Side by Side Comparison of: Pioneer vs MBI by MCS Industries vs Pioneer Photo Albums vs MBI

Love this scrapbook. Very pretty, nicer quality than expected. Bought this as a gift and my sister loved it. Haven't put any refill pages in yet, but it doesn't seem to difficult. Great buy especially for the price. Definitely recommend.

Love this scrapbook! Bought this for a recent vacation I did and the scrapbook was perfect for it! It strong, big and good quality. Each page has a plastic covering to insert pages, pictures, etc. Definitely recommend.

This album is beautiful. I bought it to make a scrapbook of mine and my husband's last vacation and it has exceeded my expectations. I am able to add additional pages to the album, thank goodness, since I took so many pictures. It looks great sitting out in my house and people are drawn to it.

We maintain a journal of our life journey together. We were using a small n o ok before this to stick photos receipts of places we went and stuff and they were peeling off and papers were coming off very easy. We love this one. Perfect side it has a place in the front to stick your own pictures and the best thing is you can add more sheets to the album. I love that idea instead of having to use different books I can just add sheets and keep going. And it comes with sleeves for the sheets so if you stick anything they will not come off very easily and I love that.

This is a very nice scrapbook. I left it on my wishlist and bought it when the price went down to $9.99.. That's a great deal for this. I was at Jo-Ann yesterday and saw the same exact scrapbook for $25. It's a very nice quality, I can feel the weight of it when I pick it up. I am very happy. I would consider buying this again as a gift or myself if I needed another one.

I am very happy with my scrapbook. I am using it mainly for pictures, but have certificates and other memorabilia for show. I enjoy being able to remove the insert sheets, create my design, and place the sheets where I choose. Be sure to order your sheet refills and accessories from the start.

Made scrap books for myself and siblings after Mom passed with old picks of both parents and were well received by all. able to add or subtract pages depending your desire.

So so so cute! Really good size, too. It's one foot by one foot - I can fit several pictures on each page. Very sturdy and thick covers keep it protected. Amazing price for a really good product. I've never scrapbooked before and this was one of the cheapest ones I found that was actually still super adorable. I haven't tried to add more pages - some people's reviews say it's hard to do, but my boyfriend looked at it and said it should be pretty easy with the help of a little screwdriver maybe. Fingers crossed!

Beautiful. Great size. Scrapbooking my grandparents in this one. They had tons of trees in their backyard. I have lots of birds in mine. The cover says it all :)

Great item, beautiful, bride and groom loved it, used for photo booth business and it was a total hit, thanks

My father-in-law was a photographer in WWII. He passed in February and I got this scrapbook to organize his photographs. Is very well made and is perfect. I love it.

The book was very durable, and was exactly what I was expecting! It held up very nicely, and held everything I needed it to.

Absolutely loved this scrapbook. Super cute design, and simple!

looked great and defiantly will buy again

I had to return the first album I received since the screws fell out and it was defective. There werealso a couple of fingerprint marks I noticed on the front cover. I would not recommend unscrewing the album, it is impossible to put back to together again. I would stick to not adding any more pages and just using what the album comes with.Overall the second album I received was a lot better and cleaner, there were no oily marks or fingerprints.I made a scrapbook for my boyfriend's and I anniversary and it turned out great. I stuffed a lot in there and it stillheld up beautifully. I have been getting many compliments. I am happy with my purchase. Lovely album for a price youcannot beat!

Got this as a gift. Very sharp looking. Looks like it will last.

I ordered three of these for kids scrapbook/family tree album. They seem pretty good, but a real pain in the but to add pages to so I'm not sure how many extra pages I can load in. I think they will be fine though.Shipped quick and packaged good..

This product is exactly as it appears. It's a standard scrapbook size, the cover is nice and thick. The color is deep black. Classic look.

Great, but kind of difficult to open in order to add more pages.

A great gift item for family

Purchased this for my wife and so far she loves it but It said you can add pages to it and we haven't figured out how to do it yet if we figure that out I'll change this to a 5 star

Really like the book. Only issue is when refilling with more pages the back paper holder ripped. Had to repair it.

