Why do tape measures always go the wrong way?

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Read the OP fellas, I've tried the visa versa tapes but they just don't last very long if in daily use, compared to say a fatmax
 
Man youre rough on tape measures. I have some over 20 years old, which I dont use now but have had a LOT of use.

this vice versa is a big strong beast, cant see me breaking this one, it might get left to my son in my will.
 
I understand the problem, and have grappled with tape vs pencil in the same hand a few times. But surely the problem is because as a rule you measure from left to right? Can't see a 'left-handed' tape being any help with this to be honest. A 'left-handed' tape would sort of be useful when measuring from right to left (with the tape in your left hand) but you can do this quite happily with a normal tape, it's just that the numbers are upside down. Unless you really can't read numbers and a scale upside down? Surely the vice-versa is just a little bit of a gimmick, no?
 
A gimmick? Not for me, I have been using them for a long time now and love them. Perhaps it's just me, but I have made mistakes looking at numbers upside down.
Horses for courses.
 
Class 1 etc is quite important, as tape measures are notoriously inaccurate. Try yours against a steel rule sometime! So if you don't have a class 1, either use the same one each time of use a story stick as mentioned.
 

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