A left handed solution
We sell tape. Every box we ship is sealed with tape. Almost every box we ship contains tape. Sometimes it seems like we live and breathe tape.
Still, for some reason we have trouble making the boxes that leave our loading dock every afternoon look like we even know how to use tape.
A lengthy discussion with our fulfillment manager, Alan Garrard, opened my eyes to something about carton sealing tape that I had never thought about before.
Alan is left handed and he pointed out to me how it is almost impossible for a lefty to use a standard carton sealing tape gun. I was concerned about how our boxes looked sloppy, with stretched, crooked tape beads and ragged cuts. After watching Alan battle with a conventional tape gun, I realized how hard it was to meet the sort of standard I wanted to see in our carton sealing.
A quick Ebay search turned up a tape gun designed for left handed use. We ordered it and the problem was immediately solved. I am looking for a good source for this item so that we can add it to the selection of carton sealing guns we already offer.
Alan was featured in our September newsletter. When he’s not working with GoodBuyGuys at Harrison Bros. he is a musician and song writer. He and his band, Alan Garr and Interstate Three have just released a new album. Here’s a link where you can hear some of their tunes and purchase the recording.