ATG gun....

I had someone ask me the other day, what type of adhesive that I used. Well this is it! Check out the size of this hummer. It took a little getting used to, but I love it. Why would I want something this big....cost....plain and simple. As those of you who know me know, I love to scrapbook, but I also love to do it on a budget. I'm all for the best bang for my buck and I carefully evaluate each item before I make a purchase. This gun was a little pricey (25.00) but WELL worth it when you take as many pictures as I do and scrapbook 95% of them and besides, they asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day. LOL. The cheapest adhesive I had found was the kind they sold at Walmart in this little holder. You've all seen them. They held around 8 feet of adhesive and the refills cost $2.50 or so. Well, this baby holds a whopping 36 YARDS....yeah.....you heard me right. 36 YARDS, not feet, but yards and how much does this 36 yards of adhesive cost me.....about $1.15 (and that includes shipping to my front door saving me a trip to the craft store where I would find something else to purchase while I was there.....) You do the math....it doesn't take a rocket scientist or an engineer hubby to figure out that in the long run, this is a huge savings. Plus, when I ordered it, it was backordered by two weeks and they told me if I waited, they'd send me an additional 3 rolls of tape plus give me free shipping. Well, I had waited a long time to purchase this, what was another couple of weeks. Anyway, this is what I use. I put the pen in the picture to give you an idea of how big it really is. Once I got used to it(just a couple of days), I LOVE it.....size and all. It never gets lost on my workspace, I can see how much adhesive I still have, and the tape is actually a little thinner (I ordered 1/4 inch instead of the standard 3/8) which makes it great for smaller items, plus it is really strong adhesive. And one more added benefit for those who would be interested, you can buy tape for this in lots of sizes without any adapter at all; so for those that like thicker adhesive, this works for them as well. If you are interested, you can go to http://www.thetapedepot.com/ or check on ebay, they sell them there now also. All in all, would I do it again, you betcha in a heartbeat!