topic Re: Should I re-order? in Selling

Should I re-order?

247newdeals — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 03:11:37 GMT

I thought I would share my story of being a little over excited. When I started selling again, 3 months a go, at first I reused the bubble wrap from the parcels I received that lasted a couple of weeks. One Sunday I realised I only have scrappy unusable bubble wrap left so off I went to office works I purchased 25mx250mm of bubble wrap it was nearly $11 outrages I thought. So the nest day I looked through Ebay and found a 500mmx100m roll for under $30 so I grabbed it. A few days later this massive roll turned up me and the StarTrack guy had a good laugh about it.

Well it has been sat in my living room for nearly 3 months, which is how long the office work roll lasted, so now I will start using it estimating, by how long the small roll lasted, this roll will be going a year from now 😉

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phorum_junkie* — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 03:42:30 GMT

What to do with a giant roll of bubblewrap?

Answers on a postcard please

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Anonymous — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:35:17 GMT

Roll myself up in it and roll down the steepest hill I can find

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5kazam — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:37:02 GMT

To answer your question - I'd wait a bit. Otherwise your living room may disappear under rolls of bubble wrap. Though you could use them for extra seating.

BUT, as I use heaps of BW, did a little search, and happy to say I found a supplier who is about 5k's up the road from me, and pick up price is $24.00. I was spending $12.00 x 25m roll at Bunnings. So now, in effect, I'm gonna get 50m for free.

Happy Jan!!

Re: Should I re-order?

247newdeals — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 05:13:17 GMT

@5kazam wrote:
To answer your question - I'd wait a bit. Otherwise your living room may disappear under rolls of bubble wrap. Though you could use them for extra seating.

BUT, as I use heaps of BW, did a little search, and happy to say I found a supplier who is about 5k's up the road from me, and pick up price is $24.00. I was spending $12.00 x 25m roll at Bunnings. So now, in effect, I'm gonna get 50m for free.

Happy Jan!!

Got me thinking and I tried sitting on it and it is not that bad a bit like what I would imagine one of them big balls is like and as I have a bad back it may be good for me. Now do I get 4 more rolls and ditch the settee and chairs

If I was getting them for $24 the temptation may be to big for me to resist

Re: Should I re-order?

5kazam — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 05:23:03 GMT

It may be best to discuss that with your OH and offspring to gauge their reaction to your suggestion before going down that path.

But you could also make another settee by getting taller rolls of bubble wrap with a few shorter ones, tape them together, and maybe no-one will notice the difference - until you start selling lots and their seats disappear from under them.

Re: Should I re-order?

247newdeals — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 05:42:45 GMT

@5kazam wrote:
It may be best to discuss that with your OH and offspring to gauge their reaction to your suggestion before going down that path.

But you could also make another settee by getting taller rolls of bubble wrap with a few shorter ones, tape them together, and maybe no-one will notice the difference - until you start selling lots and their seats disappear from under them.

I am single so sadly there is no one to keep me in order so good chance of my place being full of bubble wrap furnite soon. Just got a couple of orders so already had to cut into my first chair

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5kazam — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:37:44 GMT

You may end up with a feature page in 'Better Homes and Gardens', or (if they are still doing the show) ON TV!!!

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imastawka — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:04:19 GMT

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digital*ghost — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:14:38 GMT

I thought it might help to have some alternative uses for bubble wrap, so I took the liberty of doing some googling for you. (You're welcome :p).

1. Did you know you can use bubble wrap to repel deer? Apparently, they refuse to walk on it (true fact). If you don't want any visits from Santa this year, I suggest lining your roof with the stuff.

2. These are favoured by ninjas, I believe.

3. Become an artist. (This stuff by Bradley Hart is actually pretty cool - done by injecting the bubbles with colours - considering how, and the reasons why, I discovered this particular art medium, I do find the following quote of his both ironic, and - somehow - insulting.... "On a general level bubble wrap – what I consider to be the quintessential dumb material – references the plastic nature and pixilated landscape of the current world,” said Canadian-born Hart. The injections are a metaphor for the ways we punctuate our lives with Google searches, selfies and Facebook posts").

4. Protect your virtue, at all costs.

Re: Should I re-order?

5kazam — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:13:18 GMT

Well, Stawka has put up plenty of ideas for you. I guess you just have to work out what suits best. Definitely plenty of options there..!!

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5kazam — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:16:51 GMT

And DG has added another. Maybe you won't need to sell your other stuff as you'll be too busy making things with bubble wrap. Could make you a $squillinaire.

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247newdeals — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:23:52 GMT

I knew I did not order enough Love the bubble wrap street not sure my neighbours would feel the same.

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imastawka — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:24:21 GMT

It can also be used for insulation. Keeps you warm in winter, cool in summer

while still letting in light

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padi*0409 — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:51:50 GMT

....................and the birds don't knock themselves out when they fly into the window Stalks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>

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imastawka — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:10:35 GMT

Quite right Padi