I owe somebody an apology. Back a few months ago I wrote a post about Virtual Bubble Wrap. That post is ranking at the top of Google for the term Alternatives to Plastic Bubble Wrap and obviously the cute little flash game is not a substitute for bubble wrap as far as its intended purpose is concerned.

Crumpled up newspapers are an adequate substitute in many cases. I have also been saving up egg pallets. These are the dividers used for bulk egg delivery. I live near a shop so I just buy 30 eggs at a time and carry them home with the tray. I thought at first that they were returnable, but it turned out that he throws them away. I have four now, enough to protect a few fragile items if I had occasion to move or to ship something.