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Plain Bubble Mailers
Custom plain Bubble Mailers produced to your size and substrate, with printing and finishing handled in one run.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- bubble mailer
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Get a price
Name, email, phone and what you are packing and how it ships. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
How plain bubble mailers fail, and what prevents it
Nothing distinctive fails here — the risk is buying a size larger than needed and paying for it on every parcel.
With no print to amortise, the only lever left is size. That makes right-sizing proportionally more valuable here than on a printed mailer.
What plain bubble mailers have to cope with
Plain Bubble Mailers hold the same contents as a branded mailer, for operations where the parcel is a cost line rather than a brand asset. That is the starting point for the specification, because with no print to amortise, the only lever left is size. That makes right-sizing proportionally more valuable here than on a printed mailer.
In service they are used for third-party fulfilment and wholesale despatch where one stock serves many clients.
Where plain bubble mailers are actually used
Plain Bubble Mailers are specified for third-party fulfilment and wholesale despatch where one stock serves many clients. With no print to amortise, the only lever left is size. That makes right-sizing proportionally more valuable here than on a printed mailer.
- Third-party fulfilment and wholesale despatch where one stock serves many clients
- Small electronics and accessories
- Cosmetics samples
- Books and print media
Holding the contents in place
Where a product needs to be held still, a fitted insert cut to its profile does more for damage rates than a heavier outer board. It usually costs less too, because you can drop a grade on the outer.
- Double adhesive strip
- Tear strip
- Custom outer colour
The substrate for plain bubble mailers
A standard kraft or white poly outer with a sealed bubble layer. There is little to specify beyond size and outer material.
The options we would consider for this format are below; with no print to amortise, the only lever left is size. That makes right-sizing proportionally more valuable here than on a printed mailer.
- Kraft paper outer with bubble lining
- Poly outer with bubble lining
- Recyclable paper-padded lining
Sizing plain bubble mailers
Standard sizes from 4 × 8 in to 12.5 × 19 in, usually bought across two or three sizes.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Because plain mailers are cheap per unit, operations stop optimising the size, and the freight cost quietly exceeds the saving.
Getting them to you, and onward
Mailers arrive in cartons by size, ready to pack without additional void fill for most small items.
Delivery windows are confirmed in writing when your order moves into production, and we flag any risk to the date before you approve rather than after.
What moves the price
Four things drive a quote more than anything else: the quantity, the print route, the board grade and the number of finishing passes. Dimensions matter too, but usually through how efficiently the shape nests on the press sheet.
Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. If a cheaper route exists we say so at quoting rather than after the invoice.
From enquiry to delivery
Tell us what goes inside, how many you need and when. Those three answers are enough for us to specify and price the job properly.
We send a dieline sized to your product, check your artwork and issue a proof. For shipping formats we will also flag it if the pack looks a size larger than it needs to be.
Testing the fit first
A plain structural sample is the cheapest way to find a fit problem — far cheaper than finding it across a full run.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
Plain Bubble Mailers at a specification level
| Product | Plain Bubble Mailers |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom Mailers |
| Construction | Bubble mailer |
| Lining | Air-bubble cushioning |
| Closure | Peel-and-seal adhesive strip |
| Protection | Cushioned, suited to light fragile goods |
| Materials | Kraft paper outer with bubble lining, Poly outer with bubble lining, Recyclable paper-padded lining |
| Printing | Flexography, Digital printing on the outer face |
| Finishes | Matte outer, Gloss outer, Uncoated kraft |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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Specify Plain Bubble Mailers in under a minute
Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.
- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
- No obligation
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What you get
What you get with this format
Cut to the load
Standard sizes from 4 × 8 in to 12.5 × 19 in, usually bought across two or three sizes.
The damage this prevents
Nothing distinctive fails here — the risk is buying a size larger than needed and paying for it on every parcel.
Where it is used
Specified for third-party fulfilment and wholesale despatch where one stock serves many clients.
The detail that decides it
With no print to amortise, the only lever left is size. That makes right-sizing proportionally more valuable here than on a printed mailer.
This format sits in our custom mailers range, alongside 31 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Plain Bubble Mailers: protection and transit
Specification, minimums and lead times for plain bubble mailers.
How do I reduce dimensional weight?
Measure the product rather than the box currently in use. Most operations we quote are running at least one size too large with void fill compensating, and dropping a band saves on every parcel plain bubble mailers carry.
Should the outside be printed?
That is a brand decision, not a cost or protection one. For direct-to-consumer parcels where the customer opens it, print can be worth it. For business deliveries it usually is not.
Will a heavier board reduce my damage rate?
Only if boxes are arriving crushed. If they arrive intact with damaged contents, the product is moving inside and a heavier outer changes nothing. A fitted insert solves that case, usually at lower cost.
Do you supply inserts with the outer?
Yes, and for plain bubble mailers we prefer to specify both together. A cavity that holds the contents still often lets us drop a grade on the outer, so the pair can cost less than an over-specified box alone.
Can I order plain bubble mailers in a custom size?
Every run is cut to your dimensions — there are no stock sizes here. Send the product measurements rather than a box size and we will build the bubble mailer around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.
What happens after I approve the quote?
We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and bubble mailers then take 3 to 5 business days.
Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. It also means a reorder can be priced against a larger quantity without re-opening the specification.
Do you offer recycled or recyclable options?
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for bubble mailers. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
What file format should I send artwork in?
A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. The dieline we supply carries the crease positions, so keeping type clear of a crease is easier to solve at layout than at proof.
What is the minimum order for plain bubble mailers?
A flat 100 units on any format. Most bubble mailers in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
How long do plain bubble mailers take to produce?
3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Bubble mailer runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.
What do plain bubble mailers cost?
Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. An insert often lowers the total rather than raising it, because holding the contents still lets us drop a grade on the outer.
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Start on Plain Bubble Mailers
Send the dimensions, the quantity and how it ships. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.