hem06 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 OK...I have been having the damnedest time finding reasonably priced shrink wrap. I got so tired of looking, then seeing shipping charges Living in Canada sure blows sometimes!!!Anyway, my solution was this:I was shopping in good ol Wallyworld, and saw one of those "Window Insulation kits"It was $12.97.Came with about 40 feet of shrink wrap, some tape, and some outlet insulators.I used the shrink wrap and my handy dandy heat gun, and wrapped everything....I didn't even have to buy tape, since it came with an enormous roll of 2 sided tape.I did have to cut the sheets by hand, so, it did take longer. what I did was made a "template" of the size I need for each product, then folded the shrink wrap, and cut about 40 out at a time. Worked fine. In all, I think i saved at least $50. Once I got my rhythm down, it only took about 1 minute per item to tape and shrink.I have wrapped 40 soaps, 30 lip balms (tubes and tubs), and about 20 votives. I have over half the roll left, and that includes all my...flub ups when I was "learning"!I used the outlet insulators on my outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorrie Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Great idea I will have try it! ~Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ya know, last night we covered our deck doors with shrink wrap because the North wind was freezing us out LOL, anyhow, I really loved the texture of it, and I was wondering how it would work compared to the shrink I buy on a roll for my baskets. Guess I'll try it tonight, since I've got a boatload of stuff to wrap for this weekend. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashmo37 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 What a great idea! Thanks for sharing:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Sounds like a great idea. Do you know what it is made out of? Some of that shrink wrap can suck the scent out. Hopefully thats not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hem06 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Arg...I knew there could be drawbacks! LOLI will have to check...I threw out the box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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