Alternative whiteboard in Canada
February 21, 2011 11:53 AM   Subscribe

I'm looking for alternative whiteboard solutions (like Whiteyboard) from a Canadian retailer. Any thoughts on where I can get something?

I was going to buy a Whiteyboard, but the shipping costs to Canada are crazy. Do you know of a Canadian retailer who I can buy an alternative whiteboard solution from?
posted by tomcochrane to Home & Garden (3 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Response by poster: Is that removable? I live in an apartment and I don't think my landlord would appreciate the paint being scraped off the walls...
posted by tomcochrane at 12:14 PM on February 21, 2011


We bought white plastic shower surround panels (waterproof, plasticized panels that would be used to create a shower stall). We got them at Home Depot - so not at a specialty store. They're 4x8' - and easy to cut - and each one cost around $40 CAD.

Regular whiteboard marks work on them and they wipe off easily - and are easy to clean, too. We got the idea from this discussion. We have them in our kids' playroom.

You could either mount one/some to a wall (and fill the mounting holes when you move in the future) or you could lean one somehow. Or hang it somehow?
posted by VioletU at 2:19 PM on February 21, 2011 [1 favorite]


I used to use a gridded flip-mat from Pazio publishing as a whiteboard that I could carry with me. It worked pretty well, takes wet & dry erase markers without trouble. The only problem is a the folds. >.> Yes I know I'm a geek for using a D&D product for physics.

If you need to mount things on walls without leaving marks then you want 3M Command Strips. They can hold up to 5 lb each depending on the size, and I've never had a problem with them leaving marks (I move a lot for work/school so I always have to be careful of the walls. I've never had any trouble with those things, either with them falling down or leaving marks.
posted by Canageek at 2:40 PM on February 21, 2011


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