Get What You Pay For I've owned this growth chart for 8 months. I've had the opportunity to mark my daughter's growth on it twice: once the day I hung it and once today, her birthday.
Pros:
* Very CUTE!
* Easy to hang.
* Personalization looks fantastic.
* Great price!
Cons:
* Material is not easy to write on, which is the whole reason someone would purchase this. The material is "rough" (it's vinyl), and no matter how carefully I try to write, my pen/Sharpie/marker has to work around all the miniscule bumps in the fabric. So it looks like a first grader wrote everything.
* Glue that seals the material around the top and bottom rods is beginning to lose its adhesive. I have to press it back together every now and then.
* Material is beginning to pull a little where the top ribbon attaches to the rod. I foresee it ripping over time.
I would recommend this to a friend because the price and cuteness currently overrule the quality. I fear it won't last a lifetime though.