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skohng
07-29-2006, 12:51 AM
Hi,

does anyone have this easel? I am wanting to get the M&D easel but the Ikea is at such a great price! I'm mainly wanting to know if it's durable. thanks!
dules
07-29-2006, 05:40 PM
We have it and it seems sturdy, but we have only one child, 2.5, who's not particularly hard on things. We like it a lot and for the price you can't beat it.

Best,
Mary
C99
07-29-2006, 11:26 PM
We have one and it has held up well.
CharmedOne
07-30-2006, 12:04 AM
I was just looking at one at Ikea the other day! I was debating between it and the M&D one. I was going to get it, but it's no longer magnetic...at all. That's the one feature that I really needed too. I can live with it not being height-adjustable for the great price. However since neither are magnetic, I'm going to take another look at M&D and will probably get a separate magnetic dry erase board.

Caroline

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skohng
07-30-2006, 02:20 PM
ooh caroline, thanks for that tip. I wonder why they got rid of that?
CharmedOne
07-30-2006, 07:56 PM
I don't know. Maybe I'm just being picky, but it's really tough to find one that's wooden, height adjustable, has magnetic chalk and dry erase boards and is under $60. I have yet to find that perfect one. Sigh.

Caroline

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anamika
07-30-2006, 08:30 PM
Hi,
Just curious - what is the deal with the magnetic part? I do have the IKEA easel but haven't opened it yet.
Thanks for educating me :),
CharmedOne
07-30-2006, 11:45 PM
Our relatives gave DS some magnetic alphabets/numbers and animals. Our kitchen is cramped. There is no safe way for him to use them on the fridge. We do have patio space that we're not using. I was planning to get an easel mainly for outdoor use anyway. We still rent, so I much prefer getting paint and chalk on the patio rather than our carpeting and furniture.

Both sides of the IKEA easel used to be magnetic. I heard they were changing it, but I thought at least one side would still be magnetic.

Caroline

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