‘Pop’ Icon: Bubble Wrap Turns 50

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to…

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'Pop' Icon: Bubble Wrap Turns 50

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to…

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Bubble Wrap, at 50, a Pop Culture Mainstay

People have walked to the altar dressed in it, protected their garden plants with it, even put it on display at highbrow art museums. Mostly, they like the sound it makes when they destroy it, piece by piece, which largely explains the appeal of Bubble Wrap, the stress reducer disguised as package cushioning that maintains…

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