Authentic D1 Label l DYMO Labels for LabelManager, COLORPOP and LabelWriter Duo Label Makers, Great for Organization, Indoor or Outdoor Use, ½” (12mm), Black Print on White Tape, Water Resistant

The Dymo Labeling tape arrived on schedule (if memory serves me correctly it was even a day early). The product is exactly as described and arrives packed very well - no chance of the tape cartridges being damaged. It works quite well with the "Plug and Play" DYMO labeling machine that plugs right into your PC with a USB. You do have to purchase the small machine separately. The tapes come in black ink and blue ink (perhaps other colors but black and blue is all I use. ) I believe the machine has instructions but it is so easy to use, you don't need instructions. Also you choose the size of tape and when on the PC you determine size and style of font and length of label. If you have many things to label and keep track of as I do, I don't think you will find a better product. The vendor on Amazon is fast and efficient and very careful about packing their product.

The big deal for me was the price, so this rating should actually go to Amazon instead of to DYMO. I bought the label MAKER on sale at Staples. Looked for additional tape and found it for almost 3 times the sale price of the label maker. Went to the DYMO Website and found it listed for a little more than twice the sale price of the label maker. Then went to Amazon (don't know why I didn't START there) and found it for about the same price as the sale priced label maker. Way to go Amazon!!! Oh, BTW, The tape does what it is supposed to do, and very nicely.

Works great. I like the price compared to what you'd find in the office stores like Staples or Office Depot. Still too spendy for what it is. It's like buying ink refills. You just feel like you're getting ripped off and there's nothing you can really do about it.

I finally got a label-maker that uses this split-back tape, which is so easy to use; after typing, printing out, and severing the label you just bend the tape a bit horizontally and the backing pops open enough to easily grab it and peel off. This saves me so much time and aggravation compared to the solid-back tape I had to use in my old label maker, which requires you to insert the printed/severed label into a little compartment and then give it a very specific little flick - which I usually had to repeat 2-5 times - to separate a tiny bit of the backing from the edge or the tape, which you then had to carefully push apart with a finger nail til you could actually grab the tape and the backing separately and pull apart, although I usually accidentally squashing it closed again instead.

I have been using split-back tape in my label makers for awhile now and am very pleased with it. I like the advantage of being able to peel off the top half of the label's tape and set the label in place using the top sticky portion to hold the label where I want it. Then i peel off the lower portion of the backing and 'seal the deal'. I get consistently good results using this method.

I use my battery operated Dymo labeler for lots of different things from paper to plastic. The replacement cartridge is easy to install even for someone mechanically challenged like me. My only problem is that the sticky stuff is not very strong, so sometimes I need to add a little hot glue for adhesion.

Bought these for my daughter's machine to have refills & backups before senior year began. Items arrived unopened, unused, exactly as described, flawlessly packed and with timely arrival, too. I will continue reordering her labeler needs from this reliable and relatively frugal source. An added bonus: I now open the refrigerator to find my quarts of gelled stock labeled with contents & date; when decanting some snacks into a storage jar, she excused herself from the room - and returned with a tidy label in-hand; and best of all, all her senior year / SAT / college & university application, etc paperwork is now flawlessly organized, filed, and... neatly labeled! Stopping now to go give her a big hug! Who knew label maker's tape could improve the family dynamic?

Exactly as described and delivered promptly