Seems like everybody’s hurricane preparedness kit recommendations call for duct tape as the everything-preparedness-fix all. Turns out there actually is a tape called “Hurricane Tape”, and it’s not duct tape at all. It uses a tightly woven polyethylene fabric to give it strength and an acrylic rather than natural rubber adhesive which is said to […]
Great stop action film from Duck brand duct tape Click here to view Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com.
Lots of states offer something called a “tax free weekend” this time of year to stimulate sales of school supplies and other school-related materials. It is good for retail sales and lets cash strapped customers save a little money. Each state has it’s own set of rules as to what is eligible for this sales […]
The Daily Herald in Provo Utah shared this story about the annual Duct Tape Boat Regatta at Salem Pond. The race is a summer highlight in the community and this year’s race was no exception. You can see the winners in the Daily Herald. Look for the losers on the bottom of the pond! […]
Verizon workers are on strike and 45,000 employees who work in their “wired” division (telephones, cable tv, etc.) are walking the picket line. This story in Reuters caught our eye and put a human face on Verizon management’s postion that company executives are capable of stepping in and replacing field workers.. Click here to read […]
Kids start their own tv show. Duct tape is the star. Watch them at work here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com.
Lovely ode to duct tape from Louisiana humorist Chuck Boutwell. Click here to read his essay in Houma Today. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com.
British Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox’s tweet about having to watch a movie with subtitles enraged the hearing impaired community in England. The BBC personality was unhappy about having to watch the film “Bridesmaids” with subtitles and tweeted that if she had been wearing glasses, she could have just put black gaffers tape across the […]
There’s nothing new about The British tabloid The Sun using scantily scad models to sell papers and get media attention, but this really makes no sense to us. A new series of “Do It Yourself” videos is designed to get more men to help with household chores by using videos of women in their underwear […]
We told you about Duck Brand gaffers tape scholarship contest a few weeks ago in a posting on one of our other blogs. This contest offered scholarships to high school students who designed prom wear from duct tape. Duck Brand duct tape has announced the winners of its “Stuck At The Prom” scholarship contest. Click […]