Postage materials

[gamersphere]

Where do people buy their postage materials from? The AusPost stores don't have much range and was wondering if there are any good shops in the Melbourne area.

[two_sisters_210]

I use Click n Send so I have to have AP bags and boxes. I buy the bags on ebay from AP and I order the boxes in bulk from my local AP Office. Most times they have what I need and sometimes they order it in for me. I get bubble wrap from a warehouse/factory in Sydney Rd Campbellfield. One has to buy the whole roll and it is taller than I am but they will cut it into sections for you. From memory the last roll I purchased cost around $80.

[*crikey*mate*]

eBay

[phorum_junkie*]

Click & send satchels for outer packaging.

Ziplock bags and tissue paper on ebay or from other sites after trawling multiple sites to find the cheapest. I usually buy enough to last a couple of years at a time so get them relatively cheap.

Cardboard, packing peanuts and bubblewrap can usually be found for nothing if you chat up the staff at the delivery dock of big stores!

[ausfast]

There are many sellers on eBay that sell the padded bags for reasonable cheap prices if you purchase them in bulk. Around 10-25c each depending on the size and quantity.

I vouch for EBpackaging if you can find them on ebay.

[davewil1964]

I am ambivalent about their bubblewrap. Very light grade plastic, which makes it hard to cut off the roll as it collapses on itself.

It does, once cut, do the job, and I may well pruchase from them again when I need some.

[crowsman53]

Yes I use EBpackaging for my cardboard Envelopes about $24 for 50 cheaper if you buy more.. Bubble wrap I usulaay get from Officeworks 3 x 25 metre roles by 375mm wide for $30 Padded Envelopes oz3cplaza Doesnt have a store but very reliable 50 for $13 They are 180 by 150 mm larger sizes might be available..

Paddy

[gamersphere]

Thanks for the answers.

Is there anything that has the protective qualities of bubble wrap but is slightly thinner? Or is there even thinner bubble wrap?

[roverlordoffroadspares]

HI we get our bubble wrap from an ebay seller (ozhut). We purchases it one day and get it the next with free shipping.

Example 500x100m =$32.99 .Tape 48mmx75m 6pack=$19.00 free shipping.Always very happy with there service.

[happyinoz]

Regarding protective material thinner than bubble wrap--I've seen foam sheets/rolls used, but am unsure where to buy it nowadays.  Maybe a seller who sells moving supplies might have it.