Costco Bubblewrap

[byto253]

I was in a Costco Business Center store today and picked up a 175' x 12" bubblewrap roll in the box for $14.99.  Around here that is really great price, unless you are buying a much larger quantity.     Business Center stores are open to all Costco members.    

The regular Costco website also has it for $18.99 with shipping, but for some reason it is a Grocery item so has a $3 Grocery surchage is the order is less than $75.   

 

[msau4301]

Wow, that is a heck of a deal! Like so many things from Costco will be challenging to find a home for such a big box but a fraction of any price I've seen. Thank you.

[byto253]

I take the roll out of the box, then flatten the box and save it for large items or sheet cardboard to make Fraken boxes!

[ilikehockeyjerseys]

It is $18.99 on the Costco website w/ free shipping on $75+. This is via Costco's grocery shipment program, so I am unsure if it is available everywhere at that price, or only to people who have a Costco business centre in their city. 

https://www.costco.ca/crownhill-packaging-12-in.-x-175-ft.-bubble-cushioning-in-dispenser-box.produc...

They also used to have bubble "padding", but it doesn't appear to be in stock. 

The rolls are very bulky and difficult to store if you're running a home business with limited space. 

[flipistics]

Staples also has bubble wrap as a buy 1 get 1 free (ends tomorrow I think). They do the promotion periodically.

[byto253]

Handy for folks without a Costco Business Center in their area.  Staples is $31.99 for a 12"x75' roll so with the BOGO it is $15.99 per roll if you can handle storing 2 rolls. 

[byto253]

For the southern Ontario folk, if you have the room Chitchats sells a 12"x750 foot roll of bubblewrap for $34.99. That is 4.7 cents per foot compared to the Costco 12" x 175 foot roll that comes out to 8.6 cents per foot.   In branch pick up only. 

https://onsupplies.chitchats.com/products/bubble-roll-small-3-16-x-12-x-750

I got one of those jumbo rolls a couple of years ago and ended up spooling up half to make 2 more manageable rolls.   I had to pay extra to have it shipped to pick up at the Ottawa branch though, and the website indicates that Ottawa is excluded from that price so don't know if you can still make arrangements to get it shipped to Ottawa. 

[recped]

Stallion also has the 750' rolls for essentially the same price, pick-up only from Mississauga.

The Costco price is no great deal but I would guess that it's better quality, for my needs quality is irrelevant. I do buy packing tape from Costco (when it's on sale), it's thicker with better adhesion than some of the cheaper stuff (not including the cheapo bargain junk).

[byto253]

In the GTA you have nice access to the jumbo rolls.  Many places don't, so the Costco deal for a smaller roll is a good one.