Hello ebayers, I have had problems locating packaging material that is affordable and effective!  Are you in the same boat as me?  I have been on the verge of dumpster diving for packing peanuts, recycling used newspapers, begging retail stores for extra bubble wrap, etc. to get cheap or free packing materials. I recently purchased a item on ebay that was wrapped in bubble, but had the gaps in the box filled with wadded up plastic grocery bags...  I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A EFFECTIVE WAY TO FILL GAPS IN PACKAGES WITHOUT ADDING WEIGHT AND COSTING MONEY!  My bottome drawer at home always gets filled up with all the Home Depot, K-Mart, Lowes, Safeway, Fred Meyers, Albertsons, Sav-On, and other local store plastic bags. My wife and I always would save them available for our dog, packing lunches, small garbage can liners for bedrooms, etc...  But here is a even better way to RE-USE and RECYCLE!

But, did you know what a great packing material they make? One of my sellers is Carlson Guitars and Amplfiiers T Shirts, EMG pickups, etc. Most of these items are in the original box, so I wrap it up in a few bags, put the wrapped up item into a shipping container, and send it off to my customer. 

These bags weigh less than bubble wrap, styrofoam, etc. not to mention that the insulate against temperature changes AND they are FREE!!!  These means it keeps my shipping costs down, and they do NOT leave broken styrofoam pieces to float all over the place and make a mess!  So I can help SAVE THE ENVIROMENT, KEEP MY SHIPPING COSTS DOWN, and NOT HAVE TO SEARCH FOR PACKAGING MATERIALS!!!

For all of you ebayers who sell online, try using those plastic grocery bags from your last trip to the store, not only will your shipping costs be lower, you will also have more spare room in your bottom drawer in your kitchen!

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