Customer Reviews for Staples - Lightweight Moving & Storage Packing Tape, 1.88" x 54.6 yds., 6/Pack - Clear
Customer Rating
2
not trustworthy
on May 9, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
If you want to pack a box of clothing or something else light this will work. Do not trust it for heavy loads such as larger boxes of books or valuable nick-knacks. If you must use it triple it. Use three layers for each closure. I only bought this package of tape because the one I selected form the website (which claimed to be on the shelf in the store and would have cost about $12) was not on the shelf in the store when I arrived. The next strength up was about a whopping $27. I picked this cheaper option.
The packing tape is very good. I use it for shipping my eBay products all the time. I have never experienced a problem with the way it held or the way it comes out of my dispenser.
The tape was a last minute substitute for the type I saw on the website that was not on the shelf in the store. The one I wanted was about $2 a roll. This was 6 rolls for $10 and claimed to be standard. The next price up was $26 for 6 rolls and I was not about to shell that out. The tape is hard to use because it is so thin that pealing it off the roll often tears it wasting an inch or tow at a time. I am tripling it up to avoid a box opening so I have no confidence in its ability to hold the box closed. I will not be purchasing this product again.
I use a lot of packaging tape when ;preparing articles for gift-giving/preparation of gift baskets for charitable causes. This material is not too heavy yet is very strong and durable. I know that when I use it there will not be any further problems with the wrapped articles eve when I sometimes have to tape things in place at different angles. So when you see this item at your Staples store go right ahead and purchase it with the confidence that it will be well worth the cost--which is very economical.