I have found this labelling machine to be very handy. It takes some getting it out of the packaging - have some heavy scissors or a knife handy! You probably need to look at the instruction book first if you haven't used one before. It looked difficult at first but once you get the hang of it it is easy to use. I thought the margin was very generous on both sides so changed it to a smaller one but you still get a long piece on one side with no words on it. There is a little mark where they suggest you cut the tape - a shame as it seems a bit of a waste of the tapes which I believe are quite expensive to buy. It comes with a bright pink and lime green tape which for what I wanted it for was fine. I will need to look at getting a less bright colour at some point but will enjoy using up the original ones first. The printing is white and I haven't really looked to see about getting it in black - it could depend on the tapes that you buy but am not sure yet. Hope this helps anyone thinking of buying one.