Lufkin
robert castro
I’ve been using this tape for over 6 years. One of the best quality tapes I’ve used. The thickness of the tape makes for great value because it doesn’t kink and holds for long distances. The bright color makes it easy to find in my bag and it’s a great size to hold with belt, should you need it often.
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This (orange case, in the pics) is the second Crescent Lufkin tape measure I've purchased. I already had the 25-foot tape (blue one, in the photos) and wanted a slightly smaller one to fit my hands better. (Note that the listed dimensions are wrong - they SHOULD read: 3" wide x 2.5" H x 1.5 D" (excluding the clip) - and NOT: "3.6 x 1.4 x 6.1 inches".) The bright color is great and of course the vertical, highly visible markings are why I wanted this particular model. So much easier to read from any angle - whether I hold the tape on the left or the right, the numbers are never more than 90deg from upright, and the font is quite legible even without my glasses. My main quibble is the horrible blister packaging - it was so difficult to remove, it took me ~15 minutes and three different tools (scissors, Swiss knife, pliers) to remove it from the plastic. It was so hard to maneuver the scissors around the package that they scratched the metal clip. This is only cosmetic of course but if it is this hard to remove the packaging for someone with normal dexterity, I can't imagine someone of my parents' generation doing so without injury. It's not only burly contractors who use tape measures. I use them to see if furniture will fit, to size up a closet for shelving, to cut carpet pads to the right length and so on. Inclusivity is beautiful and expands your potential customer base! Please reconsider the type of packaging - perhaps even swap out the hard plastic for something biodegradable.
ETA: The 16' (orange) tape has a softer recall than the 25' model - much better for sparing your fingers.
Nancy A.
The tape
Measure is fine. But it took about 10 minutes and one cut hand to get this thing out!!! I used a cutter specifically designed for cutting plastic packaging. I would not recommend this product unless you want to waste time and effort getting it out of the shrink plastic package.
Starlem
Very good tape. At a decent price and I do like that it has the fractions and demos on it.
This is a update: Good tape but when I ordered a new one for work they sent me the wrong tape 2 times in a row.
Brian J Crummy
Super easy to read but it doesn’t work.
Dee Dee
I prefer this faster reading measuring tape than others for my sewing projects.
