Customer Reviews

Henkel 7307 Duck 1.88-Inch-by-22.2-Yard EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape with Dispenser, Clear

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As this nifty little product advertises on its box, it is frustration free. Having moved six times in ten years (as well as helping others!) I am all too familiar with brand name packing tape that turns into a nightmare. I am on my second roll, and I have not once had a problem finding the "start" of the tape, "split" pieces of tape, or any mangling of the tape of any kind. It also holds on the boxes well, and is easy to cut off with the perforated "cutter" mechanism provided on the side of the roll. Really great product - wish I had been using it all along.

Excellent tape, easy to start, never sticks to itself, very thick, high grade. I'm ordering again.

I was skeptical to say the least since I thought I needed a tape gun, a huge roll, etc... but the reviews were so good that I tried it, for $3.99 what did I have to loose. It works so much better than the tape dispenser and gun I had, stores away easier and the tape is a really good quality tape.

I'm very impressed, extremely impressed due to the size and price that it works so well. This is why I rely so heavily on Amazon Reviews for so many purchases because they don't lie. It's real people telling honest reviews about their experience and it's one of the main reasons I shop on Amazon.

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I used this to seal up bins with winter clothing/accessories, and put them in the garage. We had used duct tape last year, and within a couple of weeks, it had unsealed, and the bin lid popped off, allowing dirt into the bins. This has held over the last month, and looks as if it will continue to hold. The bins are the standard rubbermaid bin. I will update this review towards the middle of the summer as temperatures heat up.

One thing I would note is that the sticky residue doesn't seem to be as bad as with duct tape.

We sell stuff through Ebay, so I go through quite a bit of packing tape. Usually I'll get whatever is cheap, but the last batch was awful, I think a wet paper towel would have stuck better to the boxes! In search of a new brand without buying a 12-pack, I was happy when this EZ Start was offered on Vine.

I was initially disappointed by the roll size, typical packing tape rolls are 40 - 60 yards long and the roll itself is 3 1/2" to 4" diameter with the inner core measuring 3" to fit the average tape gun. This is just 22 yards, and the inner roll is only 1 1/2" diameter so it looks very tiny.

After one use, I am hooked! I don't know how they did it, but this tape is absolutely silent! No ripping sounds to scare the cats or wake the kids. Next I noticed I could tear off a strip and it wouldn't try and stick to itself because of static electricity.

The tape itself is very easy to apply, sticks instantly and stays stuck.

For folks who only ship occasionally, I absolutely recommend this tape above any other options out there. This compact roll design and built-in dispenser will easily fit in a drawer and the tape is so much easier to work with.

Henkel EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape with Dispenser is a different type of packing tape with a design that makes it easier to use than other packing tape. The manufacturer makes this tape with a no frills, no frustration design that makes it easy to seal boxes and other like items.

Henkel EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape with Dispenser is certainly different from other packing tape in several important ways. Among the differences, the one you will notice right away is the way the tape releases itself from the roll. It dispenses with almost no effort and no sound. Other packing tapes are more resistant and they come off the roll with a loud, almost painful ripping sound. There is no such problem with Henkel EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape with Dispenser. It comes off the roll with almost no effort at all.

Another important difference with this tape is the tearing of the tape. The dispenser does have a nice, handy cutting bar, but the truth is, you don't necessarily need the tearing bar. The reason is due to the ease of tearing this tape. It is very easy to grab an edge, between the fingers, and tear off a piece of tape. Other tapes are tougher and are manufactured in such a way that a metal bar or scissors are necessary to cut the tape, but there is no such need with Henkel EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape.

The above qualities certainly set this product apart from the rest, but this tape isn't without its flaws and the greatest among them is getting the tape started. As you grab an edge with your fingernail, the tape slowly lifts up, but if you lift it too quickly, it will start to tear vertically and this is due to the ease of tearing described above. When this happens, you then have to grab the other edge and lift it up, slowly, until the two sides meet. Getting it started takes effort and patience and because of this problem, consumers should always store this tape by having it stretched out over the cutting bar. If the tape is permitted to fall back in place, touching the roll, it will have to be started again, and this could lead to the same problem just described.

One other potential problem with this tape is its overall strength. It has no problems when used to seal boxes, but because the tape is so easy to tear, it doesn't have the diverse abilities of other packing tape. With other, stronger tape, the tape is strong enough and the adhesive sticky enough that the tape can be used for a multitude of purposes. This tape can only be used for its intended purpose and little else.

Henkel EZ Start Carton Sealing Tape with Dispenser is, overall, a good product and it does succeed at its main purpose, which is using it for packing and sealing boxes. Its performance is satisfactory when used in this manner, but its overall use is limited and there are other, similar tapes that work just as well and for a lower price.

As far as I can tell, the tape and dispenser are identical to Scotch packaging tape, which means it's a great product. The dispenser is easy to use, and the tape is thick and strong. I'm not sure what's "EZ Start" about it, but I like it.

I ran out of packaging tape and being a trader and seller online, I need it in the house. After reading other reviews (and prev. good experience with Duck brand) I decided on this.

It unrolls easier than the Scotch brand i was using. It's static-y though, so paper 'jumps' up to it, which can be bad if you need to NOT tape a specific area (eg barcodes for the USPS delivery confirmation). But between the price and my current experience, I'm very happy!

The tape dispenser is easy to use when sealing cartons. The tape seems strong enough and not thin and cheap. The problem I have with some of the cheaper tapes is they are so thin that they tear when you try to start it. This tape is good enough to repair torn paper or boxes and for pulling pet hair off of clothes too.

This tape comes off the roll very easy and is quite manageable. I will not go back to the other brand. Buy it and try for yourself.