Label Itz Bandette Cup and Bottle Labels, Garden Bugs

These are good quality- very durable- and they get the job done, but I was a little disappointed with the staying power of the pen. I found them difficult to write on with a ball point pen- it wouldn't write very dark, and if I tried to write over it, the pen would erase itself. If you don't make the pen permanent, it wipes off much easier than I expected. I ran a few through the dishwasher to lock in the writing, and it faded a little bit right away, but now seems to be holding up fairly well. It's faint, but readable. They serve the purpose I needed them for, but I don't think I'd buy more.

Our son takes his cup to daycare every day, and one of the other kids uses the same type of cup. I know daycare tries hard to keep track of which belongs to who, but it's not always easy with 5 toddlers running around. We bought these to stick on the cups, and now we/she always knows whose is who's! I took off a star only because I felt they were a touch big - they stay on his cups fine, but they only fit snugly around the base where it's largest. I wanted to put it in the middle of the cup where it's narrower. But, I think that's mostly personal preference. They stay on great, and we've never had any trouble with them coming off.

I got these for bottles at first and didn't understand the point. Laminated labels work so much better. But then we got to the sippy cup phase where there isn't a nice flat surface to put a label, now I understand why these are necessary! The best part is we write her name, strap it around the sippy cup and never have to touch it again. These have been through countless loads in the dishwasher with the heated dry cycle on and they have held up fantastically. We haven't even had to re-write her name on them again. (You write on it with a ballpoint pen and then to erase, you just rub it.)

Purchased for my daughter who attends hourly daycare when needed and having labels on her bottles are a must. I was concerned that the  Comotomo Natural Feel Baby Bottle Single Pack, Pink, 8 Ounces  because of their unique shape would have been a problem but they fit fine.The reason I took off a star was that it's very hard to write on. They say to use a ball point pen but even with a marker it's a little hard to stay on. It does state to place in hot water if you need it to stay on permanently but because the labels have to be dated I don't need the permanent effect. I would recommend them non the less.

While I was happy to find there was some solution to sticking tape on my son's bottles each day with his name, it still seems like there could be something better. These said you could write on with ink or permanent marker. I used ink but it started fading/rubbing off after two washings. The bad part is that it won't come completely off so you can start over again, it stays behind and now just looks really messy as his name has been re-written over it. I should have followed the more permanent instructions and done the boiling water and dishwasher part from the beginning. Maybe permanent marker works better. Still a better idea than tape!

I thought these would be wonderful for daycare, where we are required to have our son's name and date on every bottle. The packaging said that with a pen, information is easy to "erase". I did not find that to be the case. After using them once, the date will not come off. I tried to write his name over it, but it doesn't look great. If I had known, I would have just put his name and been done with it, but I now have 6 of these and it drives me nuts that I can still see the date from March!

We had good luck with following the directions and having our child's name permanently set using a standard ballpoint pen and boiling water. When checking the fit on our bottles, we found it fit a little better at the bottom than the top, so that's how we took them to daycare. What we didn't think about was when the bottles went into a bottle warmer, the bands would be submerged and the "temporary" writing was going to get set too. Oops... it's obvious now, but hindsight is 20/20.So, we're ordering a new set and will keep them at the top of the bottles.

I took the less expensive route and am regretting it. I followed the instructions to a T...FINALLY found a ball point pen that would even write on the rubber (it had a strange dusty and oily coating, both before and after washing) - most pens would not, and before I could even hand off the cup to my son, there was pen everywhere except the band. So I washed it off with soap and water. Take 2, maybe a sharpie would do the trick...fail, worse than the pen! Take 3, I took out a pot of water to boil the pen into the material and was underwhelmed. While the pen stayed on, it faded a lot and now over time, it continues to fade so it looks like I'll be back to the beginning quite soon. The bands are cute, they are thick and stay on the cups, if only they would hold the writing.