Define expensive and what brand?
I typically spend <$15. But dewalt or fatmax are really nice. I have a 40' husky tape I like bc it has measurement s on both sides and its magnetic on the tip. But its pretty worn out and its a year old but it has a lifetime warranty.
Hone Depot has the 25' Dewalt Wounded Warrior tapes on sale right now for $14. I just picked one up.
I usually grab my 16' Fat Max or Dewalt. I like the size of them. The Lufkin's self centering feature is nice when building shit. Oh I did sorta break one tape, that Chrome FatMax was dropped and the button cracked in half. But it still works. So now I just keep them all in one place so they are easier to find... or find another as is usually the case.
