Why do companies seemingly get rid of my fav tape runners???

I am not familiar with either of those. I have recently tried the 3L/Scrapbook Adhesives and I think I kind of love them (I have EZ Dots repositionable with EZ Dots permanent on the way). They seem to mostly be available online, both the runners and the refills.

I also use the Tombow Mono, though it's definitely more my second choice/back up at this point. They are readily available at Joann and Michael's, which is sometimes a life saver.

I think I bought the last Glue Glider Pro refill in existance, KikiPea I had an Amazon subscription that sourced them for me every 6 weeks or so. But finally they notified me that they could no longer fulfill my order. I replaced that system with the EZ Runner Grand. The applicator is light weight and handles much like the glue glider pro. The refills hold alot more tape, and are less expensive. I am not so happy with the adhesiveness, though. Doesn't seem to hold as well. Need to remind myself to press each piece after sticking down.

I recommend the original E-Z Runner (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L), which I've exclusively used for almost two decades!

I think the ATG is pretty hit and miss for people. I had a red one when they first came out and my tape kept coming off the wheel. I figured out how to work with it, but I bought another one (pink) on a 60% off sale at Michaels years ago and it has been solid.  The price per inch is so much cheaper than any other tape I have tried. I buy about 3 dozen rolls at a time and then forget about it for a long time.

I am another E-Z Runner fan, like what PaperAngel recommended. I have only been using it ~3-4 years or so but I love it.

I exclusively scrapbook (& live on the East Coast/humid climate), & my older layouts are still intact. 

Same here. I swear by the Scrapbook Adhesives brand, been using their products since the 90's (they are the same photo splits as CM used to sell and put their name on) and nothing has come loose from my pages. Been using the E-Z Runner since the early 2000's.

Love my ATG guns. I have been using for over 12 years now. I have both a red and pink one that I keep loaded.  I go thru a ton of adhesive so it’s definitely the cheapest way to go. I will say though only the Scotch ATG Gold is the best to use in the guns. I have tried other versions of Scotch brand tape and they don’t measure up.  In fact, I just got a dozen of the gold last week so I sb set for a while.

I also like the Teresa Collons Megarunner. They no longer make the one I have which is pink.  I just ordered a couple of refills for it too as I use it on certain projects that I don’t use ATG for.

I love tear tape too. I typically have a variety of different sizes on hand. Lastly, I use Art Glitter Glue for projects that require heavier gluing or if I want to add glitter.