Premium Surface Magnetic Perfect Markers Reviews Summary

Quality and Design

Pros:

• "This one is so simple and well-made that you will come up with reasons to use it that you didn't even have before."
• "The chalkboard is very smooth and easy to write on and wipe off."
• "The board is sturdy enough to hang or lay flat for coloring!! Perfect for our needs!"
• "It’s easy to clean with a damp cloth and looks so nice."
• "Everything from the quality, design, customer service and promptness was great!"
• "It is such great quality, easy to install (I hung it myself) and the perfect addition to our playroom."
• "This is a very high quality, magnetic, chalkboard."

Cons:

• "It seems to scratch pretty easily even just by moving magnets on it."
• "Very disappointing, cheap, and not worth it the money."
• "The one corner already looks like its starting to peel."
• "Initially we were disappointed with how much ghosting was left after erasing on this board, but now it just straight up won’t erase."
• "This thing showed up in TERRIBLE shape. Creases all over the black chalkboard “paper” surface."
• "The blackboard didn't last. It rusted and was unusable in a short period of time."
• "The chalk board portion of this product is a sticker and was not applied flat and even in the frame so it’s basically useless."

Functionality

Pros:

• "The fact that it's magnetic means you can attach other media to it as well."
• "Magnets hold up real well and the chalk ink comes off easily."
• "The magnetic surface makes it a perfectly functioning 'communication center' in the heart of the home."
• "Size is perfect, cleans up great with just a paper towel and water."
• "Using it as a visual board for our toddlers."
• "I purchased it for a weekly calendar for the family and it is the perfect size for everyone to be able to see what we have scheduled for the week."
• "Using this board to display magnets from our travels and it works perfectly."

Cons:

• "The markers work well on this chalkboard, but you do need to scrub a bit to get the marker off and there is a little ghosting of the writing."
• "The light weight of the board means it tends to bounce when you write on it."
• "I bought several different types of chalk to try out on this board. But each type of chalk has permanently made markings into the chalkboard and cannot be cleaned with soft eraser or wet rag."
• "Chalk markers seemed to have stained it."
• "The magnetic property of it, is not super strong, but overall, it's OK."
• "A strong magnet hardly sticks."
• "With this board, however, the chalk marker tends to chip off and I’m not sure if that’s a problem with the board or with the marker."

Appearance

Pros:

• "This chalkboard is perfect for hanging in our living room."
• "This was exactly what I wanted and fits the decor of my house perfectly."
• "Great size for where I needed it. Looks rustic which is perfect for my decor."
• "Easy to hang and matches nicely with my desk."
• "It's rustic look blends nicely with my large oak desk."
• "The rustic wood detail on the edge really offsets the chalkboard."
• "The color of the wood is gorgeous, it looks like Walnut."

Cons:

• "The frame has that faux wood pattern on it, instead of real rustic looking wood."
• "I'm not sure if we just got scammed or if people aren't paying attention to what they are receiving but this is fake wood patterned sticker over top of cheap wood."
• "The wood frame is actually a wood like vinyl applique."
• "It arrived with the corners already wearing, the paper finish peeling, and the material underneath visible."
• "The frame edge, the white part, isnt paint, its stuck on."
• "The frame looks real enough from far away but if you look close you can see at the corners where the wood look finish will start peeling off."
• "The frame is not 'rustic wood', it's laminated wood, with a photo of rustic wood covering it."

Customer Service and Shipping

Pros:

• "It's packaged well with nice foam corners."
• "The shipping was quick and the packaging was perfect."
• "The company was very communicative in how to reach them if there was any problems."
• "The seller contacted me to offer a replacement chalkboard and sent me the same product."
• "Loddie Doddie made it right, even though it wasn't anything they did to cause it."
• "I contacted customer support and they were amazing."
• "We had the replacement in no time!"