Gardner Bender 46-308UVB Cable Tie, 8 inch., 75 lb. Tensile Strength, Wire / Cord Management Industrial and Household Use, Nylon Zip Tie, 100 Pk., UV Resistant Black (Pack of 2)

NOT Gardner Bender Product–Chinese Junk

The listing was for "GB 46-315UVB Electrical 14-Inch UVB Cable Ties, Black, 100-Pack". What was received was a package of black cable ties from a well known importer of Chinese junk, Mono$$. This is not a Gardner Bender product. It does not match the features in the product description, most seriously having only a 50lb rating rather than 75lb. If you want Chinese junk cable ties then go straight to the Mono$$ website and buy them for 75% less money. When I brough this to the attention of the merchant (Fullfilled by Amazon), he claimed GB stood for "Generic Brand" and that Amazon just fulfills the order from a "big bin" and that it was acceptable to receive the product I did. If Gardner Bender is smart, they will contact Amazon to have the listing corrected as this clearly is an attempt at selling inferior goods and making them seem like GB. Thankfully Amazon refunded the purchase price

41 persons found it helpful

NOT GB Ties – Cheap imitations

These are not GB ties as indicated. I've used GB ties for years and these are not them. I was suspicious of these ties immediately because they came in an unmarked plain plastic bag. I took one out, looped it, and was able to bust the tie by simply pulling on it with little force. I tried another tie to make sure it wasn't a fluke - same result (although it was a different part of the tie that snapped this time). If you are looking for ties to hold any sort of load then skip these. I'm sending my back, they are NOT as advertised

26 persons found it helpful

GB Electrical 8-Inch Cable Ties, 100 Pack (supposedly 75lbs. tensile strength) – They break way to easily

I finally got around to using some of these so I thought I'd write a quick review of my experience. Hopefully it will help someone else decide if these are right (or not) for their application. I bought these to keep a couple of plastic bins shut in a "semi-secure" fashion. I also bought a small pair of side cutters to keep handy for cutting them loose when needed. It turns out I didn't need the cutters after all. They certainly aren't meant for security but I figured in a pinch it was better than nothing and might keep an honest person honest and from poking around. One of them broke when I was threading the end through other end and pulling it tight! Two others broke after I had them threaded through and simply hooked a finger through a little of the slack just to tug on it LIGHTLY to make sure it wasn't going to pull loose! So, I guess it really just depends on what you'll be using them for. If it's simply bundling some wires together for some cable management then they'll probably work just fine. If there's going to be ANY stress or weight on them at all then I would pass and find something else that doesn't break quite so easy. Granted, I'm probably using them a bit outside what they were designed for but I seem to remember cable ties in the past that I couldn't break with just my hands no matter what I tried. In the past I ended up having to get some cutters or a knife of some sort to cut them open. These are definitely not of that type

22 persons found it helpful

Useful at home and in my windowless panel van.

Just kidding. I used these because I needed a new bed, and decided that ten bucks in zip ties and a bunch of stolen milk crates was as good or better then anything from Ikea. The project was a success, and these zip ties hold out against me sleeping on them, as well as pulling sections out of the bed to readjust the shape into a couch or pair of chairs for gaming. I have yet to replace one, and the spares were used to make some new shelves out of more stolen crates. God I'm classy. Either way its a good price and good product

19 persons found it helpful

Absolute junk – No apparent UV protection. Wasted my money

At less than one year in the California desert these are now better suited for cake decorating than as ties. those that have not been used are so brittle they cannot be bent far enough to fasten them without breaking. They installed well and had good strength at that time. Now I will be investing in a way to fasten 80 feet of golf netting that lasts longer than it takes to pay the bill. Avoid these cheap, short-lived imitations of a useful product

15 persons found it helpful

They work well

These ties work well but are too heavy for my use. I am reborning dolls and need something a bit lighter(not as thick or heavy) They would be perfect for a heavy job

8 persons found it helpful

Apparently, UV-resistant does not imply OK for outdoor use

I'm confused. The product listing says UV resistant ("Ultraviolet black (UVB) ties resist harmful light rays"). Thinking that that would mean OK for outdoor use (silly me?), I ordered a pack. Package now in hand, I see that it says, "Indoor Use". Unfortunately, the Amazon listing didn't say "Indoor Use" and didn't show the package (the only picture is of a single black cable tie). If the listing had included a legible photo of the package or described the cable ties as "Indoor," I'd have looked for different ties, ones explicitly rated for outdoor use

6 persons found it helpful

Versatile and strong

This is a pretty good value at four bucks; slightly cheaper than the hardware store and far more convenient if you can wait a few days. Shipping was quick. This is a pretty versatile size - you can always connect two together to make a longer one, as I did recently to rig some pulleys to my ladder to create an overengineered turkey frying apparatus. They're rated to 75lbs, which makes them plenty strong for strapping furniture to the wall (just need some brackets or eye screws mounted into a stud), and it's far cheaper than the baby proofing products intended to do the same thing. One tip: they can be tough to fasten in tight spaces (like behind a cabinet), but using a pair of needle nose pliers in each hand makes it easy to feed one end into the other and tighten it right down

4 persons found it helpful

not what i ordered

I order these every few months, and i never know if i will get the actual thicker GB 8" tie, or a much thinner, cheaper off brand that does the job for me but is not what i ordered and is of a lower quality. I would like to get the actual GB 8" cable tie whenever i orde

3 persons found it helpful

Work as Promised

I used these to hold up the netting on my tomato trellises, and sure enough they've held strong while exposed to pure southern sunlight for the majority of the day. Also great for tons of household uses, since there's so many to a pack. Oh, as cable ties, make sure you don't pull it too tight, you'll want a little wiggle room if the cable or sattelite box guy has to come and move things around - found that out the hard way, lol! Holds up just fine, no problem ties that we've found, but we're not even a third of the way through the bag. Great deal for so many, and it's awesome to have them at hand when needed

3 persons found it helpful

Gardner Bender 46-308UVB Cable Tie, 8 inch.

43 Reviews

NOT Gardner Bender Product–Chinese Junk

NOT GB Ties – Cheap imitations

GB Electrical 8-Inch Cable Ties, 100 Pack (supposedly 75lbs. tensile strength) – They break way to easily

Useful at home and in my windowless panel van.

Absolute junk – No apparent UV protection. Wasted my money

They work well

Apparently, UV-resistant does not imply OK for outdoor use

Versatile and strong

not what i ordered

Work as Promised