Cardboard backing is very flimsy.

I've tried other brands, but the quality of their paper is crap, and the cardboard backing is too weak.

Stiff cardboard back makes it easy to take notes off the table

The back cardboard is very weak and won't hold when you're writing.

I need a good stiff cardboard backing, because I prefer to write against my knees rather than a desk

The cardboard backing is also very strong.

the everyday pad is basically like newspaper, very flimsy, even the cardboard backing is flimsy, I am definitely returning

I like these for the especially stiff cardboard backing.

Paper is thick enough and the cardboard backing is solid.

The cardboard on the back is flimsy, so I need to use them on a clipboard

The cardboard backing is not very stiff whatsoever.

Cardboard backing is way too flimsy

The cardboard backs on these are the strongest

The downside to these pads are the flimsy cardboard backing, which makes them very hard to write on without a solid surface underneath.

Good quality paper, however, the cardboard at the back of the pad is exceptionally flimsy

Sturdy cardboard backing provides a good surface to write on without caving under the abuse I put them through

I need a good stiff cardboard backing, because I prefer to write against my knees rather than a desk

The problem for me is the very flimsy cardboard backing

These are quality yellow pads (though as noted in the comments they are not exactly standard "Legal" size) with a great cardboard base

Stiff cardboard back makes it easy to take notes off the table

I love these - the cardboard backing is

Good note pads with thick/stiff cardboard back and perforated pages.

The cardboard backing is very flimsy and has no rigidity

These have a great cardboard back, making these an excellent choice for writing when there is no readily available writing surface

Cardboard backing is too flimsy....

the cardboard backing is wayyyy flimsier than other tops products I've bought in the past

The paper is substantial and the cardboard backing is strong enough to use as a writing "table" when I take notes while standing

Decent cardboard backing so that they hold up and don't flop around

I started out with the basic Staples brand, and quickly found that the cardboard backing was simply too flimsy for my uses

I was hoping to buy pads that had a thick, sturdy cardboard backing so that they won't flop over if I try to write on them without setting the pad on a

The paper still has a good weight to it and the cardboard back is still pretty stiff

The backing is not at all sturdy, the paper, purporting to be 16 lb., bleeds through, preventing one writing on the reverse as well as on the obverse, there are no perforations at the top and the top binding is so flimsy and carelessly put together, I have all too frequently torn pages out only to wind up with the page itself torn in half rather than just coming away at the top!

The paper has a nice weight o it which is nice if you use it constantly

The backing is not at all sturdy, the paper, purporting to be 16 lb., bleeds through, preventing one writing on the reverse as well as on the obverse, there are no perforations at the top and the top binding is so flimsy and carelessly put together, I have all too frequently torn pages out only to wind up with the page itself torn in half rather than just coming away at the top!