Cheap packing/shipping materials

The stuff at the post office costs too much. Two bucks for an envelope with bubble wrap in it? Give me a break.

Anyone have any good suggestions for cheap (or free) packing/shipping supplies? I would prefer it not to look totally haggard, but whatever gets the job done well is fine for me.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

OK I'll use some of these methods and see what works out. Keeping packing materials from stuff I get in the mail is already something I do once in a while. The other times I just rip the packaging apart while opening incoming mail so it's not worth keeping. I'm at my company's distribution center today, so maybe I can get some free shit while I'm here...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by SuperNova

Kaleb, honestly it might help if you told us what you were shipping. Different types of materials work best for different items.

That's true. Well in my case, I've lately been shipping video games and VGM soundtracks.

For my last two shipments I just used leftover bubble wrap from old incoming mail, plus some unused shelf liner paper that's been sitting in my closet. I cut and taped it all up with some crappy clear tape I found in the garage, and it formed a neat package. I topped it off with a printout of the address taped down on the package good.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.