# How can a get the best deal on decent quality packaging tape? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 8, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626 "2012-07-08T20:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/1 "2012-07-08T20:35:44Z")
I do a lot of eBay shipping and I go through a ton of packing tape. I’ve found this [mid-grade Staples tape](http://www.staples.com/Staples-Heavy-Duty-Storage-Tape-Clear-189-x-1094-yds-6-Rolls/product_504401) works as well or better than name brands (Duck Scotch etc) but I’m paying 5.00 per roll if purchased in 6 packs for it ( 30.00 a pack) . Even if I look at buying higher quantities the discounts are fairly piddly. The name brands are even more expensive. I looked on Amazon and elsewhere on the net, but there just does not seem to be any real Internet deals on tape that are much better than the Staples price for the same grade of packing tape. Where are the secret Internet deals on decent quality packing tape? ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/2 "2012-07-08T20:39:26Z")
Uline has 2-mil packaging tape for $1.69 per roll for only 72 110-yard rolls. You can get smaller 55 yard rolls in quantity of 36 for only $1.30/roll. I wouldn’t suggest going thinner than 2-mill tape to save money. > **[2 Mil Economy Packaging Tape in Stock - ULINE](http://www.uline.com/BL_3085/Economy-Tape-20-Mil)** > > Uline stocks a wide selection of Uline Economy Tape - 2.0 Mil. Order by 6 p.m. for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! Over 41,000 products in stock. 13 Locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of Uline Economy Tape - 2.0 Mil. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/3 "2012-07-08T20:41:38Z")
I don’t go through nearly as much of it as you do, but IME a decent place to buy packaging tape is the local Dollar General, though I’ve never tried ordering online. I see they have [50-yard rolls](http://www.dollargeneral.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11787201) (which is about half the length of the rolls you linked to) for $1.25 each or $15 for a 12-pack. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/4 "2012-07-08T20:48:26Z")
Here are the specs trying to link to Staples miserable web site is not working. > **[Staples® Extra-Long Moving and Storage Packing Tape, 1.88"W x 109 yds., Clear,...](https://www.staples.com/Staples-Moving-and-Storage-Packing-Tape-1-88-x-109-yds-Clear-6-Pack-ST-A26-L6/product_504401)** > > Get Staples® Extra-Long Moving and Storage Packing Tape, 1.88"W x 109 yds., Clear, 6 Rolls (52208/ST-A26-L6) fast and with free shipping on qualifying orders at Staples. •1.89" x 109.4 yards, 6 rolls per pack •31 lb.-per-square-inch tensile strength •2.6-mil thickness ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/5 "2012-07-08T20:48:34Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > Uline has 2-mil packaging tape for $1.69 per roll for only 72 110-yard rolls. You can get smaller 55 yard rolls in quantity of 36 for only $1.30/roll. I wouldn’t suggest going thinner than 2-mill tape to save money. > > [ULINE - Shipping Boxes, Shipping Supplies, Packaging Materials, Packing Supplies](http://www.uline.com/BL_3085/Economy-Tape-20-Mil) A company I do consulting for used to use U-line. Their tape is incredibly bad. Finally gave up on them and found another supplier. The company goes through multiple cases a week. I’m not sure who they use now but u-lines pricing is closer to industry standards. If you want boxes u-line is totally worth it until you want boxes with your company name on them. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/6 "2012-07-08T20:53:34Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > Uline has 2-mil packaging tape for $1.69 per roll for only 72 110-yard rolls. You can get smaller 55 yard rolls in quantity of 36 for only $1.30/roll. I wouldn’t suggest going thinner than 2-mill tape to save money. > > [ULINE - Shipping Boxes, Shipping Supplies, Packaging Materials, Packing Supplies](http://www.uline.com/BL_3085/Economy-Tape-20-Mil) Thanks for the link, The 2" 2.6 mill 110 yard Uline price seems more or less identical to Staples pricing in quantities below 50 rolls. [ULINE - Shipping Boxes, Shipping Supplies, Packaging Materials, Packing Supplies](http://www.uline.com/BL_3058/Industrial-Tape-Industrial-Plus). I guess that price is just the lay of the land. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/7 "2012-07-08T21:05:47Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > A company I do consulting for used to use U-line. Their tape is incredibly bad. Finally gave up on them and found another supplier. The company goes through multiple cases a week. I’m not sure who they use now but u-lines pricing is closer to industry standards. > > If you want boxes u-line is totally worth it until you want boxes with your company name on them. Just as another point, since I didn’t expand on my experience with Uline’s tape, my company also went through multiple cases of tape a week for years before I sold it last year. Some of our packing people didn`t really like the tape as much but it did its job fine. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/10 "2014-01-26T07:03:02Z")
Reported, Spam, Pro Force BTW, Pro Force, those posts are about a year and a half old, if you’re still looking at this. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/11 "2014-01-26T09:01:49Z")
Well, Astro if you are still looking I use a slightly cheaper Staples brand: $4/roll > **[Intertape® 1.88" x 109.3 yds. Packing Tape, Clear, 6/Pack (CW56724) | Staples](https://www.staples.com/Staples-Natural-Rubber-Packing-Tape-Clear-1-89-x-109-4-yds-6-Rolls/product_559216)** > > Get Intertape® 1.88" x 109.3 yds. Packing Tape, Clear, 6/Pack (CW56724) fast and with free shipping on qualifying orders at Staples. although I get it in the 36 roll: $3.14/roll > **[Intertape® 1.88" x 109.3 yds. Packing Tape, Clear, 36/Carton (CW56725) | Staples](https://www.staples.com/Staples-Natural-Rubber-Packing-Tape-Clear-1-89-x-109-4-yds-36-Case-11644-CC/product_559219)** > > Get Intertape® 1.88" x 109.3 yds. Packing Tape, Clear, 36/Carton (CW56725) fast and with free shipping on qualifying orders at Staples. I tried a few different brands and had problems, so once I found this one which seems to work OK I have stuck with it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-get-the-best-deal-on-decent-quality-packaging-tape/627626/12 "2014-01-26T13:04:01Z")
**PastTense** , I see what you did there.