A Jiffy bag is a special bag with a strong inner lining to offer better protection to its contents. This inner lining can be made from different types of materials. One such type of lining is plastic bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is a lightweight plastic material, with raised pockets that hold trapped air. The bubble wrap inside a jiffy bag makes it difficult to puncture the bag or damage its contents. Fragile items like CDs can be dispatched securely to their destination in a bubble bag without fretting over their getting scratched or broken in transit.
The inner lining of a jiffy bag can also be fashioned from layers of strong paper or fibre. These layers look like thick newsprint or cotton padding and provide cushioning to the contents of a jiffy bag, making it difficult to tear or puncture the bag.
Depending on what their inner protective lining is made of, jiffy bags are also called padded envelopes, mailing bags and foam bags. They were introduced in the market in the 1950s. Today, jiffy bags are easily available and they can also be purchased online. Jiffy bags are available in many sizes, shapes, and colours. Some jiffy bags also come with a self-sealing adhesive flap which does not require glue to be used at the time of sealing them. Some are even anti-static, so you can ship electrical gadgets in them.
Jiffy bags can be used for shipping heavy equipment too. Refrigerators and grand pianos can also be shipped safely if they have been enclosed in a giant jiffy bag. The trick lies in choosing the right type of jiffy bag. For example, padded envelopes have an inner lining made from newsprint-like fibre that will not provide adequate protection to fragile items such as glass or porcelain. Instead of a padded envelope, a foam bag will offer greater protection to such fragile items.
Jiffy bags made from a tough heavy white cardboard are known as ‘stayflat’ mailer envelopes. Such types of jiffy bags may be used for sending photographs by postal mail. These jiffy bags protect your photographs from getting bent when in transit. The inner lining in some jiffy bags is made of fibre that expands after the bag is sealed. So the cushioning property of the bags improves while it is in transit.
Most of the material used to provide cushioning in a jiffy bag is now made from recycled and eco-friendly substances. And most jiffy bags can be used to store precious items such as chinaware or glass.
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