I, Sharpie

I don't understand the appeal of Sharpies. Even if left unused, they die out in a relatively short time. The ones meant for paper are not meant to be used on whiteboards. And they don't write (flow) particularly well on either (the colored ones are particularly terrible on whiteboards).

Maybe I'm using them wrong. Happy to be corrected, and to hear your recos on better alternatives.

I'm a little confused about your reference to white boards. I didn't know that there are sharpies intended for white boards. Isn't their whole point that they're permanent?

Separately - try "super permanent" sharpies. I love them.