I saw boxes of Penley's appear in the grocery a while back but since I had never heard of them I put them back on the shelf. At $0.74 a box they are certainly worth it, I am glad you spent the big bucks and tried them <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
My neighbor is an avid skateboarder and I bummed some tape off of him a while back...of course it is still sitting on my desk, but eventually I may get around to putting a strip on a case or two. I neglected to try the roughened surface of the case plug but will do so soon. Most of the time I strike my matches on the exterior knurling but a piece of skateboard tape could be a real bonus.