Melissa Doug Wooden Tabletop Dispenser Reviews Summary

Sturdiness and Quality

Pros:

• "This paper dispenser is sturdy and just right for prolific drawers."
• "This dispenser is of very high quality wood. I don't see it splintering or breaking any time soon."
• "The quality of the wooden stand (and tearing strip) is very good, and I think this will last us a long time."
• "It's a thick wood so hopefully it lasts."
• "The sturdy wooden construction ensures durability."
• "This is way sturdier than I expected!"
• "The holder is nice and heavy and doesn't move around a bunch."

Cons:

• "The item seems sturdy enough but is not the higher quality I expect from Melissa and Doug."
• "Does what it needs to. Cheaper quality than I expected for Melissa & Doug."
• "The quality is a little less than I expected. The wood piece is a little lose and falls out more easily than I'd like for my children."
• "Vertical wood members that hold wooden dowel that runs through the paper roll are very weak."
• "Even tho this is a sturdy wood it seems like a cheap design."
• "Poor design and poor material. It fell apart after only two uses."
• "Super hazardous and dangerous for a child to use since sharp pieces of wood were sticking out."

Usability and Design

Pros:

• "The dispenser also has little grips attached to the bottom so that this doesn't go sliding off the table."
• "It's safe for young children (no blade)."
• "Easy to tear off."
• "This paper dispenser works great and takes very little space on counter."
• "I can pull out as long of a piece as I want And it holds the paper so my toddler doesn’t end up drawing on the table."
• "She can just pull some off of the roll and do it herself."
• "It's so easy to use & helps keep everything in one place."

Cons:

• "Doesn't stay put on a table top, and is difficult to spin the paper out."
• "We can’t get the paper to stay under the tear edge so we just use the side of the table for now."
• "Two things keep this from getting 5 stars: It is an absolute pain to rethread the paper under the wooden bar. And the roll is always popping off the base."
• "The feeder bar is almost impossible to get the paper under."
• "The paper roll always comes out."
• "The paper is difficult to feed under the tear plate. It just tears and doesn't slide through easily for me at all. I can't imagine a child trying to use it."
• "Wish I could return for a better product."

Customer Satisfaction

Pros:

• "Ordered this for my son for Christmas. He loves this! Great for creating a birthday banner too!"
• "Very happy with this product."
• "Good dispenser even for little hands it is easy to take off a piece of the paper!"
• "It is child safe and works as described."
• "Refills can be bought here."
• "I love this thing, its bigger than what I thought, about the same width of my toddlers table so I mounted it on the wall above the table."
• "Love Melissa and Doug products and this is another good one."

Cons:

• "Don’t waste your money."
• "Very very dissapointed.. my stick is not long enough so the paper roll constantly falls off."
• "It may be me. But I can not get this thing to load easily. It is pretty but I don't use it anymore because I've given up loading it after 2 minutes of trying to get the stick into the slots."
• "Just a complete waste of money."
• "Seriously don’t waste your money! I threw it in the trash after many frustrating attempts to make it work without shredding."
• "This is a piece of junk. It is virtually impossible to feed the paper under the wood tear strip."
• "Do not buy. Was excited to have this for my little girl on Christmas. The paper does not thread under the wooden slot well."