Date

I bought this for work and has been a lot of fun stampingXD!! i work on both dry and wet surfaces. I would say if you are working on a dry area this is the best stamp. On a dry area the ink is very clear, the size of the font is readable. It has helped me speed up when I’m packaging because I used to write the date manually, which slowed me down. Although, on a wet surface the ink does smudge but still works. Which is obvious, but what I found to work was to let the ink dry for a few seconds before getting into action. Oh! I would say when it smudges it’s honestly still readable, it looks like an indent or a light shadow, but the actual color of the smear looks like those art projects with the crayons and blow dryers lol. So on a wet surface it would not look pleasant if you are working with important papers.

I was worried when I ordered this mainly because of the negative reviews but realized they were unfounded. This stamp was incredibly easy to assemble if you can even call simply sliding the ink cartridge as "assemble". It might be a bit of an annoyance to not get a detailed explanation on how to put in the ink but really, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. The pictures on the box was sufficient enough. Simply pull out the rectangular cover of the cartridge then slide it in, ink side down (again, common sense since the rubber part with the dates can only touch the ink when it's faced this way). Just push it all the way in until the small tabs on the side snap off, and done. If you can't press the stamp down all the way, it means the ink cartridge isn't pushed all the way as it should be and simply push it in further until it's perfectly flush on the other side. I figured all this out in less than a minute and I've never even owned a stamp like this before. Which brings me to my current possible issue. I don't know much about ink pads and the technology behind it (if it even has any) but I figured those manual stamps you can usually find in craft stores have ink pads with covers so it doesn't dry up. I don't know if the ink pad on this one will up dry faster because it's always exposed or not but I hope that's not the case. Also, I'm not quite sure what the significance is for the stamped date on the box. Mine says "17 Nov 2026" but my stamp goes from 2018 to 2028 and the format is in Month/Day/Year so it doesn't really relate to the example on the box at all. I'll update my review some time in the future and see how long this one cartridge will last. But for now, 5/5 for this self-inking stamp! Easy to use, portable (might put it in its own separate bag to avoid other things catching ink), and stamps very well. I highly recommend this product!

Simple and effective. I was worried about the ink drying out because it's open to the air - it hasn't yet and it's been several weeks. For the money, it's a great value and works great!

This goes to year 2020. It seems very sturdy so I have no reason to think it won't (unless the ink dries up). The directions indicate you should use an aftermarket ink and re-ink the pad--they want you to buy a new ink cartridge. If it comes to this, I'll buy a bottle of ink and give it a go. My previous stamper lasted 4+ years with no ink color deterioration, so I hope it won't come to this. The previous version I had only went 5 years, and when I grabbed it (in Feb 2014) I realized the last year was 2013. Darn it. I docked it a star for lack of directions. Took me about 15 minutes to figure out how to install the ink cartridge. You do this as follows: 1) Remove the cover plate over the ink pad 2) There are 2 clip looking things on the side. I couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do or how to insert, and then the first one broke off, so I decided that was a good idea and broke off the second one. 3) Gently push on the stamper so the date part is about 1/2 way down (essentially horizontal) 4) Slide the ink cartridge into the slot (ink side towards the date) 5) Kind of rock it back and forth to make sure it is in the light gray part of the stamper and the black part (that you push down on) easily slides over it. If you are new to these, the way you set the date is to depress the stamper so you can see the date through the bottom. Don't press so hard that it hits the ink pad at the top. Rotate the little wheels to get the correct date (it reads backwards). I always do a test stamp as I've occasionally reversed the numbers and ended up with something like Mar 91 2014 (instead of Mar 19 2014).

Works great! Love the ease of stamping and the size of the stamp. Changing the date was easy and clean. Blue was a good choice!

Love this product! I use it every day in my journal and have since January 2025 (10 months ago). I am still using the original red ink that I ordered it with and it has not even shown signs of drying out or running out. The color is still vibrant and the stamp itself is great quality. It is small enough to be in my bag and i routinely take it with me when traveling.

This stamp is really great! It is easy to use and straight forward to set up. The ink is a bit sticky when drying, so be careful not to smear. The color is bright and print size is nice and big.

I purchased this stamp to date envelopes easier in my classroom. While it makes my life a lot easier, the stamp gets stuck so much, and it is very difficult to get it to flip back to re-ink itself. I ended up just pulling the ink pad out and inking it myself since it is stuck down all the time.

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Es un buen producto ya viene entintado, pensé que era más pequeño pero no importa, aquí lo principal que cumple o función de fechar y viene hasta el 2034 es para 10 años

Works great.

VERY SMOOTH STAMP

This is not the first Trodat date stamp I have used. All have been good. Got this one because the old one was wearing out ... and it was time for new up-to-date dates. Good impressions. Easy to use.