Wrap It Up

Although the San Diego-based cataloger uses Geämi for merchandise such as porcelain, crystal and ceramics, it continues to use bubble wrap on items that are the most fragile, particularly products with thin glass.

“The only disadvantage we’ve found with Geämi is that its useful life is one shipment only,” says Staley. “In cases where customers wish to return a fragile item [in the same package], the item may be more prone to break than a similar item returned with bubble wrap — or new Geämi.”