so having 40% of my check taken is the wasted money that concerns me. Not a few bucks on consumer products.