On the down side, even though I filled out the labels at night and didn't use any of them until the next morning, and even though I used a permanent marker as directed, the writing smeared a bit when I smoothed the labels onto the tags of two of my boys' jackets

I've found that if I press and rub directly with my finger, the permanent marker smudges a bit because it takes a bit of time to set on the plastic surface of the label

It's OK on plastic but after two washes it gets worn out and begins to peel and ink smudges a bit

When they got home from school, I saw the writing had smeared even a bit more (presumably from rubbing against their shirts as they wore them)

The only thing I was disappointed with is that even when I waited 24 hours after writing on them before sticking them on anything, the ink still smeared just a bit

The ink wore odd or smudged a bit

Also even if I let the marker completely dry, it smears a tiny bit when I press the label onto the fabric.

On the down side, even though I filled out the labels at night and didn't use any of them until the next morning, and even though I used a permanent marker as directed, the writing smeared a bit when I smoothed the labels onto the tags of two of my boys' jackets

I was a bit skeptical at first but these labels stay on almost any fabric (I even put it on sherpa) and it lasted through the wash and dryer

I love them b/