5 Facts You Never Knew About Bubble Wrap
Bubble Wrap has a whole day dedicated to it.
America celebrates National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day every year on the last Monday of January. How did this holiday come to be?! A radio station in Bloomington, Indiana received a shipment of microphones that they were unwrapping on-air one morning. The audience listened as the sound of Bubble Wrap was popping and loved it. The rest is history!
Bubble Wrap was originally designed to be wallpaper.
Bubble Wrap was invented in 1957 by engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in Hawthorne, New Jersey. When the product didn’t turn out to be successful as wallpaper, it was marketed as greenhouse insulation. It wasn’t until a few years later that Bubble Wrap was used for protective purposes.
Bubble Wrap is actually proven to reduce stress.
It’s true! A survey conducted by Sealed Air found that one minute spent popping Bubble Wrap relieves as much stress as a 33-minute massage. Next time you open a package be sure to pop some of that bubble!
There are Bubble Wrap apps.
You can virtually pop Bubble Wrap! Download an app for your iPhone or Android and start poppin’ today.
Bubble Wrap can be customized.
From size to color, we can create Bubble Wrap that fits your specific needs. Using custom Bubble Wrap will help to protect your product and make your brand stand out from competitors. Contact us today to learn more!