Person that gave this chore tracker, a one star and said it was cardboard, they lied. The tracker was packed in cardboard, and that cardboard was wrapped in cellophane. All they had to do was open it up. There is no cardboard on this tracker at all. It's a nice item and I'm very happy with the purchase. The only negative thing I had was that as hard as I tried, the red marker would not open for some reason. Everything else was just fine so people before you start giving negative feedback try looking into your item a little bit better. Being on a fixed income I have to be very careful how much I spend and when I open milk or dog food or paper towels anything that I have to keep refreshing I always log the date to see how much of it I'm using. This tracker is great for that.