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title: "Tape a box shut and open it: paid video collection task | Wake"
description: "Tape a cardboard box shut, then open it again. One round per clip."
url: https://wake.inc/tasks/348ecc9a-a5ab-48e4-936e-4c4d4104c7d6/
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# Tape a box shut and open it

$6/h for approved video; work and earnings are not guaranteed

Tape a cardboard box shut, then open it again. One round per clip.

**Start:** An open cardboard box and a roll of tape.

**Record:** Fold the flaps closed, run tape along the seam and smooth it down. Pause for a second, then peel or cut the tape and open the flaps.

**Done when:** The box is open again.

**Also counts:** Any cardboard box; packing, paper or duct tape; a tape gun or a plain roll; scissors or a safety cutter to open it. Send as many clips as you like, changing the box or the tape each time.

**How:** phone on your head (not on your chest or in your hand), both hands free and in view the whole time, good light. One continuous clip of one complete round, about 10-60 sec (max 90 sec). Start recording a few seconds before you begin and stop a few seconds after you finish. Keep the app open until it uploads. Keep faces and documents out of view.

**Can be declined if:** not first-person, phone held in a hand, hands out of view, the start or the result not visible, the round not finished, or too dark or blurry.

## Compatible devices

- Any phone

## Available in

- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America

Record only work you can perform safely, with permission to record in the setting. [Contributor Agreement](https://wake.inc/contributor-agreement/) · [Recording guide](https://wake.inc/contribute/) · [All tasks](https://wake.inc/tasks/)

Record this task in the Wake app

Find ‘Tape a box shut and open it’ in the app, check that your phone and country are eligible, then start recording.

[Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6817530212) [Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=inc.wake.mobile)

Posted 2026-11-11