From the monthly archives: May 2011
In the face of relentless raw material price increases used for almost all of the products we sell, I have been forced to follow commodity markets, something I never expected to have to do. We’ve even built a new web site that tracks the cost of tape raw materials futures in real time. We’ve watched [...]
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Not too long ago, needing a mic cable meant making a mic cable. Pre-made cables were available, but were difficult to find and expensive to purchase. Now almost every music store inventory includes sound equipment and the internet has an audio cable vendor on every “corner”. Part of learning to be an audio technician (sound [...]
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I finally had a chance to experience flat track roller derby on Saturday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, and it was awesome. As part of a special day at the Fairgrounds called “Got To Be NC Expo” the Carolina Rollergirls sponsored an all day roller derby expo featuring five east coast teams. Rock ‘em, [...]
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Here’s a link to a good YouTube video about how essential gaffers tape is for a serious photographer. Thank you dslr video shooter Thetapeworks.com is the internet’s top choice for gaffers tape, batteries, mic stands,extension cords, audio cables and lots of other “Satisfaction Guaranteed” audio visual and entertainment production products.
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We don’t normally go out of our way to point to a competitor’s web site, but I think that it is probably safe this time. We regularly watch the sites of lots of companies that sell the same products we do, both to keep track of pricing and to learn new ways to present what [...]
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When the going price for a case of gaffers tape breaks the $300.00 mark, it is time to look for some tape saving strategies. Gaffers tape is our most important product, but we came from a sales and distribution background and we know the pain of handling the cost of expendables. Here are a few [...]
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When bringing out our newly revamped version of Thetapeworks.com web site, we were pleased to introduce you to the Arts Department students at Northwood High School who helped us put this site together. As the end of the school year nears, Nortwoods Arts students and alumni are really making a news in the awards arena. [...]
Continue Reading →For many years we sold a very useful multi-outlet extension cord made by a company called Electratrac. Our customers loved it for applications like onstage wiring, trade show set up and tent lighting. You got outlets spaced every five or ten feet, which made providing a power outlet exactly where it was needed a snap. [...]
Continue Reading →As a follow-up to the recent redesign of our flagship website, thetapeworks.com, we continue to roll out new support sites. Here are links to the first round of these new tape related resources Tapenews.com Proudly presenting “all the news that’s fit to stick” Skatertape.com Specialty tape information for exciting flat track roller derby teams Ballettape.com Check [...]
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We’ve been selling gaffers tape for a long time (25 years!) and have seen a lot of changes in the adhesive tape industry. Unfortunately, the change we can always count on is a periodic price increase. Usually about once a year (more often lately) major tape manufacturers point to the cost of raw materials (most [...]
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