Customer Reviews

Cardinal Easel Showfile Horizontal Display 11 x 8 1/2 Inch Presentation Book (52132)

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This product is great - durable, easy to get pages in and out, and the velcro keeps it open as a triangle-shaped table top display. You can also just use it as a regular notebook/presentation method, laying it flat on the table.

I've seen this used very well as a display for a nonprofit organization's program brochures and overviews. I've also used it to display my preschooler's artwork - he can flip the pages and show them to visitors and he is so proud that his work is in the pages of a 'book'.

You can also slip in two pieces of paper in each sleeve, making for a front-and-back display if you're in a space that requires viewing from all sides.

When I received the product, I was surprised on how cheap the product was built (in a bad way). Here are the pros and cons:

PROS:
-I receive the product shown in the picture
-The product is innovative and very handy
-It was affordable

CONS:
-It didn't show how to set it up so I feared breaking it when I did, but it turned out okay
-The materials used are very cheap
-The flip chart wasn't very sturdy at first but after I left it out for a full 24 hours in its "easel" position, it appears much better
-the plastic sheet covers are very cheap as well and you must be very gentile with them, as they will crease easily leaving permanent marks which aren't very noticeable but for a professional presentation, you definitely wouldn't want a lot of them.
-When I received the product it already has a bunch of very tiny, and unnoticable "crease marks"
-It did not state how many pages you could fit into the display easel, the answer is 20

OVERALL:
I was a little bit frustrated at first glance do to the cheap materials, especially because of the easy "creasing" that can leave marks, but looking at it now after a full day of having it standing up in my room, I guess I can say I am satisfied with it, because the product is still innovative and handy from a very important presentation I need to do.

SHOULD YOU BUY IT:
If no store carries one under $30 locally, and you really would like this style of presentation display, then yes, you should buy it.

This horizontal display is exactly what I needed for a school presentation (I'm a teacher). I shared it with other faculty and they went out and bought some too. It's inexpensive, durable, light- weight, easy to carry, and doesn't take up too much space.

First started buying these at 0ffice Dep0t, same brand, quality of plastic pages was heavy duty. Since about two years ago 0D no longer stocks. I have bought these several times through Amazon since then.

Now to answers the previous reviews question about how long they last... well the quality of the plastic is getting thinner and thinner (weaker). And get this, the price keeps climbing every time they drop the quality! So, be extremely gentle when you turn the plastic pages or they will tear. Don't use heavy grade stock paper in them, puts to to much stress on the thin plastic sleeves. So to sum up they do not last very long... unless you leave them in your desk or brief case and don't touch them.

Hey manufacture... I would be willing to pay more... if you make them heavy duty again!!! If anyone knows of a manufacture that is making this style horizontal easel display that's heavy duty please let me know I would like to buy a lot of them. These are only lasting me 2-3 months.

Outside cover is made of stiff plastic, so it's not ideal for constantly opening and closing the binder. It took some effort to open and set up to display the presentation materials. It's durable but not professional looking.

Worked great for my first presentation. It works the way you imagine it will when you look at it. My presentations are usually with one to three people and this will be prefect for that. I am curious to know how long it will last, though. The quality, as reflected in the price, seem to be what I had expected. Working great a few weeks in though. For the money, if it did break in a year, I might just by the same one again.