On the Brother website forums they even admit "It is a design flaw"

This really is a design flaw that Brother should address

I guess in the long-term it should come out to be about the same as the DYMO offerings, and the Brother has some other advantages in the labeler itself, but this seems like a pretty big design flaw to me and an environmentally (and economically) unfriendly nuisance

Definitely a design flaw that I am certain others have experienced.

So far, works as it should.

Still prints, just irritating that it doesn't cut as clean as it did after the first month of use.

Some people complain about wasting a

Yes it could not waste as

This guy is as effective as those we use in production, and still prints faster than most

I bought batteries which will be fine as long as they don't drain after only a few uses

Other than that it works as you might expect a label maker to work

works as I thought it would.

Works as you'd expect but definitely does go through tape quickly

Works as it should, mostly.