[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free as a promotional offer and didn’t expect the shipping tape to have this strong hold. It is really a firm, secure way to tape items that will ensure a variety of things during shipping. Well done 3M!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I mail a lot of packages and after several disasters, Scotch is the ONLY tape that I buy. The regular shipping is good for most mail. The Heavy Duty is good for very large or very heavy packages. It doesn't wrinkle, it sticks tight, is easy to cut on the cutter and has just the right tension to control the tape. I love Scotch and will never again try a "cheaper" brand!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] 3M sent a sample of this product to me to try. This tape works very well! It comes off the roll smoothly without folding over on itself or wrinkling. The plastic tabs below the blade prevent the end of the tape from sticking back to the roll - no searching for the end of the tape! The blade cuts evenly and easily so the end of the tape stays even. Great product!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This tape is great! I especially love that you can always find the end easily, as it is held by two plastic tabs after cutting a piece off. It cuts off very nicely, and excellent heavy duty tape for mailing packages.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Easy to use, but not sure it is sticky enough. It was easy to find the starting point, easy to unwind and apply, but it felt "repositionable". I am not sure that is something I want in packaging tape.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Reusing a mailable box was an opportune time to use my new *Scotch packaging tape”. The new roll was easy to use with the enclosed dispenser, which is made from recycled content. First I removed the bright yellow caution piece, then, Located the start of tape, which even with long nails, was easy to start. I threaded the tape, boxed, closed and easily & quietly taped the packaged. After I finish taping I always fold the start back on itself for easy start next time. This is a great packaging tape-no splintering or splitting while using. It is easy for me to recommend this Scotch Sure Start Packaging tape. I love Scotch Brand products (3M). I rated this product a 4.5 because I prefer the Scotch Box Lock Shipping tape. It is a thicker and stronger tape, which I use I on moving boxes. However this Scotch packaging tape is perfect for lighter packages. * I received this free sample from 3M to evaluate.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product, Scotch Sure Start Packaging Tape, as a sample from 3M to test out. I wasn’t sure about this tape, as I have used packing tape a lot, and there are many not so great products out there. While using this sample to package a gift for mailing, I was very pleased with the ease of starting the tape with no splitting. The tape stayed in tact and cut easily with the built in cutter. The tape adhered very well to the cardboard box I was packaging, and stayed that way with no lifting. I will definitely be purchasing this product as my new go-to.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product free as part of a product testing and review program. This tape is easy to peel off from the roll once you find an edge and is palpably thick and robust. Seems like it would have good tensile strength. I had no trouble peeling it off the roll, which was a totally unprecedented experience. It was remarkable how I only had to try to find the edge once, and once I did the tape would simply come off. With other tape, I look for the edge with a fingernail, then use my fingernail to get under it. This usually tears and offers a sliver of usable tape, so the "fingernail digging" process must be repeated several times until the sliver is big enough to get the full width of tape elevated. Once you elevate Sure Start tape, it has a reduced tendency to fall back down and even when it does, it tends not to lay perfectly flat so it is easy to find the edge again. Adhesion to a standard corrugated cardboard box was strong but not extraordinary. Some tape, like Scotch Heavy Duty, seems to stick and lay flat on just about any surface. I felt confident with the hold and the workability of the Sure Start tape, but it was not a "knock my socks off" kind of hold. Still way better than the budget, extra-thin tape that I have used in the past where the ends would start to peel off from the package spontaneously. For shipping something heavy, I would still be included to overlap the tape and complete a full revolution around the box so that you have tape-on-tape contact keeping your box closed rather than just tape-on-box contact. As one might imagine, some compromise between adhesion to a box and cohesion between the layers of a roll has to be stricken. This tape does a good job of that. The cohesion is easy to overcome beyond compare, which is really this tape's biggest selling point. As far as adhesion to packaging, this tape does OK.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this sample from 3m just in time. I had just run out of my the store brand tape I had bought. I sell online a lot and this is the best packaging tape I have used. Thanks 3M another great product!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I volunteer to evaluate products for 3M, and recently received a free sample of Scotch packaging tape which I used to tape a label to and seal up a package being mailed from home. I found it difficult to start the roll and was unable to properly put the tape they it’s feeder. On the plus side the cutter was easy to use and cut the tape with no effort, there was also no splitting of the tape as I’ve experienced with other tapes I’ve used in the past and the tape stuck well to my package. I am also finding it easy to restart the tape for a second use. Regardless of the rough start, I would recommend this product as once you get it started all else is a cinch and works well