10 yard rolls are different

[gnubler]

Ordered two 10-yard rolls of 3M 7125 plotter vinyl from a supplier whose name starts with G, one black one white. As you can see from the image the white roll appears to have twice the amount of vinyl. Am I on crack or was an error made in my favor? I was billed for 10 yard rolls and that's what the packing slip says.

 

[Solventinkjet]

One looks like it came directly from 3m and the other looks like it came from FDC, a 3m converter. Are the backers different? The one on the right looks thicker.

 

[gnubler]

Same backers with the "3M Scotchcal Marking Film" printed in light pink. I don't often order vinyl from this supplier, but it looks like a boo-boo on their end.

 

[Stacey K]

Looks like maybe they cut too much...oh well! Take it when you can get it!

 

[Solventinkjet]

We used to sell a lot of vinyl before transitioning to a printer tech company. I definitely lost count of how many times I had rolled out a roll sometimes and gave people extra by accident.

 

[ChaseO]

The black looks like 10 yards, and the white looks like 20 to me

 

[gnubler]

The black looks like 10 yards, and the white looks like 20 to me

Agreed. Guess it's my lucky day!

 

[victor bogdanov]

There is a material I use that comes in 100ft rolls and every once in a while a roll will have more like 150-175ft. I always get happy when I grab a box and it feels way too heavy.

I think when converting the rolls they don't have enough on the master roll to make 2 full rolls so they wind the leftovers on one roll

 

[Sky Bryan]

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[Sky Bryan]

After looking at rolls of vinyl for 3 decades I can tell you that G. (was USA Sign Supply then Proveer, then Grimco) or any other vender makes mistakes. The second roll is 20 yards and the first roll is 10 yards. Take the free 10 yards as a gift.