Nice cover overall. I gave it 4 stars because it could have been a little more sturdy & the plastic sheets could've been thicker. I like that I was able to put in pictures in the cover slots

This is an inexpensive scrapbook. I knew this when I purchased it. You basically get what you paid for. It is attractive but the texture feels cheap. If you are expecting an average product, this will work fine.

This is a nice album IF you don't want to add more pages!!! I couldn't get it apart, contacted manufacturer who told me to "use a dime on one side and screwdriver on other side" to remove covers. This was almost impossible to do and I was unable to insert the additional refill pages which were recommended for this particular album. Had to return both album and 2 packs of insert pages. A real hassle!!

This album is ok. Next time, I'd purchase a thicker, more durable album. It was difficult to add pages compared to other scrabbooks I have made.

It is my fault, I was in a big hurry, and must not have read the information correctly. I wanted a scrapbook to paste cards from my wedding, but instead this is a photo album for 4x6 photos. Very nice for that. But not a scrapbook!!! Hmm, I must have gotten the wrong product because it says, " Live, Laugh, Love"and looks exactly like the one in the photo, but mine is not 12 x 12, it is 8.5 x 8.5. I did not check everything carefully. They must have sent the wrong item, or else I accidentally ordered the wrong thing.Lesson for ordering things from Amazon: read the details very carefully, check your item very carefully when it comes. I was getting married, went on a honeymoon, and it is now four months later that I am trying to put together a scrapbook, and found out I have a photo album instead.

The photo album is handsome but awkward and difficult to use. Each time you use it, you have to take it apart in order to create layouts for each page and adhere the photos with mounting corners.

This is one of those post bound books. I have trouble adding pages.

Not bad for the price, it appears as it looks on screen. its rather large to other scrap books. Look forward to putting in new memories.

This is a cute scrapbook but it isn't expandable as advertised. There are no instructions explaining how and I've tried but stopped because I'm afraid I will break it as it isn't very sturdy.

The pages inside are white... and it doesn't have any stickers.

Supposed to come with 10 pages, only came with 9 pages

I am unable to put more inserts in this scrapbook. I bought the inserts, but am, so far, unable to use them.

I was looking forward to using it but as soon as I take it out of the plastic it basically falls apart...........

Such a beautiful book but the page inserts ruin it because the book is beautiful but inserts need to be made better. Will be returned.

Though my wife loved it, right out of the box I was having to put it back together! Instead of an easy three ring binder sort of situation it was some kind of weird screw things. Not only were they tricky to put together, but took forever. Spent the first 20 minutes fixing the thing. I can't say whether this is the norm but it certainly didn't impress me.

I bought this because it advertised that it could be expanded up to a certain number of pages (more than I needed). I needed a scrapbook that would hold more than 20 slip in pocket pages, and this claimed it would. PROS: It is beautiful, and I appreciate the simplicity of the black cover with the simple single photo slot for you to personalize the cover. CONS: If you or a pet scratch the cover with a fingernail, it leaves a mark. Given normal wear and tear just from handling it while filling the pages, I had about 15 scratches that were/are very apparent on the cover, and that detracts from its appearance. Also, if you add more than 5 pages (bringing it to a total of 10 pages), then it is unstable. That is, you can add about 5 pages without needing to screw in the extenders -- so for just a total of 10 pages, it works great. But for any more than that, you need to screw in extenders, and once you do, the book wobbles because the extenders no longer hold the pages in tightly. They move around easily, and it feels like it is going to fall apart. I've checked it quite a few times while looking through it - it is not, in fact, falling apart. It just feels like it is.

Needs to be bigger already to be easy no need to go buy the store at all

This scrapbook is not what I expected. The pages do not fit properly. I want my money back.

Product came damage, disappointed!

The inside cover and binding was COVERED IN MOLD. It was disgusting.

this is the first time i order a scrapbook like this and can put it back together its tedious and does not look neat, any help how to do this?

Tried forever to unscrew this scrapbook to add more pages and could NOT get the screws to come apart, ending up accidentally tearing the book trying to get the screws out, what a cheap piece of crap. I'm not even going to bother trying to order another scrapbook online I'd rather go to a store to check the quality myself. An absolute WASTE of money, save yourself the frustration and go somewhere else.

Super cute cover but the binding cover piece was made out of a paper material and broke as soon as I attempted to add pages and spacers. Great if you only want the number of pages it comes with.