3M Scotch - 21200190087 H180 Industrial Packing Tape Dispenser for 2" Tape – Lightweight and Portable for Commercial Packaging, Shipping, Moving, Carton and Box Sealing, Gray (19008)

As someone who uses tape daily, I decided to invest in a quality tape dispenser. This dispenser has significantly sped up my packing process, making it more efficient and less frustrating. It’s definitely worth the investment for anyone who needs a reliable tool for frequent use. Highly recommend!

OOhhhhhhhh so THIS is how a proper tape dispenser thingamajig should work.......I have a few others, the itty bitty meant as disposable sort that comes with the tape, a handled one that LOOKS like this dispenser but let me tell you is NOT like this dispenser...It's weird cause the differences are so subtle I actually started getting buyer's remorse before it even arrived here.I mean, 25.00 bucks for a tape dispenser, I don't even spend that kind of moolah on..well..anything really...short of food or some sneakers...BUT the Amazon reviewers who pointed me in this direction with their reviews are sooooo right.THIS works.I actually taped boxes that were getting shipped out today more than they needed just to experience the little pleasure of a tape dispenser that works.Turns out that having to lift up a pair of scissors and cut the tape from the dispenser awkwardly making a mess is NOT necessary...aieeeee.Turns out I DON'T need to be doing as much tape buffering by hand after sticking it...cause that rubbery roller bit on this unit, ACTUALLY presses the tape down very securely. I think it's because the roller is a dense, rubbery material, it just does a gopod job. My old dispenser had a hard plastic roller, cardboard while smooth-ish does have the corrugated insides that create a micro texture to the box, I think the rubber presses into that better creating a better seal..I am still getting the hang of this, I pack a lot of packages but am by no means an expert and am constantly refining my techniques...but I think this is really worth it.As others have said the blades are sharp..cause duh, they're blades, my old tape dispenser (the one that needed scissors to assist the tape cutting) looks like a dull, little toothy wannabee compared to this little tape hacking beast.I actually looked at the blades side by side and the blade on this new dispenser has a nice long tooth, VERY sharp. Also it feels like stronger metal than the old dispenser's blade. Perhaps a blade upgrade could have helped my old one..hmm..maybe...dunno. I have this one now.The old one won't be thrown away. I'll keep it as a back-up or take the handle off and use it as a masking tape dispenser by clamping it to my desk.We don't have kids or pets that are in danger of runaway tape dispensers here so the lack of a blade cover is no concern to me.I just..I can't stress enough, this works...Before purchasing it actually watched youtube videos of people taping cartons with tape dispenser gun thingamajigs just to double check I was doing it right cause it never felt right with the dispenser I had...it was too much work. Honestly there were days, plenty of days the little cheapy non-handled tape dispenser that comes free with tape did a better job than my old handled dispenser, that's just wrong.Glad I found this.I'll do a long term usage update down the road a ways, see how long the blade stays sharp etc.

I package up a lot of boxes every month, but it took me a long time to find something that would make my life easier. When I looked at the different models, they all looked so heavy and clunky. I wanted something that would make packing up boxes easier - not harder.I settled on this product because its price was about right for my budget, and it had good reviews. After using it for only a few boxes, I was already won over. This product is great. It is not at all heavy or clunky to use - I can grip the handle quite comfortably and get my boxes taped up in about 1/4 of the time it used to take me. I was very surprised by how light it is - considering its size (it does look a little bulky) this is not at all as heavy as I feared it might be.It isn't so good for smaller boxes, because the overall size of this product makes it difficult to use when the box is a small size. But most of the boxes I pack are at least 10x10x10, and this product is just perfect for them. It is easy to load a new roll of tape when needed and the device holds the tape very securely and rolls the tape smoothly onto a box when you want to secure it. I never feel like the tape roll will come loose when I am using this product. The blade is very sharp - but I haven't cut myself on it once, nor do I worry about doing so. The only downside is that sometimes the edge of the tape can get a bit tangled up and can't be used.Overall: Great product. Definitely a good buy.

I've been using tape guns fairly regularly for about twenty years now. I've tried a large number of tape guns. For the past five years in particular it seemed like tape gun after tape gun that we tried was just horrendous. My boyfriend had me convinced that this was just the way things were. Finally, in a fit of frustration, I ordered us this one. I figured, if nothing else, it couldn't be any worse than the one we'd been using (or the many before).Wow, what a difference! There are just so many ways that this tape gun far outshines any of the myriad of others we'd tried. The tape rolls smoothly. The tape cuts off evenly and easily! It works exactly like a tape gun should. It was just so amazing. I sang the praises of it every day as I packed up things to send off on ebay and Amazon. I wondered why I let myself get tortured for so many years, when this one existed.We've been using it for over four months now and it's holding up like a champ. I'm not a commercial shipping factory, so it's not getting constant use every minute. But it does get used pretty much every day. It works like a charm. It's fairly light. It's easy to load and unload. But really, it's that ease of use that just is wonderful. Before, doing the box wrapping was a painful chore that I dreaded. Now, zip-zip-zip, it's done.I wish every product was like this - that they did what they were supposed to do, the way they were supposed to do it.If I eventually have issues with it, certainly I'll come back and update the review. I waited the full four months before posting my review, to make sure it got through that initial settling-in period. Right now, I am quite content highly recommending it.