Hippyshopper: Lush introduces popcorn packaging (http://www.hippyshopper.com/2007/07/lush_introduces_1.html)

Real Popcorn as Packing Material (http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an16/an16-2/an16-201.html)

Popcorn packaging | Ethical Living | Guardian Unlimited (http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/2007/08/popcorn_blog.html)

Popcorn Packing (http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/15/popcorn-packing/)

Packaging in Popcorn - New York Times (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DB113AF932A05753C1A9669582 60)

Good idea ... as long as it isn't popped in oil. :lol:

I love Lush ... reminds me I need to order something.

Using popcorn for packing is a good idea, but I don't know if I would want to waste the food. The opened package may smell good.

I have done that. When I sent a big box to Iraq to my exhusband's wife (aka my son's stepmother), I packed everything in popcorn. That's been a few years ago. MUCH better than using plastic or styrofoam!

My only concern would be allergies.

I know this isn't exactly the same but in the past I've purchased things were the seller put a dryer sheet in the box to make it smell nice. One time it made me so ill, I had to go to the ER due to the allergic reaction I had. I didn't tell the seller all of that, just said that with allergies, the dryer sheets are a problem for some, like me.

allergies are a good point. you could mention it?

otherwise it sounds great. i would love the idea.

That is a good idea, you could always mention to the buyer "I usually pack my things in popcorn but I can use something else if you prefer"

The only issue I see besides allergies is the choking hazard. Packing peanuts are a choking hazard too though. I personally like the peanuts that dissolve when you wet them. Still a mess though.

Lush have been doing that here for a while. I laughed & laughed the first time I saw my soaps nestled in real popcorn! You can put the popcorn in your compost bin if you have one :)