Bubble wraps are among the most popular packaging materials that are being used. This material is particularly very useful for packing electronic goods and other delicate and fragile items.
The bubbles are filled with air and this makes a kind of cushion around the object. Even when there is pressure inflicted, the bubbles do not allow the same to come on the item directly.
These wraps are available in varieties – the small bubble wraps and the large bubble wraps being the most common of all.
But apart from being used as packaging supplies, bubble wraps can be used in other innovative ways as well. Mentioned below find some creative as well as useful ways of using bubble wraps:
1. Maintaining temperature of groceries – If your home is little away from the grocery store and you want to maintain the temperature of some item, a bubble wrap can be of great help.
For instance, if you want the ice cream to stop melting on your way back home, try lining the ice cream box with bubble wrap. The temperature remains stable as air passage is blocked with the wrap.
2. Protective covering for plants – If you have vegetable beds in your garden and want to protect the same from birds and other small animals, place a sheet of bubble wrap on the bed.
Ensure that the bubble side will be down and this acts as mulch. Small slits should be made in the plastic for air circulation. Seeds and plants can be planted through these. The radiant heat of the plastic heats the soil to about 3 degrees more.
3. Maintaining shapes of handbags – Handbags when not used for long begin to sag and lose their shape. Fill the interiors of handbags with bubble wraps for maintaining their shape.
4. Keeping drinks hot or cold in the car – Whether it is bottle of cold water or a warm drink, you can keep the drinks at their original temperature by wrapping them with bubble wraps. These act as great insulating materials.
5. Helpful for shopping trips – If you love to shop trinkets, junk jewellery and other delicate items, make sure that you carry some bubble wraps with you.
Place the items inside these wraps and they will be safe to travel long distances as well. You must carry these wraps for vacation as shopping is an integral part of any trip.
6. Protection to the windshield during winters – Accumulation of snow on the windscreen is nothing uncommon. The windscreen also gets frosted.
To protect your car’s windshield from frosting and snow, place bubble wraps on the windshield. This will act as an insulator. Also removing the bubble wrap will remove the snow from the surface as well.
7. Insulation for drafty windows – This winter use bubble wrap for insulating your windows. It will not only keep the room warm, but also reduce energy consumption bills.
Stick the bubble wrap on the window with the flat side up. Let natural light in without hampering your privacy.
8. Protection of walls against hitting doors – There are doors that hit the wall while being opened. Paste a piece of bubble wrap on the area where the door hits the wall and protect the latter from damage.
9. Keep perishable foods in good shape – If you are looking to bring back your favorite food from a far off area, try packing the same in a bubble wrap. This will prevent the food from spoiling or thawing.
10. Give relief to your tired feet – Cut out bubble wrap in the shape of a shoe and insert it inside your shoe. Your tired feet will feel relaxed with the bubbles on the wrap. It has a massage kind of effect on the feet.
11. Give your toolbox some cushioning – Take a sheet of bubble wrap and line the bottom of the toolbox with the same. It keeps the tools in good shape and also prevents clanking sound while carrying the box around.
Next time, before bursting the bubbles on the wrap, think of these amazing ways of using bubble wraps.
