What goes wrong
Paper tape is for corrugated board. Mailers are not its surface.
Packaging Wholesale lists Gummed paper tape for this line. Order reinforced for the heavy line and standard for the rest, if you have split them.
The check before you reorder
Xtegra water-activated tape is listed in standard and reinforced versions, with the dispensers that wet it. It is described as recycled, biodegradable and recyclable.
The dispenser stays on the bench. Rolls stay dry.
Dispatch on that order
A Packaging Wholesale basket with Gummed paper tape still leaves the same day if it is placed by 3pm. The terms aim for 5.30pm the next working day. A 1 to 3 day courier is also described, depending on the lines.