A poly bubble mailer is the workhorse of low cost ecommerce shipping: a lightweight polyethylene envelope lined with air bubble cushioning that protects small, semi durable items without the weight or expense of a box. If you sell apparel with hardware, paperbacks, phone cases, cosmetics, jewelry, or small electronics accessories, it is usually the simplest way to get the product to the door intact.
The build is simple and effective. A poly outer layer keeps out moisture and resists tearing, while a bonded layer of bubble cushioning absorbs the knocks of transit. A peel and seal adhesive strip closes the mailer in one motion, which matters when you are packing dozens or hundreds of orders a day. Common sizes run from 4 by 8 inches up to 12.5 by 19 inches, so there is a fit for everything from a single tee to a small bundle.
Printing your logo, brand color, or a pattern across the face turns a plain mailer into a branded touchpoint that customers notice and photograph. We make custom poly bubble mailers in your exact size with no minimum order, so you can order in bulk or test a small run first. Send us your item dimensions and monthly volume and we will quote the right mailer.
Related shipping supplies: Poly bubble mailers work with our bubble mailer bags and custom mailer boxes, in bulk with no minimum order.
Poly bubble mailer specification
A bubble mailer is the lightest way to get a small, semi-durable item to a door intact. The spec below is about matching the bag to the product so you are not paying to ship air.
| Sizes | Common runs are 4 by 8 inches up to 12.5 by 19 inches, which covers a single tee through to a small bundle. Measure the product flat at its widest and add a little for the bubble to do its job. |
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| Build | A polyethylene outer that keeps out moisture and resists tearing, bonded to a bubble layer that absorbs the knocks of transit. |
| Closure | A peel-and-seal adhesive strip that closes in one motion, which is what you want when you are packing hundreds of orders a day. |
| What it suits | Apparel with hardware, paperbacks, phone cases, cosmetics, jewelry, small electronics accessories. Anything rigid, fragile or with sharp corners wants a box instead. |
| Printing | Your logo, brand color or a repeat pattern across the face. A printed mailer is the thing customers photograph, so the front panel is worth designing properly. |
| Minimum order | None. Order the quantity you can actually move. If you are holding a written quote from someone else, send it over and we will work to beat it. |
| Production time | Standard runs are 7 to 14 business days. Print method and finishing move that. |
| Proof and samples | Free design and a free digital proof before anything prints. Samples on request. |
| Shipping | Free, with tracking. |
What to send us for a quote
Three things get you a real number rather than a range:
- What you are shipping, and its flat dimensions. Weight matters less than footprint here.
- How many. No minimum, so order to your real volume.
- Artwork, if you have it. Free design if you do not.
Bubble mailer or a box
The mailer wins on cost and on dimensional weight, which is what most carriers actually bill you on. It loses the moment the product has a corner that can punch through, a screen that can flex, or a retail carton you do not want creased. If the item is already in a printed box that the customer is meant to see intact, ship it in a mailer box instead and take the freight hit.
If the contents are soft and do not need cushioning, a plain custom poly mailer ships lighter and packs faster than a bubble-lined one.
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