Quality Review: EnterPlay Dog Tags (Revised!)

[Foxtale]

I was doing more research into this. Do the back of the dogtags have a removable plastic cover? Like a screen protector? To protect them from scratches caused by the chain?

Yes, they do.

I'm tempted to dissect one of my duplicate tags to see what's in it.

Cool Dragonflitter when you said the backs were peeling off, is is the protective sticker or is there an epoxy under the protective sticker that is peeling off? The marks on the front may be impossible to get off but maybe the stuff on the back is an easy fix.

[ThriftyPony]

After reading the comments... I am confused. Are only the special ones metal, or are they actually all metal?

[Bergamot]

Some feel like they're cardstock, others think they're plastic. The "premium" ones sold in blister packs are metal, though!

[moonlight twinkle]

I can't believe how cheaply made these things are, I would usually expect more from enterplay, they have came out with some pretty awesome stuff, after all.

[Dragonsummoner]

I've gotten 2 regular dog tags and 1 deluxe dog tag. Mine are all made of metal. The deluxe one is pure metal and the regular ones are metal covered with a shiny epoxy on one side. The other side has a protective sheet of plastic covering the decoration on the metal.

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Twilight Sparkle deluxe dog tag by Thrift Store Dragon, on Flickr

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Princess Luna dog tag by Thrift Store Dragon, on Flickr

And a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf6gfSzeY24&feature=youtu.be

[Foxtale]

Thank you so much for the videos and images Dragonsummoner. I want some of the blind bag ones now!

[prancingstag]

Bin's Toy Bin also has some review videos of the dog tags up.

Regular blind tags: http://youtu.be/OZnrKDv8f2w

Deluxe two tag sets: http://youtu.be/3upg8kujFlo

The dimples/imprints on the front seem like a legitimate issue, but for the scratches, bubbles and peeling on the back, it sounds like the plastic cover that you're supposed to remove. Some of Bin and Jon's tags look like they have scratches, but really they're small folds in the plastic cover, and once removed the tag is in perfect condition.

[sd_dreamcrystal]

I'm tempted to buy one of the Blind Bag ones just to take apart... had I seen this topic before I went to walmart earlier then I would have bought one just to see

[Shiromisa]

To be honest, I feel like for $3, you get what you pay for. I don't think I've ever seen dog tag necklaces that cheap.

[Lucky_Ladybug]

That deluxe one of Twilight looks gorgeous in close-up. I may have to get one of those....

[hathorcat]

Oh thats awesome! Thank you for the update. I am a little more impressed with them if they are least some kind of metal base in the basic tags.

[craftEcowgirl]

I just bought two tags, and the backside is looks bubbly, but there is a plastic protective layer that you remove. Its there to protect it from scratching from chain . I like the tags and plan to collect them all.

Update: one of mine had protective layer, one did not. Strange. I believe my version is all metal, but only one tag per bag.  Not sure what version that was first reviewed as mine are not paper/cardboard material. They are some kind of metal. And they are not the Deluxe version

[Dragonflitter]

Well I certainly feel foolish! Thank you for your responses, everyone. I was mistaken in my initial review. I have now re-written my first post with this new information to make it a more correct review. I'm sorry I made mistakes in the first review.

After it was brought to my attention that the plastic covering on the back of the dog tags actually peels off, it looks like most of the damage to the dog tags was not on the tag itself. A couple of them are still scratched from the chain, deep enough that it went through the plastic covering onto the tag itself, but for the most part the covering does protect the dog tag from the chain. Unfortunately there's nothing to protect the epoxy on the front.

And initially I thought the tag was made with cardstock with an epoxy covering, but I decide to scratch off the image on the back of one of my damaged ones and found that they actually do have a metal base, something very light and easily scratched (I'm guessing aluminum).

So in conclusion, I do still have about one third of the original 14 I bought came out of the package with some irremovable damages, and the decals that come with the dog tags still suffer from blurry small details, but the quality is much better than I originally reviewed.

Thanks again for your help everyone.

[FluffleNuff]

Well, that's a relief! I am about to receive my Pinkie Pie one!

[Foxtale]

So in conclusion, I do still have about one third of the original 14 I bought came out of the package with some irremovable damages, and the decals that come with the dog tags still suffer from blurry small details, but the quality is much better than I originally reviewed.

Thanks again for your help everyone.

That's great that your dogtags weren't as damaged as you initially thought. And don't feel silly, I would have done the same thing too. Its so frustrating to think you're getting one thing in terms of quality and then you end up with something less than what you expected.

Great review! I can't wait until I find some in store.