When I say that it "tears too easily" I mean that it tears horizontally & it shouldn't. Other quality tapes do not do this. I thought Staples brand would be a quality tape but it is not.
We use dozens of rolls of masking tape every month for labeling sewing patterns at our costume shop. What we like best about this particular brand is the fact that you can write on it with a pen and it doesn't smudge.
I bought this product to tape my windows in preparing for a hurricane. The tape was hard to cut and was extremely sticky and hard to pull off. I would not recommend this product for anything besides taping boxes. This tape will damage walls windows etc. still with scotch and you won't have an issue!!