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…
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Allow Me A Personal Indulgence
I normally shy away from telling show business “war stories” but this week’s sad news that Clarence Clemons had died brought back a memory that seemed worth sharing. In the summer of 1987, about a year after Harrison Bros. got…
Were We There? We’ll, Maybe
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, extension cords, gaffers tape, mic cables, Pro Sound, speaker cables
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I’m a big Oprah Winfrey fan and have been for many years. I even named my boat “Oprah”. I was disappointed to learn that her television show was ending, but I came across an article in Front Of House magazine…
They Don’t Call Them “Swipe” Fees For Nothing
The current congressional debate over the banking regulations that determine the fees that banks can charge merchants for debit card transactions will have an impact on everything you buy, whether you use a debit card or not. Many consumers are…
Can There Be An Upside To Oil Price Increases
It seems that there is a hint of good news to the continuing increase and instability in the cost of oil. Specifically, it is causing retailers to reconsider the use of plastic clamshell packaging. This packaging material is petroleum based…
Welcome To Your New Home-Just Don’t Try To Turn On The Water
As a distributor of extension cords, we follow the copper market closely and as the price of copper increases, so do the incidences of copper theft. It seems that the theft of copper from brand new homes is increasing dramatically…
This Post Isn’t About Gaffers Tape But It Is
On another blog I edit, I commented on news stories about a clothing manufacturer called General Pants who was taking flack about using sex to sell clothes in the mall. Unbelieveable, right? Anyway, responding to complaints about mall window advertising…
I Don’t Care When You’re “Closed”. I Only Care When You Are Open
I wonder who was the person who came up with that ubiquitous sign you see on almost every business’s door, the one with the orange block letters on the black background that says I know you’re closed. I can tell…
Use Less Tape? That’s Alright With Us!
Jeff
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In the face of ongoing price increases from every tape manufacturer and converter we deal with, we’ve decided that it’s time to pass on some tips on getting your job done with less tape. Tape is a great tool and…
Solving The Speakon Mystery
One of the most common questions we get is about using our Speakon connector equipped speaker cables. It’s a good question and it is very easy to understand why a customer might be confused. There are three versions of the…
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