12. Bubble Wrap

Where It Was Sold: Distributors of Sealed Air Corp.
Sealed Air Corporation is the company.
Originally designed to be used as three-dimensional wallpaper, bubble wrap didn’t gain popularity until 1961, when producers realized it could also be used to protect goods during shipping and transportation. The original price of a roll was between $1 and $3.

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Actually, Bubble Wrap’s invention process wasn’t very complicated. Its creators, Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding, sealed two shower curtains together, encasing the air bubbles within. It was more of an accidental innovation because protective wrapping completely overshadowed the original purpose of bubble wrap.