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#175546 3-Jul-2015 11:45
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This is an abomination that just cannot be tolerated.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/69926446/new-bubble-wrap-loses-its-pop

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  #1336338 3-Jul-2015 11:48
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pfffft bubble wrap, give me the bags of sealed air from MightyApe etc.  My son loves that stuff.



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  #1336342 3-Jul-2015 11:51
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reven: pfffft bubble wrap, give me the bags of sealed air from MightyApe etc.  My son loves that stuff.


Getting those in a parcel is like getting a double yoked egg or two gifts in a cereal box.

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  #1336343 3-Jul-2015 11:51
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"Users will blow up the new wrap on site with a special pump."

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  #1336351 3-Jul-2015 12:07
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"iBubble Wrap".... really???? undecided


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  #1336354 3-Jul-2015 12:20
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So, we all need to buy special pumps if we want to use bubble wrap? Stuff that...

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  #1336355 3-Jul-2015 12:25
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frankv: "iBubble Wrap".... really???? undecided



Thank your lucky stars Apple doesn't make it, or it wouldn't be compatible to wrap non Apple Products!


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  #1336356 3-Jul-2015 12:26
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I have the remainder of a large roll of bubble wrap at home, I wonder if I should sell it on Trade Me at an inflated price because the looming shortage of poppable bubble wrap. money-mouth

 
 
 

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  #1336357 3-Jul-2015 12:27
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graemeh: I have the remainder of a large roll of bubble wrap at home, I wonder if I should sell it on Trade Me at an inflated price because the looming shortage of poppable bubble wrap. money-mouth


Inflated, I see what you did there. Punny.

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  #1336359 3-Jul-2015 12:33
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networkn:
graemeh: I have the remainder of a large roll of bubble wrap at home, I wonder if I should sell it on Trade Me at an inflated price because the looming shortage of poppable bubble wrap. money-mouth


Inflated, I see what you did there. Punny.


I honestly didn't deliberately drop that pun.

My greatest dilemma would be how to protect the roll during shipping.  I guess I'd need to find some sort of protective wrapping for it.

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  #1336378 3-Jul-2015 12:34
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graemeh:
networkn:
graemeh: I have the remainder of a large roll of bubble wrap at home, I wonder if I should sell it on Trade Me at an inflated price because the looming shortage of poppable bubble wrap. money-mouth


Inflated, I see what you did there. Punny.


I honestly didn't deliberately drop that pun.

My greatest dilemma would be how to protect the roll during shipping.  I guess I'd need to find some sort of protective wrapping for it.


Yah I know you didn't intend to make the original pun, I was just pointing it out :)

However it's clear your second attempt was more deliberate :) 


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  #1336396 3-Jul-2015 12:54
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I wounder how quickly Apple will sue the industrial packaging industry for their right to place the "i" in front of "bubble".

Collect bubble wrap people!  When the transition happens, it will be all over eBay for thousands of dollars!

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  #1336400 3-Jul-2015 13:04
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Problem solved (IOS)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bubble-wrap-free/id466524746?mt=8

You droid and windows users may again be left out in the cold.





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  #1336441 3-Jul-2015 13:58
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davidcole: Problem solved (IOS)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bubble-wrap-free/id466524746?mt=8

You droid and windows users may again be left out in the cold.



Nope, there's 30+ of them in the Play Store laughing




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  #1336491 3-Jul-2015 14:50
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Its a non issue, Sealed Air will have the IP so heavily protected that no other manufacturer will be able to make anything similar for years so every other bubble manufacturer (and most likely Sealed Air) will still be pumping out poppable bubble for the foreseeable future





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  #1336564 3-Jul-2015 17:01
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Sideface: "Users will blow up the new wrap on site with a special pump."

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The "pump" is pretty darn cool though. (skip to about 40 secs to see it in action)


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