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For cellophane type packing tape (you know, the kind that you can't even find the end of, much less get it unstuck from the rest of the roll...) Just leave a small amount of the edge with no adhesive. Maybe 1/8" of the very edge of the roll would be without.
What about a small string embedded in the
tape? If you're careful cutting the string, you could get a little tail to start the tape, and once the tape is on, the string would be like a zip-strip to open the box. Just lift string and pull, like a dogfood bag.
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just screw it up a little on the roll - I know what you mean... |
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hey, a new kind of cellotape that is not gluey at the edges? makes sense! |
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I'm worried the fringe-like edges might cause the tape to peel off your packing more easily. E.g. if one box rubs against another box. |
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This is actually 2 good ideas. To
counter [phundug]'s reasonable
concern, one could make that 1/8' also
sticky, but on the reverse side. After
doing your tape job, flip that tab over
and stick it down to the adjacent tape. |
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Good ideas: particularly the pull string one. If the tape was fluorescent, then the end edge would light up. |
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Oddly, a tape company once made masking tape that was sticky only on the edges. The car-painters didn't like it, and one compared the manufacturers to the stereotyped stinginess of all Scotch persons. The tape company promptly changed its name to Scotch Tape. |
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Or so the story goes. No offense intended to the Scots. Bun for the idea--it will make it easier to get tape off packages before recycling. |
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I agree - this is 2 good ideas. Just one bun though. |
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//Just leave a small amount of the edge with no adhesive.//
Fringe benefit. |
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