Where are some good places I can buy metric tape measures (lemmy.world)

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I live in amarica and noticed that every tape measures I find are imperial only. Hell even on Amazon I can't find a metric tape measure and you'd think they must exist considering us amaricans are the only people using imperial.

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[-] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 11 months ago

I just searched amazon.com for metric tape measure right now and the entire first page of results were actual metric tape measures? The Milwaukee ones seem to be cheaper on ebay.

[-] Styxia@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

I got mine (Milwaukee brand) from the big orange box store which also happens to be available on Amazon.com for $25.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Huh. I bought 3 tape measures in the USA and all 3 had both. In all 3 instances I just bought the cheapest option, I wasn't even looking for anything in particular.

[-] bestusername@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago

Really? Sounds bizarre.

Here in Australia you can buy metric-only and metric- imperial tapes anywhere that sells tapes.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

The ones I remember that would be 30-40 years old are imperial on one side and metric on the other. Maybe that changed, idk.

[-] youRFate@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Germany.

[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 3 points 11 months ago

Any place that sells imperial should also sell metric. If all else fails, order from a Canadian Walmart.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mcmaster-Carr or Grainger have just about any tool you can think of and you don't have to worry about chinesium junk either.

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/measuring-tape/system-of-measurement~metric/

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Amazon.ca

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