Scotch Sure Start Shipping Packaging Tape with Dispenser, 2 Inches x 800

Scotch Sure Start Shipping Packaging Tape with Dispenser, 2 Inches x 800 Inches (145)

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.8 x 4 inches ; 3.4 ounces

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.

ASIN: B00464E7XM

Item model number: 145

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Scotch Packaging Tapes. Designed with purpose.
With Scotch Packaging Tapes, it's easy to choose the right tape for any job. From shipping and mailing to moving and storage, Scotch offers convenient packaging tape solutions that save time and deliver dependable results.
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Heavy Duty 20-times stronger
Sure Start Smooth ; quiet
Tear by Hand No cutting needed
Moving ; Storage Long lasting
Lightweight Light and strong
Features

20 times the strength of acrylic tape
Seals seams with one strip
Resists slivering, splitting, and tearing

Unwinds easily and quietly
Resists slivering and splitting
Ideal for office environments

Tears straight and easily
No scissors or dispensers needed
Great for kids

UV-resistant adhesive
Stays sealed in temperatures ranging from -25°F to 160°F
Suited for long-term storage

Great value for shipping everyday items
Meets USPS regulations for standard packages

Tape Strength
High
Medium
Medium
Medium
Light
Tape Thickness
3.1 mil
2.6 mil
2.6 mil
2.4 mil
2.2 mil
Manufactured
Made in the USA
Made in the USA
Made in the USA
Made in the USA
Made in the USA
in shear adhesion holding power, compared to acrylic tapes based on ASTM D3654. with globally sourced materials.
Your Complete Packing and Shipping Solution

Tape Dispensers
Choose from hand, pistol-grip, and easy-grip dispensers. Compatible with all our packaging tapes.

Packaging Boxes
Available in a variety of sizes, our boxes are ideal for your mailing, shipping, and storing needs.

Cushion Products
Cushion wrap and packing peanuts provide ideal protection for valuable and delicate items.
With Scotch Sure Start Shipping Packaging Tape, you can seal packages easily and quietly. Easy-to-start roll unwinds smoothly and resists slivering and splitting. Meets US Postal Regulations for standard packages.

Technical Details

Easy Unwind

Smooth ; quiet

Made in the USA

Meets U.S. postal regulations for standard packages

Customer Reviews

10 or 20 years ago, this stuff was introduced and sold as a consumer product WITHOUT a dispenser as "easy tear tape" because you can easily tear it to length without a dispenser or scissors. If you are very careful never to allow the free end to "collapse" onto the roll and always fold over an about 1" section when done for a new "starter", it works fairly well without a dispenser or even scissors.
However, if you use it with a cheap dispenser (which comes with some packaged versions), it is easy for the free end to collapse onto the roll. If that happens, it is almost impossible to restart the roll, because its tendancy to "slivering and splitting".
EZ-tape adheres well to paper, but is not "extra-wide household tape". It does not adhere well to itself nor to non-paper articles. For example, it would NOT be suitable for temporarily bundling a dozen poles together, sealing a tear in a vinyl raincoat, temporarily waterproofing a cracked taillight, temporarily reinforcing a cracked window, nor any number of other household uses that ordinary 2" wide clear tape is useful for. (For most purposes as "general household tape", blue "painter's tape" far superior, but is not clear.) 3M 2090-1A Scotch Blue Painter's Tape for Multi-Surfaces 1-Inch-by-60-Yard
The 3"-core rolls, installed on a good professional dispenser, used by experienced hands, works beautifully for sealing cartons and protecting mailing lables. It is unusally easy to install in the dispenser, unwinds unusually easy and quietly, and cuts unusually easy.
If you do alot of packaging in a quiet environment, such as a library, then this tape may be advantageous, it does not "screeeeeech" as it comes off the roll. Some brands of tape require real muscle to pull off the roll, and so, a day of sealing boxes can be a workout. The EZ tape rolls off the roll almost effortly---so much so, that you may have to find ways to slow it down with some professional dispensers (an easy adjustment with most).
Since the TSA may confiscate scissors, a 2"-core roll (without the dispenser) can be useful for light packaging when traveling, since you can just tear the length you need. SUGGESTION: I always travel with 2" round-tip scissors, which have never ben confiscated.
HOW TO RESTART ROLLS
Place a peice of tape (ideally masking tape) perpendicularly across the EZ tape near the end. Rub the masking (or other) tape to insure maximum adhesion. As slowly as you can, peel up the end of the EZ tape back to the masking (or other) tape. Because of the slivering, you may have to peel back 5 or 5 "slivers". Then peel off the "unit" held together by the masking tape. Particularly if you do this before making a mess, it works beautifully.
CONCLUSION
I still greatly prefer premium Scotch brand tape, however EZ tape may be preferable in special cases.