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Appreciation Post: The cork board vs magnetic board choice I had to make
So my desk was looking super cluttered with sticky notes everywhere and I finally decided I needed one main board to organize stuff. I went back and forth for like a week between a cork board and a magnetic board because both have their pros. Cork is great for pinning stuff but I hate how it gets all holey and ratty looking after a while. Magnetic boards look cleaner but you need those little magnets and stuff can slide off. I ended up going with a magnetic board from the dollar store just to try it out. Honestly it's been a game changer for my little reminders and my kid's drawings stay put way better than I expected. Has anyone else tried switching from cork to magnetic and regretted it?
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tara_palmer2d ago
I totally get that "holey and ratty looking" thing about cork boards. I actually tried to revive one of mine by flipping it over to the fresh side, but the frame was so flimsy it just broke in half (classic me, trying to be frugal). I've been using a magnetic board for about six months now and the only thing I regret is not getting one with a metal pen holder attached because I keep losing my markers under piles of paper. The magnets I got from a fridge magnet set work fine, though one of my kid's drawings did slide off when I sneezed too hard near it (that was a fun cleanup).
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