Sadly, 95% of manufacturers are creating the post-it note-type table-top easel with sticky back paper.

In fact, even on an easel, they were collapsing a bit so ideally you use an easel with hooks to hang the pads.

Great easel pad

To fix this, I had to figure out if the problem was my easel or the pad.

These are oldies, but goodies -- classic easel pads

You pay a fortune for those and the table top easel is only convenient for a small group, not as a sign, or for a large audience.

The perforations at the top are not fussy, and break just as you would expect them to (no random tears down the top of your charts/maps).All in all, this is a great product for its price