Electronics · Label Printers
Why are Brother P-Touch tapes (TZe) so expensive?
Reviewer consensus
Brother's laminated TZe tapes are the main ongoing cost of P-Touch ownership, and Reddit threads in our data flag both the price and a complaint that the printers waste a leader strip at the start of each print. Some users in the r/Tools and r/BuyItForLife threads we read report success with third-party TZe-compatible tapes, but adhesive quality is hit-or-miss.