Stanley STA130656N Pocket Tape, Dual Scale, 8m Length x 25mm Width

Tough bit of kit! Abit bigger than my old one but more than fine for my daily non commercial use.

Excellent piece of kit. Strong, sturdy, easy to read & the quality youd expect from Stanley. Real value for money and a must for every tool bag.

Super length and sturdy

Usually works fine but sometimes gets jammed extended, and takes jiggling in just the right way to get it to retract again.

Sturdy replacement for one that broke.

Rugged, tough and well built. Hopefully it will last a long time but I guess thats why you pay more for a Stanley..

As others have said. This doesnt wind itself back in as good as it should. It regularly gets stuck with about 2 feet still to wind in. The lock feature as well is also quite poor and regularly doesnt work. I only use it once a month as well for DIY purposes so its not like its as a result of overuse. It would also have been good if the metal was a bit thicker so it doesnt always require a second person to hold the tape if you need to measure over 3 feet, even if this meant it needing a bigger case.

Nice little measuring tape. Defiantly worth the money!

Excellent tape measure with both metric and imperial measurements possible. Easy to read and of good quality as you would expect from a Stanley tool. Because of the 8 meter capability it’s quite large and heavier than the average tape measure but I haven’t found that a problem. Good item

I bought the 8 metre tape. As others have said. This doesnt wind itself back in as good as it should. The problem, I think, is that its a LONG tape measure squeezed into a small case so not much room in there for a decent rewind-spring. It would have been much better if theyd made the case bigger and fitted a decent spring in there. Others have said that its flimsy. I cant say Ive noticed that to be honest. I just dont stand there trying to see how far I can stick it out before it bends. Ive got better things to do. But with such a long tape in such a small case I can imagine the makers did use a thinner metal to get it all in there. But I havent noticed that but, as I said, it would have been better in a bigger case. All in all though its an average tape. Maybe with a bit of use itll start winding back in a bit smoother. If it breaks then it didnt cost a lot of money. If I was buying another I wouldnt buy this one.