Timeline of National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 2022

National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day timeline

2015

The end of popping as we know it

Sealed Air Corp. invented iBubble Wrap — which took all the air out of the product — literally. It came uninflated to keep shipping costs down. The worst part? The bubbles didn't pop even when filled with a pump. Ugh. Luckily, the regular version is alive and well!

1961

Bubble wrap used for shipping — finally!

IBM, sensing an opportunity, used the product to protect the IBM 1401 computer during shipment. By the way, the 1401 is considered to be the Model-T Ford of the computer industry,

1960

Bubble wrap went corporate

The inventors formed the Sealed Air Corporation. They would later wind up in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. But that honor didn't come until 1993.

1957

Bubbles on the wall

Two engineers, Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding, created the first bubble wrap. They originally tried to sell it as wallpaper — an idea that didn't seem to catch on. They later attempted to market it as greenhouse insulation.

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If bubble wrap makes you think about the exquisite joy of popping noises — or perhaps just moving to a new apartment — you’re already a fan. Show your bubble love on National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day January 27 — which America proudly celebrates on the last Monday in January. How did this bubble-licious holiday begin? A radio station once inadvertently unwrapped microphones on the air and listeners loved it! The rest is (bubble) history. So get popping!

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