I have owned this product for two years and it never fails to irritate. Not only does it waste Brother's ridiculously expensive tape, but it also fails to automatically trim labels symmetrically on both sides. This means the user has to MANUALLY TRIM at least one side with a pair of scissors to center the text neatly on the label. Oh, and while I'm on the subject of the text . . . It's a pixelated, utilitarian sans serif stretched to awkward proportions by some of the various "size" settings on the machine. If you're considering this product, I would seriously recommend one of those old-fashioned embossing labelers instead.