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Old 06-17-2010, 06:23 PM
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sewnsewer2
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Originally Posted by harvsstuff
I love your bag. I asked my dh about tape measures and he said many people return theirs to Sears when they break and Sears replaces them. They usually have a box near the register with the broken ones. its usually the front tab that breaks otherwise the tape is good. You might stop in and ask for one or two, I know I plan to. Denise

I didn't know that, thanks for the tip!

Make sure you use a heavy duty one, not a flimsy tape measure and round off the ends and tape it with duck tape so it doesn't cut your fabric.
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