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If you are apart of 2020 then you know about the eCommerce trend and change that has moved in our economy. The world is totally changing and people are shopping from home and in some cases indefinitely. This has led to a lot of change in the industry and all across the world. This means that we all are learning and there are a ton of things to know. The Shipping Supplies industry is booming and we wanted to be able to take advantage of all the things we could as an eCommerce company. But we didn't want to get stuck in our own way or stuck in some old way of thinking about things. That is why we keep asking questions and learning about which shipping supplies to use and which ones to run from. Some things simply cost more money and it can be in the cost of sending it to us that we end up losing the most on.
One item that really hits home is the cost of Bubble Wrap. This is an item that we used all the time. It actually is amazing for keeping out items safe and for filing those voids in boxes. It was and is probably the best item in the world at this job. But it comes at a cost. We didn't really think about was what it cost to get bubble wrap to us. We lost so much money on that cost that we fell over. It was indeed saving us on return costs of items because our items made it safe each and every time, but the cost of the bubble wrap to be sent to us was 4 times the cost of the item itself. It simply takes up so much space in the large rolls that we kept losing money. There is no way to know that until you actually do it so we had to find a new way.
What we found was an alternative to doing this and it was to buy the plastic air bubbles for one way to do it. We ended up making our own bubble wrap and the cost to do this was one air compressor machine. So it ended up saving us thousands in costs each month. This was a big saving to us because we could do it all on our own and still fill those voids in the boxes and keep our items safe. It is not that we didn't like bubble wrap, but that we needed to lower our own costs in order to be able to survive. It is small costs like this that add up and can kill a company. That is why I wanted to let you know to check on what it is costing you to get your supplies in. It may be more than you think. There are lots of alternatives and even Newsprint sheets. These papers were actually going to be our next best option and they were still much less expensive than the bubble wrap. We were a little worried about filling voids with them and that is why we went with inflatable air bubbles instead.
Do what works best for you and make sure you are staying safe this year. There are tons of options so don't get trapped into just using one.
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