Etsy seller Light Life makes this book-spine masking tape for sealing up your boxes and making them look like they're libraries for tiny flatlanders. The Taiwanese seller has lots of other notable designs, too. It's all $6.78/roll, plus shipping from Taiwan.
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Bookshelf masking-tape
Check out this unusual but delicious potato
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Klaus Nomi doing "Total Eclipse" in 1981
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Save over $50 off this smart Belgian waffle maker
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Score this headlamp for 21% off and never be without a burst of brightness
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Generate secure passwords and keep your current ones secure for $25
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