Another Dry Erase Board - Seriously?
I know, dry erase boards - so overdone, right? Every organizing junkie on the planet recommends them. (Even me).
However, here’s the deal. When you blog people like to send you free stuff. That may sound great, but I don’t like getting free stuff. I think we’ve pretty well established that I don’t love a lot of extra stuff, and while I sometimes get handy items that I use, mostly I get stuff that I just turn around and give away in a contest or to a friend.
That said, I received a different sort of white board item last October. I did a review and liked it, but really, I didn’t think I’d be using it all that often. In fact, I almost gave it away. That would have sucked, because as it turns out, it may be the one and only item a company ever sent me that I use every single day. Every day, no joke.
What’s this wonder item:
It’s the Jot-It desktop writing board from cocoa. It’s not a typical white board. It’s desk friendly. It’s not desk friendly for me because I have a small desk. What I use it for is a to-do lists system. I keep it in the kitchen and write down groceries I need, phone numbers, tasks I don’t want to forget, and more.
Last October I wrote a super long review of the Jot-It at my Office blog. Since I’m not going to rewrite the review here, you can read it there. Just to get you tempted, here are some pictures:
I will say here, that this is a great green product that can save on paper use, and help to get you organized at the same time. Additionally, one of my cons, in my old review, was that pens were not offered at the cocoa online shop - I felt it would be useful to be able to pick up more from cocoa directly. Well, since then they have added pens to their online store. Cool beans that a company listens to consumers in my opinion.
I will also point out that I LOVE the pen that came with the Jot-It. I’m still using the original pen, and remember, I use this daily, and I got this in October. That’s one good pen.
In any case this is not some plain old white board item. You’ll really like it. You can use it in your kitchen, on your desk, at the office, or really anywhere. Read my old review - or simply visit cocoa’s website to learn more.
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2 opinions for Another Dry Erase Board - Seriously?
dh
Apr 7, 2008 at 6:47 pm
One of the best uses for a white board for me was spelling practice. We didn’t waste loads of paper taking practice exams. I wanted them to practice handwriting at the same time so that the test would come out legible, so they took it on a white board. We tested and erased and tested again until it was right.
Jennifer
Apr 8, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Hi dh, I HATED spelling as a kid; but, that’s a cool idea if you have kids in school or homeschool who practice spelling that way. I unschool, so we wouldn’t do that, but it’s a good idea for when Cedar does want to write - he’s a perfectionist too so he likes it to be perfect, which can waste paper. Do you have a blog? I’d love to use this idea at my tree hugging blog, and I’d link to you, since it’s your idea.
Let me know :)
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