Proper winding of the filament on the spool is one characteristic that separates low-quality filament from high quality.
Begin with explaining how this should be possible by the manufacturer. Explain how you could be 100% sure to exclude your own fault. Proceed with blaming yourself. Never post a “tangled spool because of cheap filament”-post again.
what’s that black tube thing?
@Rene_Jurack is correct. As Iam working in a wire-manufacturing-company there are ways to winding wire too tight. But in the case of allmost all filaments that isnt the case because low friction! The only problem which can accure is that when its too tight it might unravel itself and kinking.
If the filament was accidentally despooled and rewound back on, it can frequently do this… But the automated winding machines will never do that… It is always the result of a human. The interesting thing is that it might have started early on the spool, but as it unwinds, the tangle can walk further and further into the spool, giving the illusion that the tangle was somewhere deep into the spool, but it actually started at the beginning of it.
@William_Steele yes of course thats true. But how does it unwind and who winds it up again ;D
@Mark_Rehorst Nicely said 
User handling can have a big impact, it might be the #1 culprit. Keeping the end secure when not in use, and once opened, only storing the spool vertically, goes a long way.
@Rene_Jurack I think you are unfairly judging. This sort of tangle has happened to me even after pulling some length out to make sure there’s isn’t a crossed wrap at the beginning.
@Rene_Jurack , its a little amazing how harsh you were to Anthony, then proceed to tell him that it is impossible to be the fault of the manufacturer, which I am assuming, includes the guy in his garage pumping out cheap filament.
I would say it is highly unlikely that the tangle happened during the initial winding, but not impossible. Also, with higher quality filament comes the assumption that better manufacturing processes are in place as well as better quality control. I’ve used hatchbox, and the new comer on Amazon Bamtack, and they both have performed consistently well, even ith their low cost. (~$21/kg) I’ve had a few tangles, but chalked it up to my fault, as sometimes i lose grip on the filament and it snaps back onto the spool. (usually when it’s low and tighly coiled). While I would be truly amazed to find a manufacturer defect resulting in a tangle with ninja-flex, protopasta, or some of the other well known brands, I would be less suprised if my $15 ebay filament was tangled.
If Anthony listed the manufacturer, and proceeded to bash them, (unless I missed something) I could see be angered by his post, but his comment was generic and didnt single anyone out.
Does it look like pilot error, um, yeah, what the heck is the black tube/cable? How did it get wound into the spool?
@Anthony_Garland I do have to agree with the consensus though, unless that black cable was put there by the manufacturer, it does appear that you might have done something wrong and caused the tangle.
@Mark_Rehorst the internal bend radius of the reelex dispenser is pretty tight - some more brittle filaments (PLA that’s gotten humid, for example) might not be able to handle it.
Flexible filaments would be a perfect application for reelex, as there would be no stretching force on the filament as its extruded
@Nathan_Walkner Ah, learned something new, is it a guide?
Yes. The black tube is a guide. Normally it isn’t that close.
It could be operator error, but I doubt it. I’ve printed through a few spools. 
Here are just a few. https://garlandindustriesllc.com/public/images/blog_10/spools.jpg
Thats a mighty fine collection you got there, now I would side with manufacturer defect, as you probably know what you are doing with so many spools under your belt…
If you fine a use for these things let me know…
It is very interesting to see new things
That is so so cool and I love it lol