| ABOUT PACKING MATERIALS | |||
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| Moving? | |||
| The least expensive packing material for small items is newspaper. The next step up would be packing paper which is ink free and, therefore, cleaner. Tissue paper
is a good material for packing and storage when there are concerns
about rubbing on a fragile surface. Your packing for a move
doesn't have to get more exotic than this. Use bubble pack if you're especially worried about something breaking. Try to avoid using packing peanuts -- they're effective but they're messy and more appropriate for shipping. Thin foam wrap is a reasonable substitute for tissue paper. You can use mover's wrap to protect furniture and the like, but the stuff is expensive and a little messy. It's rarely used. Consider ordinary paper pads for light duty protection. Foam wrap is used on rare occasions -- it's quite effective -- it just isn't traditional. Corrugated sheets are sometimes used to protect furniture from scratches. |
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| Storing? | |||
| Packing paper or tissue will work better than bubble pack for long term storage. (The bubbles go flat over long periods of time.) Wrap your furniture in paper pads if you're concerned about dust or light scratching. If you're concerned about heavy scratching, consider wrapping the furniture in corrugated sheets. |
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| Shipping? | |||
Pack in newspaper or packing paper only if the stuff is virtually unbreakable. Generally, you'll use packing peanuts and/or bubble pack. Some of the new air bag packing materials may do a good job -- they're also clean and neat. Occasionally, corrugated sheets are a good material to use. Styrofoam sheets are sometimes the ticket for packing large, heavy items. Foam wrap is also worth a look for heavy items. On rare occasions, foam in place will be the best material to use but we think it's over rated, and we don't carry it. |
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| Miscellaneous Packing Materials | |||
We also describe a few materials that may not fit in any of the categories above. If you're not familiar with them, take a look. (Click at top.) If you're a little guy in business in San Diego, or an individual consumer in San Diego, buying your packing materials from us might be a good way to save money. Our specialty is selling the kind of quantities of packing materials you need for larger packing projects -- for a move or for running a small internet business. But we're happy to sell very small retail quantities to consumers as well. If you're getting regular deliveries by truck, you're probably too big for us to sell to. But feel free to use us if you happen to run short. Click on the packing materials topics in the white band at top. |
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