When wrapping presents or shipping a box, a common struggle and aggravation is finding the end of a roll of packing tape once it has been used.
PRACTICAL: Barnegat resident Robert Bard has found a solution for gift-wrappers who cannot find the spot where they last used the tape. (File Photo by Maria Scandale)
Two years ago, Robert Bard of Barnegat Township developed “End-In-Sight Tape,” a transparent packing tape that has its own marking system indicating where the location of each and every tear is following each and every time a portion of the tape is removed from the roll.
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