bubble wrap

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geordieminx · 15/09/2008 17:02

Does anyone know where I can get big rolls of bubble wrap? I'm sending a dvd and speaker system so will need quite a lot?

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fryalot · 15/09/2008 17:03

they sell it at staples but I've been looking for somewhere cheaper

FourArms · 15/09/2008 17:05

You can get it for free at the supermarket Just check out the mushrooms, grapes, cherries, expensive apples... I generally pick up 10 sheets per visit and stockpile for when I need it.

fryalot · 15/09/2008 18:12

FourArms: that is a fantastic plan. Do you generally buy the things it is wrapping, or do you just nick it?

FourArms · 15/09/2008 18:27

I never buy the things unless I intended to anyway. It's not the wrapping, just the packaging for the trays. I only remove the excess layers, to reveal the next layer of fruit/veg. I'm actually helping the supermarket by recycling their waste. If I'm really lucky, they will have just finished doing a round of removing it all, and I can just take it off of their hands. I always go in with a recycling bag to fill up. Mushroom bubble wrap is the best (great quality), grapes is the worst (the grape juice sometimes makes the wrap a bit smelly after a few days).

fryalot · 15/09/2008 18:42

so they actively encourage you to take it?

Fan-bloody-tastic!

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geordieminx · 15/09/2008 18:48

Well I have just been to local dunalm mill and liberted 2 trollies full of brown paper, plastic bags and wrap.

I couldnt actually see out of the car windows on the way home

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fryalot · 15/09/2008 19:17

excellent! well done

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