Last time I was trying to get across that packaging tape is a very interesting subject to talk about. I feel like I effectively communicated that it was, because I started out by saying there were no less than seventeen different kinds at PackagingSupplies.com, and that they were not your normal kinds either. We talked about how there is flatback tape, which is made out of paper, and gummed tape, which can be reinforced with fiberglass yarn. That’s as far as we got. There is still so much to talk about!
Filament tape. The word ‘filament’ makes me think of Thomas Edison, and so does this tape. It turns out that this kind of packaging tape has nothing to do with that famous man, but it is deserving of its own kind of recognition. Filament tape is reinforced with fiberglass strands, utility grade or premium grade, and is specifically used to bind and hold heavy and awkward loads. Why use rope or bungee cords when you can use tape? Right?
Black strapping tape is a simple brand of packaging tape, but of course is good to have around if you are in the business of stacking stuff way too high, which most businesses are. The really fantastic thing about black strapping packaging tape is that it stretches over forty percent!
What is the point of that, you find yourself asking? This is used to hold loads secure. Sometimes, as previously mentioned, more for the purpose of saving space, we stack stuff way too high. It really begins to lean like a certain famous tower in Italy, except that you can bet no one is going to pay anything to come and see this one. Unless they plan on ripping you off by acting like the whole thing fell on top of them and now they need to be compensated. So, with black strapping tape, each layer of product is wrapped around tight and then you don’t have to worry about brushing past the monument of stacked paper towels and knocking them all to the ground. Or onto some “unsuspecting” victim.
Finally: teflon packaging tape. This is a very interesting type of tape. It’s just incredible what people have thought of. It is used with poly bags and shrink equipment. The description says that it is used to cover hot wire contacts, which I’m not entirely sure what that means. But it seems safe to say that this kind of tape melts.
There are still even more kinds of packaging tape to talk about, but those are going to have to be saved for next time. Or, if you can’t bear the suspense, you can go to PackagingSupplies.com and find out for yourself.
You can see right down to the cardboard core, and with other tapes that might be clear when they are only one layer deep, they are certainly not transparent when they are on the roll. Buy the ultra clear when needing to protect labels on packages and what not.
Where did you use it? At work, of course. My husband works in the aviation field, and you may not think stretch film wrap would show up there, but it is a vital asset in most industrial type jobs.
What does any of this have to do with bin liners, you may ask. Well, before we had bins we had barrels. Sometimes I just have to marvel at the progression of things. We couldn’t even just stop at bins, mass-produced and disposable as they are. We went on to develop bin liners, which go in the bins to better sustain the product inside, and to prolong the life of the bin as well.
The extra heavy double wall brown corrugated box. This box is a box in a box, the inside layer strengthening the outside layer. Never again will you have to worry about the shipping carton breaking open and raining bricks down on the feet and shins of some poor, unsuspecting delivery man. Which means that never again will you have to worry about the threat of lawsuit. You can only pay people off in decorative boulders for so long, know what I mean? So stop crossing your fingers and hoping for the best, and start buying extra heavy shipping boxes wholesale.
So, when I say that there is nothing like some custom shipping bags, you can get the drift that I’m talking about more than just a garbage bag, or a sandwich baggie. If you go to PackagingSupplies.com you will see exactly what I’m talking about. Oh sure, you will find your garbage bags and sandwich bags there, too, because PackagingSupplies.com is serious about their business, and they understand that people have a need for these everyday products.
When I first developed my own, personal business I knew that one of the things I would need from the get-go, and plenty of, were custom shipping boxes. I knew that I would need a large volume of a variety of sizes of boxes on hand at all times. After doing a lot of research, and reading a lot of reviews, I decided to use PackagingSupplies.com for my shipping needs. I have never regretted that decision!
You can really up the prices on something you are trying to sell when stuffing one of these bad boys. Not that we did that with our chocolate covered pretzels. We gave those away for gifts, mostly at Christmas time. Take a mug from the dollar store bearing the face of Rudolph, tie some bells on the handle from the same place, fill it with chocolate covered pretzels (the long kind, not the braided ones), and put it one of these bags, tied with a ribbon, and voila, people think they have gotten a pretty classy gift. And it’s not about being cheap. It’s about still being able to give beautiful gifts to people you care about, even when you can barely afford to keep the electricity on. Now that’s the stuff of Christmas cheer! Seriously, though, polypropylene bags is what really brings it all together. Can’t forget those, or else it’s just a nice try, which is really just a flop. What else is in the family of plastic shipping bags? I’m glad you asked. Shrink wrap bags. Yup, you guessed it. Bags that you put something in and then heat it up and the wrap shrinks around the item. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: this is what makes it possible for bootlegger’s. You will never guess that the DVD case clearly representing The Titanic actually carries a homemade video of some kids practicing Spanish. This is because with shrink wrap bags you can wrap the DVD to make it look brand new. First, you need to make sure you use the correct heat sealer, also for purchase at PackagingSupplies.com (with the rest of the plastic shipping bags). This also melts off any excess at the top. Then shrink with the heat gun. If you try to be cheap about it, like a true bootlegger, and use a hair dryer you are going to wind up probably setting the product on fire, and probably your whole house too. The moral of the story is: don’t cut corners and get the actual heat gun that is meant to be used on the actual product. And good luck to you. 