In 2021 so many changes have taken place that I am always learning something new. It may be a new eCommerce company or it may simply be the fact that I need to learn to work from home. My company moved into a new location and my family moved from an apartment to a house for the first time. This had taken me on a journey of learning how to do things and how some small items end up being the most important and time-saving. I never would have thought that the use of different kinds of tape would ever make a difference in my life. Well, I was wrong.
If you don't have what you need then you find yourself missing out and flat out in trouble. I have been on many projects where I simply needed something and it takes an hour to go to the store and back or it takes two days to ship from online. Those time frames in some cases can cause a catastrophe or simply waste a lot of money which is my time. This led me to learn how to buy lots of tape at a discount. Moving into a home that needed tons of work meant that I made lots of trips to big box stores for small items wasting so much time. With more research and lots of time invested, I found that packaging supplies companies existed. They changed how I shopped forever.
So let me get real for a minute. If you think about all the types of tape you need at home then you will end up with 3 to 4 types and maybe even more that you use on a consistent basis. If you buy all of those in single rolls the cost adds up quickly if you think about how many rolls you use during a year. For my family, we were remodeling a house and that number tripled or more. So we ended up shopping in bulk from a packaging supplies store that had bulk pricing and discounts for large quantities and large was not really that much. So we ended up saving 20% or more on buying it all at once from this type of store. It did take longer on shipping than amazon but for a 20% cost savings the few extra days were worth it and now we have tape for the whole year. It doesn't take up much space so what was really the extra cost of space? Nothing.
We all know that duct tape and packing tape are key things to have and the most important. These are the two most important tapes to use to fix most issues where the tape is needed. If you need to package up a box to ship or to store your goods, then either of these tapes will work. If you are doing any kind of ductwork rather in or under your house the duct tape is amazing for holding things tightly especially if you have to screw into the aluminum or plastic ducts to hold on pipes. I found it priceless to have it handy and right on me without having to go out and buy some to finish a project. With any luck this will save you some money.