Customer Reviews

Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Packaging Tape, 1.88 Inches x 54.6 Yards, 1 Roll (3850)

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

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Other people think Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping tape is great. There must be a variety of quality control in this product since I received a six pack which apparently has little glue or has been through some situation which rendered the glue worthless. Unfortunately I purchased it a few months ago and I probably can't return it. Enjoy the video.

I read the negative reviews for this tape but since they were several months old, and the 3M company representative had responded to them, I took a leap of faith and hoped that Amazon's stock had been replaced and the problem resolved.

Not so. I purchased four rolls of this tape, and so far one has absolutely NO adhesion, and the other I would rate as barely sticky. I got these for a little over two dollars a roll which was a great price, but I would have been fuming if I paid the $6-$7 these cost in retail stores and had the same problems.

For a company like 3M, which generally sells some of the best products, to have such a lapse in QC and allow this type of inferior product to hit the market is sad. I will not be purchasing this tape again, or any 3M brand packaging tapes for a while, in the hopes that they correct this problem.

This is a strong heavy duty packing tape. It won't curl up like the cheap ones. It also does not fly away and stick to something else if you are not quick enough when cutting it.

We go through lots of packing taPe in our home, and this is by far, among the best.

Updated August 31, 2009

Wow, was I surprised when I went to buy this again and saw that Amazon is now charging over $25 for 3 rolls of tape. In June, I paid $12.44. I won't be buying it at the increased price. I'll put it in my cart as a saved item, and wait to see if price goes down.

Can you imagine sticky tape that doesn't stick?? Not one roll was usable. A complete waste of money. I hated it.

Nothing else compares. I used this on recycled boxes to move my library. It's more expensive, but you use less. This is seriously thick tape that sticks to just about anything and is much stronger than other domestic packing tapes on the market. One strip of this stuff is normally all you need to secure a box large enough to ship a flat screen in. My favorite thing to do with it is to reinforce those USPS flat rate envelopes that have really weeny seals. Anything you can fit in the envelope ships for a flat rate, right? Well you can get more stuff in there with one strip of this stuff and the envelope will NOT pop open.

Bought a 6-pack of this tape couple months ago on Amazon. What can I tell you - on grand scheme of things it was a waste. It simply doesn't stick to anything. Not to carton, not even to plastic. What kind of packaging tape is that? I can't even seal a plastic bag with it, never mind a cardboard box.

 

I bought this Heavy Duty Scotch packing tape because I didn't want to go with a cheap off-brand and get tape the came off the package during shipping. Instead, I paid a premium price for 6 rolls of tape that don't stick to anything. Worthless. I hope this was just a production fluke and not indicative of a new trend at Scotch.

 

It appears that some batches of this tape have a problem with stickiness, however the package I bought works well. I use this tape to attach PayPal labels to my packages as well as taping the packages themselves. They work very well, and the clear tape allows me to use paper labels rather than more expensive self-stick labels. What I like about this tape that it is not as thin as some other packaging tapes I tried, so it is easier to control - it lays evenly where I put it and does not stick with bubbles or to itself.

Given Amazon's excellent return policy and a statement from the manufacturer that they will remedy the problem (posted as a reply to some of the complaints) this product is worth a try. The chances of someone being stuck with bad tape permanently is not an issue. If you get a good batch this is an excellent, cost effective product.

Ali Julia review

This "heavy duty" packaging tape does not stick to anything! I used to love the "Premium Performance" Packaging Tape but it's not available anywhere now... so I am forced to buy this worthless product. I apply it and it literally peels right off.

There seem to have been some batches of this tape that were defective, but the rolls I received were definitely not defective. I used this tape for all of my boxes from my recent move, and I had no problems whatsoever. I didn't have to use a bunch of tape on every box, and I didn't have any tape come unstuck from boxes.

Perfect.