What exactly are shipping bags?

Currently, shipping envelopes have become very popular among Ecommerce, covering the need to protect the product to its destination, making its preparation time easy and fast and requiring less physical space, also reducing costs.

When preparing a product for shipment, we can choose different options to make our shipment. In this article, we'll cover the reasons for using mailing envelopes, focusing on two items in particular, poly mailers and bubble mailers .

Why should my business start using shipping bags ?

Shipping bags are fast becoming the most economical form today as they are cheaper to produce than corrugated cardboard and can even give businesses enough wiggle room in their budget to customize their packaging.

1. Economic. Mailing bags are lower in cost compared to cardboard boxes or other types of envelopes.
2. resistant. The material with which we manufacture our envelopes is of excellent quality, resistant to tears or openings.
3. Waterproof . Both the material and the waterproof sealing of the envelope prevent liquids and raindrops from leaking, covering and protecting the product from external humidity, dust or dirt.
4. Insurance and Confidential. The totally opaque color of the Envelope hides what is inside it, preventing theft and manipulation. Being notorious any type of alteration, because it is necessary to break the envelope to access its content.
5. Self-adhesive . They contain a closure that adheres easily and completely seals the product, while when using boxes it is almost always necessary to use adhesive tape to pack correctly.
6. Reduce space. They are very light and are available in different sizes to pack each type of product. In addition, it is possible to compress the dimensions of the package by expelling excess air, making it easy to fit in small spaces.
7. Easy use and speed of preparation. Its easy handling and thanks to the fact that they do not require any type of assembly as in the case of boxes, reduce the preparation time of the product and it can be ready for shipment in just a few seconds .

Is there anything you can't ship in a shipping bag?

Mailing bags are the ideal shipping solution for fabric based products in some cases they can also be used to ship boxed items that need an outer box such as shoes prints and stationery, mailing bags are not suitable for items fragile if the products you are shipping could break on the way you will probably want to use one of our real corrugated boxes with protective packaging and aisle padding click here .

What should I look for in a shipping bag?

Here are some of the most important features to evaluate when comparing shipping bags.

• Strength – Unlike corrugated shipping materials there is no edge crush test to measure the durability of mailing bags instead you will need to consider the thickness of the mailing and the way it is sealed for maximum protection look multi-layered products with a secure seal on all 3 sides and a strong adhesive on top.

• Size : You want your shipping bags to be large enough to fit your products easily but not so large that they have a lot of extra space or flimsy corners. The easiest way to choose the perfect size for each item is to measure your products and then testing samples to help you get started with generic measurements and recommended usage.

Reasons to use Bubble Mailers

1. Price. The use of these envelopes is cheaper compared to using boxes, covering the same need to send the product.
2. Protection . The product will arrive in perfect condition thanks to the protection it will provide thanks to its bubble-filled interior that cushions the product along the way.
3. Insurance and Confidential. The material of the Envelope hides what is inside it, preventing theft and manipulation from occurring, since the only way to access its content is to open the envelope by tearing it.
4. Self-adhesive . They contain a hot melt closure that adheres easily and completely seals the product, while when using boxes it is almost always necessary to use adhesive tape to pack correctly.
5. Easy use and speed of preparation. Its easy handling and thanks to the fact that they do not require any type of assembly as in the case of boxes, reduce the preparation time of the product and it can be ready for shipment in just a few seconds .