Work At Home Bookstore

Amber Hathaway says:

So I bought the lime green one at my local office supply super store thinking all cute dispensers were created equal. Unfortunately, this one was a disappointment. The biggest problem I have with it is that when you pull up to peel off tape (and I’m not even talking about a 12-noon angle here, I mean just any kind of up), the whole roll and core pop out of the dispenser and must be replaced before one can carrrrefully extract tape from this thing. And this is not a sometimes kind of thing. This happens every freakin time I use the dispenser. Because I’m stubborn and refused to take it back to the store, I just taped (irony!) some pieces of cardboard over the grooves where the dispenser sits so that it can no longer come out. Of course, I have to destroy this every time the tape runs out, but otherwise the dispenser would be almost unusable.

The other issue that I have is that I don’t think it’s heavy enough, but that is from a preference standpoint, I think, and less of a universal issue. Sadly, though, instead of using one hand to grab tape, pull up, and dispense as needed, one must use two hands for the dispenser, pull at a zero degree angle, and dispense as needed. That pretty much rules out gift wrapping, poster hanging, or any other one-hand-is-holding-this-thing-together activities. It’s a shame, because this thing is really extremely adorable and looks great, enough to get it two stars even! But I’m really disappointed with it, and until they redesign it, I wouldn’t recommend buying it.
Rating: 2 / 5