Adhesive Review
August 30, 2009
When we heard our most favorite tape runner (Dot N Roller) has been discontinued we almost cried! Okay, I know in the grand scheme of life, this is not a HUGE deal, but in our scrapbooking life it is a BIG deal. We set out to try all different types of adhesives (so you wouldn’t have to) and tell you what we think. We have a few things that are a MUST! Our choice of adhesive has to be refillable, permanent, STRONG, affordable, have a cap (very important!), easy to use and refill, and comfortable. We have 2 winners!
Tombow Permanent Adhesive Dots and the Glue Glider Pro
We like the Tombow Adhesive Dots because it was as close to Dot N Roller as we could find. It has a cap that is attached (so you can close it up when it is in your bag and not get adhesive everywhere), easily refillable, $5.99 for dispenser and refills are only $3.99, it is permanent and strong (maybe stronger than Dot N Roller).
The Glue Glider Pro was our second choice. I think it got 2nd place because of size of the dispenser (large pink one in picture) and the adhesive is a little more expensive per foot than the Tombow that won 1st place. I personally like it better because it has 60 feet on a refill versus 39 feet (less refills to change) and you can use different refills in the same dispenser by just sliding them out (think repositionable, adhesive strips, etc).
What we didn’t like about the others:
Scotch Permanent- STRINGY and it had no cap AdTech Permanent Bond- stringy and detachable cap (easy to lose!) Therm O Web Memory Tape Runner XL- akward cap (goes off to right side and in the way), I felt like the tape runner could easily break too. Tombow Mono Adhesive Power Bond- detachable cap and very stringy
Scrapbook Adhesives EZ Runner- no cap, non refillable, and little bits of white tape rather than a glue type runner
We also tried the ATG gun (not pictured). This is the MOMMA HONDO of tape runners. I like mine okay, not the first tape runner I go to, it is VERY BIG, no cap, I find it hard to refill ( I have not practiced much), refills are cheap but dispenser is pricey.
I hope this review helps you! Don’t forget Saturday, September 12th spend $20 and we will give you a Tombow Adhesive Dot Permanent Dispenser for FREE!
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