Scotch Heavy Duty Packaging Tape, 1.88 x 54.6 yd, Designed for Packing, Shipping and Mailing, Strong Seal on All Box Types, 3" Core, Clear, 1 Roll w/Dispenser (3850-2ST)

Quite hard for a one right hand to tape a big box with NO help. Plus , difficult to assemble the tape to the dispenser and had to ask my son to do it . ( stroke survivor w/left hand weakness. Thx.

Works great. Nice cushy grip. Comfortable and easy to use.

It’s all I needed.

This dispenser has a major flaw that makes it extremely frustrating to use. Specifically, when it comes time to cut the tape, there is a plastic flap that you are supposed to press against the box, which in turn pushes on a spring-loaded metal part that causes the serrated blade to swing out to contact the tape, penetrate the tape, then sever the tape as you maneuver the dispenser. The problem is the blade is simply not sharp enough to penetrate the tape. This results in a bunch of excess tape being pulled out, which then gets tangled up. If it cuts at all, it's only after the tangled mess sticks to some part of the dispenser, providing the tension needed for the cut. But even then, it isn't a clean cut, but more akin to when you use your teeth to pierce a piece of tape before you tear it the rest of the way. It's just an astonishingly poor implementation of what has essentially come to be a standard design.But there is a far more serious problem with the design of this dispenser. When the tape doesn't cut and you end up with a tangled mess of tape multiple times in succession, you might be tempted to experiment with techniques that allow you to create more tension and pressure in order to get the blade to penetrate the tape. And in so doing, you might try things that put your fingers or other body parts in the blade's path as you wildly maneuver the dispenser to try to get it to cut. DON'T DO THIS. Seriously. Because although the blade doesn't cut the tape worth a damn, it WILL cut your fingers, guaranteed. But it won't just cut them; it will brutally tear into them, as serrated blades are inclined to do.So, to summarize the reasons why this tape dispenser is the worst of its kind:• The blade fails to penetrate the tape, causing excess tape to come out and get tangled.• The failure of the blade invites serious injury as you try to find workarounds to get the dispenser to cut.• The tape sticks to the metal tab that keeps the tape pressed against the roller, causing it to jam.• The tape sticks to the flat area where the handle meets the dispenser body, again causing it to jam.Looking at the 130 1-star reviews (as of April 18, 2022), which account for NEARLY A THIRD OF ALL REVIEWS, I can see that I am far from alone in my assessment of this ill-conceived weapon of war. I can also see that the issues are not a new development but in fact date back at least SIX YEARS. So, not only is this thing horrible, but it's been horrible for a long time, and apparently no effort has been made to change that.Scotch/3M, if you're listening, read the room. Fix this abomination before someone gets seriously injured.Yes, it's that bad.Really, don't buy this tape dispenser. It's horrible and dangerous.

It's ok product but blade to cut tape seems just short of cutting cleanly.

It looks like it has a retractable blade but it does not!

I have one of these that I bought a while ago which was very sturdy. This one seems cheaper and not as sturdy...

This tape gun works pretty damn good for how cheap it is. I work at UPS loading the trucks and I CONSTANTLY need to use a tape gun. While UPS provides them, the last batch they brought in were cheap GARBAGE-so I bought my own. It definitely doesn’t work as nice as the super spendy tape guns out there you can get-but it’s wayyyy better than a lot of the others I’ve used. No-the blades are NOT super sharp and don’t always cut super well, so sometimes in order to cut the tape I do actually hit the tape gun in the direction it’s moving to put more force on the blades and it works fine. I’ve dropped it several times and it’s still holding up after abuse as well, so that’s a plus!

Una pieza de tapa despegada y no es tan fácil cortar la cinta, se batalla un poco.

Sa va bien

I bought the dispenser and 6 rolls of tape. The tape does not come off the dispenser very easily. I have tried adjusting the knob on the tape holder and it does no good. I really expected to work better and be easier to use.

Funcional

Funciona bien, pero no con la cinta que incluye, la cinta es demaciado gruesa, le cambié la cinta por una convencional y funcionó bien.