Sellotape Original Golden, Multi-Purpose Clear Tape for Household Objects, Clear Packing Tape for Sticking Envelopes or Cards, Easy to Use & Extra Sticky Packaging Tape, 24mm x 50m

My five stars aren't because I am wildly excited about my new roll of Sellotape, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, so why not?It came from the Amazon Marketplace Seller san direct, and is certainly the real thing, packaged and presented exactly as pictured. I installed it on a desk-top dispenser last night in the midst of a big mail-out job - well, big for a non-commercial, front room table-top job. The tape of the new roll seemed thinner than the generic competitor that had just run out. Being a micron or two thinner may be a part of the cost of there being a useful 50 metres all on one roll - that's enough to secure about 400 reluctant 'self-seal' envelopes. However, the tape played none of the tricks that a roll of self-adhesive tape can - such as peeling-off to the side, leaving a long, pointed spear of tape to be coaxed off with a finger nail and discarded before work can recommence (only for it to happen again ... and again!). Neither was the roll impossibly tight on the spindle of the dispenser, making it hard to get on and off, as some are.Being thinner than the tape I had become used to, it was inclined to curl on itself and self-adhere (resulting in wastage of time and tape), but with attention to technique in handling that can largely be avoided.The tape adhered faultlessly and the job was soon done.UPDATE JUNE 2015: A new roll bought from Marketplace seller 'We R Stationery' has now also proved genuine and satisfactory.

Exactly as described/photo. Excellent branded product, great adhesion, stronger, more economical than other cheaper makes that shred/tear, 50m roll, Highly recommend.

Better Than Expected

Good quality

Pros:Cheapest genuine sellotape I've foundWide (great for inaccurate fast wrapping)Thick roll (should last ages)Very strong compared to other brands (I have had no accidental triangular tears along the roll when used so far, and no struggling to find the end)Con:Slight yellow tinge compared to my last cheaper brand (noticed when quick fixing small school book rips)

This is essentially like glue but on a convenient roll, one side is sticky (lets call that the tacky side) and the other side is a sort of glossy clear strip (the glossy side). Firstly it’s amazing that the glossy side doesn’t become sticky when you peal back the tacky side but after a number of attempts it remains tack free. There are literally millions of uses for this stuff, I can’t believe that they are only now thinking about glue on a roll. I have used it for - sticking posters to a wall, sticking two halves of the same document together when they had become disjoined, repairing a £5 note, wrapping gifts (much easier than glue in a stick), fixing leaves to pot plants after their initial drop, removing cat hair from a blanket, capturing a small screw which had fallen between two sections of kitchen cabinet; I can imagine it would also be useful for helping spiders stay on their webs in strong winds, achieving a better fix for a pencil behind the ear, attaching two things together (like cans of beer), sticking the keys down on your laptop whilst working from home, it could also be worn as a halo or as a bracelet. A great product for very little outlay if you’ve not tried this glue on a roll before than well worth a bash.

Regular purchase and does not let me down for all my packaging uses

Great item