Inge started cutting little strips of tape and lining them up along the table — but her husband was using them faster than she could cut them!
“That’s when I realised, I AM the tape dispenser,” she laughs.
That moment sparked a bright idea — what if there was a tool that could cut lots of tape strips quickly? After searching online for hours, Inge discovered nothing like that existed.
“I certainly didn’t plan on ‘inventing’ something or starting a business. I just wanted to solve a problem that truly frustrated me, so I started with a rough sketch and thought, ‘this could work’. Nothing could prepare me for the whirlwind ahead.”
The invention that changed everything
Three years later, in November 2024, Inge launched Tape Zoomie — a patent-pending tape dispenser that cuts 18 strips of tape in less than 10 seconds!
It’s blade-free, extendable, compact, and safe for kids to use — perfect for family craft time or wrapping presents together.
Unlike normal dispensers, Tape Zoomie works with all kinds of tape — from sticky and double-sided to washi and even magnetic tape!
At first, Inge sold Tape Zoomie to local mums from her car during school pick-up.
From school pick-up to worldwide fame
One night, Inge shared a quick TikTok video of Tape Zoomie in action — and the next morning, her phone was blowing up!
Now, Tape Zoomie is sold in 12 countries, has been featured as Amazon’s Choice, and is on track to make $500,000 in just over a year!
“The next day, I woke up to half a million views on TikTok and by that afternoon, it reached over a million views, eventually reaching over six million. Little did I know that the Instagram post also started going viral.”
It’s even caught the eye of Shark Tank US — and fans around the world, from florists and teachers to crafters and parents, are loving it.
“Long term, my goal is to make Tape Zoomie a household name for stress-free and fast gift-wrapping,” Inge says.
With her clever invention and unstoppable Christmas spirit, it looks like this Aussie mum is wrapping up success — one tape strip at a time!
For more information, visit tapezoomie.com
