The stuff "Sandra" was asking for was in fact DUCT tape
Not to be confused with Duck tape, it's silver, shiny, not that sticky, and is used to cover seams on ductwork
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 15:22, 2 replies)

I disagree..
My roll of (aluminium) duct tape sticks like shit to a blanket...

Great stuff, I'll think of a good use for it one day.
(AndyC4m Eject Eject [><], Tue 23 Mar 2010, 15:31, closed)

I suspect Sandra *was* asking for Duck Tape
and it is porky displaying his ignorance here. Though it's not an amazing display.

And if you dig into the history a little, it's not just the brand but the actual original name for it.
(aardvark_hunter, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 15:42, closed)

duck / duct tape
Nope the product that "sandra's" company sold was called DUCT tape.
She was just a brain dead idiot.
( porky, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 16:30, closed)

Sorry aardvark, but I suspect you're wrong.
For porky, "Sandra" and I worked in the same office, where she called one of our suppliers to buy some duct tape. The silver, non-duck tape DUCT tape that porky had just asked her to buy, in his role as warehouse manager and her role as buyer (reporting to the warehouse manager)
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 16:30, closed)

Fair enough, all of this fabric-containing tape is generally referred to as
"Duct tape" these days, and only one brand is known as "duck tape".

but "duck tape" was the original, generic name for that type of tape and it has changed over time to "duct" for no apparent reason.

Duck Tape (TM) is a brand of Duct Tape which is a neologism for Duck Tape.

However, I doubt she knew that.
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 17:57, closed)

oh god hep me
Very good and all that but , we as a company were selling tape to stick to air ducts.
Thats ducts.
Not Ducks.
We had a product in our portfolio called "duct tape"
Sandra was calling the wholesaler to order some "duct tape".
We're all aware that there is a product called DUCK Tape - it even has a duck as a logo , I know all that......however this is England about 15 years ago and DUCK tape wasnt common in the UK then as it is now - she knew it was duct the supplier knew it was duct - ducts dont go quack quack.(unless theres a duck trapped inside)
( porky, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 7:32, closed)

That actually happens more often than you'd think

( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 13:58, closed)