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We’re All “Pros” In The Tape Industry

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jeff

I got a call first thing this morning from a prospective customer who was looking for a new tape supplier.  That’s a great way to start the day. He began by telling me that he was “firing” his current supplier … Continue reading →

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Any Color You Want, As Long As It Is Black

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jeff

Unlike a lot of online companies, we still have a toll free phone number (four, actually) and we still answer the phone.  The questions we get are almost always more easily answered online through our content-rich web sites, but we … Continue reading →

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Needless To Say, This Caught My Eye

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jeff

Tape It, Don’t Trash It: Duct Tape Reuse Challenge Having in been in the tape business for 25 years, we constantly deal with the conflict between knowing that tape is an invaluable tool and having to admit that the fact … Continue reading →

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A “Buygafferstape.com” Blog Post Actually About Buying Gaffers Tape

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Jeff

I have just spent two days trying to accommodate a loyal customer who had recently changed jobs and was no longer able to purchase from us.  He had gone out of his way to ask us to register as a … Continue reading →

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Gaffers Tape Inspires Font Designer

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jeff

Truth be told, the buygafferstape.com blog is rarely about gaffers tape, but that’s a story for another time. Today I came across what might be the most unusual use for gaffers tape that I have seen in 20+ years of … Continue reading →

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Can Some Well Placed Gaffers Tape Help You Get What’s Coming To You?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jeff

I don’t watch much television, and if I do, its usually “late night”. I’m always surprised to see how prominently musical equipment manufacturers logos are displayed when you see bands on programs like Late Night With David Letterman or The Tonight Show. While … Continue reading →

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This Will Make One Heck Of A Tape Ball

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jeff

Check out this story about a tape artist and Shurtape, and a tape manufacturer in Hickory, NC. Sun Kwak, a Korean artist, is using over three miles of black masking tape to create an abstract art installation at the Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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These Guys Are “First” Among Our Favorite Customers

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jeff

We got a nice gaffers tape order this morning from the First robotics competition and we are excited about working with this customer. The first several times we got online orders from “usfirst“, frankly we thought they were coming from … Continue reading →

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Gaffers Tape Differences

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jeff

I spend a lot of my time on the phone with new customers. Having a great crew to take care of shipping orders, purchasing from vendors, managing web sites and taking care of administrative duties means that I get to … Continue reading →

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How NOT to tape down a cable.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jeff

We still occasionally rent sound equipment, and I just finished checking in a small sound sytstem rented by a student group. WHAT A MESS! These guys had carefully taped down all the mic and speaker cables using duct tape-not the … Continue reading →

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