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Packaging Supplies: Foam Peanuts

Come on. Are there any packaging and shipping supplies more fun than those little foam peanuts?

Ok, yes, maybe bubble wrap. But besides that? I can’t think of anything. They’re like fuzzy pieces of fake-snow!

The truth is, for something so small, simple, and inexpensive, they’re really quite the effective bit of packaging supply technology. Approximately the size of a peanut (hence the phrase packaging peanuts), they’re designed to interlock with each other when compressed, yet move freely when they aren’t.

And besides boxes and packaging, there are tons of other ways to use them. Trying to hit a tiny nail without cracking your fingers? Put the nail through a packaging peanut first, and then grip the ends of it to help hold the nail steady. They’ve kept your packages safe, now they can keep your fingers safe too.

And once you’re done, keep yourself sage by using the extra foam peanuts to “cap” all your sharp-ended tools.

Trying to put glue or paint over a small area, but don’t have a small brush on hand? A single packaging peanut can be a great substitute for a foam brush. I use this all the time with wood glue.

Use them in a flower vase to give your dried flowers a boost. Or stuff them in an old chair to get some extra fluff. No matter what, you’ve got plenty of different options when it comes to using your old packaging peanuts.

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Posted on: Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 9:00 am

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