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Styrofoam balls stuff

Bringthethunder · 2010-12-05 22:25:25

does anyone know where in waterford i can buy those styrofoam pieces,not sure of the proper term for it, its kinda like snow for all the world im boxing up delicate china for transport and i want to fill a large cardboard box with the stuff....:confused:....Thanks

05-12-2010 11:25pm

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Bringthethunder

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does anyone know where in waterford i can buy those styrofoam pieces,not sure of the proper term for it, its kinda like snow for all the world im boxing up delicate china for transport and i want to fill a large cardboard box with the stuff........Thanks

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#2 06-12-2010 12:27am

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I can't help you find them, but they are called packing peanuts. Maybe ask in a shop that sells fragile stuff - they would be in a lot of delivery boxes. I get stacks of them in orders for work but they get thrown out or recycled.

You can get insulation beads in builders providers but I think they would displace in the box and let the contents move.

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#3 06-12-2010 1:47am

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Argos sell Bubblewrap. It's kind of expensive though unless you're going to be posting a lot of stuff.

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