Customer Reviews

Scotch Magic Tape Donut Dispenser, Assorted Colors, 3/4 x 300 Inches, 4 Rolls (155)

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Finally, a dispenser that is compact and safe enough for packing. Scotch tape can be very useful when travelling: lint remover, small repairs to paper or clothing, covering a small cut when you don't have a bandage, quick label, etc. The donut covers the usual cutting edge, and there's a tab to open when you want some tape. The donut is also refillable with a standard sized (larger) roll of 1/2 or 3/4 inch, so you can keep on using the donut when the tape runs out.

I thought this would be a great classroom tape dispenser, but when you tear the tape, it doesn't retain a piece outside the donut! You have to open it up and grab the tape from the roll every time you use it. Cute idea, bad bad bad practicality.

This is a good idea but it's inconvenient and difficult to use. Tape is difficult to access after each cut. The tape falls back into the dispenser.

I love these. I got tired of my washi tape rolls collecting dust and debris along the side. These were the perfect solution. I carry around the tape that comes with it until it's gone, and then switch it out for my prettier tapes. In addition to keeping the tapes clean and un-squished, they also seem to break a lot less than the traditional cheap plastic tape dispenser. You do have to make sure you press the tape down to insure it does not roll back, but I only find this an issue when my young nieces use it. It being a bit shorter didn't bother me at all. I figure the main reason to buy them is the dispenser, which you can easily re-load with tape refills. It is very easy to take apart for loading and unloading. I never liked buying clear tape in refill form before, because I hated reloading the ugly dispensers that didn't cost much more than the refills anyway and were always breaking. Even though I bought these to use for paper tape, I now find myself setting one aside for clear cellophane tape. I think these are well worth paying a tiny bit more.

Well, what can I say, it's the first bad review I've given for a 3M product.

The rolls of tape inside these are 300 inches, which means they are much less than the standard 450 inches.

On top of that, they are not so simple to use. One has to pull out the white tab, to which the tape is stuck, then pull the tape free from the tab. After that, it's pull and tear as before.

Before you fold the white tab back in to close the dispenser, you have to make sure the tape is tucked down against the tab, or it could fold stick-side in, which is no good.

All in all, a poor design. perhaps they can redesign it so one doesn't have to mess with a tab, or ensure that the tape is tucked a certain way upon closing, but until then, I'll be sticking with the standard dispenser.

Keep in mind, the tape (apart from being shorter than normal) is just fine. It's the dispenser that's sub-par.