Great product. I'm a trim carpenter and mesure hundreds of time a day. Easy use and when someone (Architects or project managers). asks to borrow it. They can't clip it on their belt and walk off.

BUY THIS ONE. I measure for a living -- all day, every day -- and this is absolutely the best and most mandatory accessory I own. The magnet is incredibly strong, and it's very easy to snap the tape measure on and off your hip. Thanks to this, I finally won't have to replace my jeans every month or so! Please note: in order to release the tape measure from the magnet, you need to pull DOWN on the tape instead of up. Pulling up will not release the tape from the magnet and will simply pull the entire magnet clip off your belt. I actually like this feature. Smart design! My only concern with this is what happens when my measuring tape inevitably breaks... The product only comes with one adhesive pad to stick the magnet to the tape measure, and the adhesive is so strong that I cannot imagine that it's reusable -- I highly doubt that the adhesive pad can be removed and placed on a new tape measure. Might have to buy a whole new one of these if your tape breaks.

The concept is excellent but it takes too much time sometimes to fasten it to the plate on your belt. It needs to be re-designed to allow for fail-proof connecting and once connected,solidly connected so that if bumped,it stays in place.

The first time I bought one of these was back in 1995, A few years later when it started getting old and I needed a new one I couldn't find it anywhere it was off the market for years, from time to time I would search online to see if it was available again but nothing, until all the sudden here it was on Amazon, so without a second thought I grabbed it (meanwhile I was still using the old one from 1995 I had Apoxsee it a few times to help it keep going) now here is something strange the old one from 1995 the magnet is so powerful and I have to use a lot of force to take it off which is good because the tape measure ain't going anywhere when I am walking in the hallways and a lot of times it bangs on walls door jams etc. this new one even though it is identical the magnet it is not as strong as the old one as the tape measure is on my belt if I bump it somewhere it goes flying on the floor. so while it is very convenient for me to have the tape measure on my belt magnetically connected, it sucks how easy it falls of, just wish the magnet was stronger, still worth buying though .

I bought a QuickDraw 25' tape measure also form Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P14T90W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00) to pair with this holder. I have it installed and without putting it to actual use it feels like it's well enough in place. HOWEVER: the magnetic disc that attaches to the tape measure is held in place by a heavy peel-off adhesive pad and further secured with a small screw. This tape required some detailed cutting of the adhesive pad to conform to the tape's side as the tape had a protruding dimple to be accounted for as well as the tape's original belt clip channels. This was not easy to do, but fortunately I had jewelry tools and sharp blades to do the cutting and teasing away of the unwanted adhesive. Further, the little screw that secured the original belt clip to the tape was barely adequate to tighten down the magnet to the tape, it was so small a screw I had to use a little washer to keep it from falling through the hole. I'm not sure how long this arrangement will work, when I'm on a rough framing project I'm using the tape dozens of times per day, not sure if it will all stay together over the long haul. This screw issue isn't Magtite's problem, they do provide a much beefier screw to hold the magnet to a tape measure, it's just this particular tape doesn't have a big enough hole for it. If it weren't for the hassle of getting things to fit and feeling secure about it I think it's a good product, it just not be well suited for this tape measure.