SINGER 00258 Extra Long Vinyl Tape Measure, 96-Inch

Its all good. This helps me to measure in advance for ordering clothes

So glad I bought this tape, the one I had was so tiny i could barely read the numbers.

This is the full 96 inches. 96 inches of vinyl tape measuring vinyl. Yes, I used the word vinyl twice. I think that is an important point. I cant remember why I bought this, but I did and now I own it. OK, clearly it is an effective product for measuring stuff but what in Gods good name did I buy a Singer 96-Inch Extra Long Vinyl Tape Measure for? For the life of me, I simply cant remember. I know you might not care, but I care. Not like I can just throw money away on things I dont need. I bought a car once and I cant even drive.

great product

Solid measuring tape: the tape is durable and flexible and the print is easy to read.

It is a nice tape measure made of finer glass reinforced fabric (rather than vinyl) so there is a little risk of it stretching. However as others have noted the metal piece at the one inch end of the tape shortens the tape so that about 3/32 have to be added to every measurement. The SINGER brand used to be a guarantee of quality. It is a shame that is no longer the case.

What I wanted.

I love this wallet. Lots of room for all your cards and everything is easy to pull out. There is even a zipper for change. This just met all my requirements. I was willing to buy an expensive wallet but this just works so well for me. I highly recommend it.

One of the other reviews stated that the band in the picture is a metal clip to keep the tape neatly folded. It is not a clip. It is a shiny piece of heavy paper. It looks nice, but it is meant to be discarded. The tape doesnt seem like cloth but it is as flexible as you would expect a cloth tape to be. It isnt stiff like cheaper tapes. It has inches printed on one side, centimeters printed on the other. The fact that it measures up to 96 inches rather than 60 is great considering much of the obese population of the US is pushing a 60 inch waistline now. My own is 64 inches, so the old standard of 60 just doesnt work anymore. I am losing weight and lately have been interested in tracking my progress. Before long I should be able to use a 60 inch tape, but it is nice to have one that will let me start where I am now, not where I would like to be in the future. When I am smaller, the great news is this tape will still work! Having centimeters is a benefit, since many things are more accurately sized in centimeters.

Id like to see a review for measuring tape that is bad. Like, what could be bad about it? Only thing would be if the measurement is wrong, but then thats just ridiculous. Especially for a company like Singer. I have no doubts of their quality control team. Or whoever. All of them. Anyhow, I can flexibly measure things now. Has made shopping for clothes significantly easier. 100% worth every single half penny. This small investment goes a long way. And lemme tell you, they werent kidding. This is definitely an extra long measuring tape.