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The best pencil sharpener!

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

So great!! It's easy to use, has sizes for different sized pencils, and easy to empty. The noise it makes changes slightly when the pencil is sharpened so you know it's ready. I've had it for 5 years and it still is holding up amazingly!

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Nice but doesn’t last forever

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024

This pencil sharpener worked well, but did just stop working. I wished it had kept going! Hesitant to buy another if it will only last a couple of years without heavy use.

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Meredith Campbell

The best pencil sharpener!

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

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deedo

Five Years - Still Working Perfectly!

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020

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This review is for the X-Acto School Pro
I ordered this electric pencil sharpener five years ago to use during homeschool. My two son's had to do a lot of writing for the curriculum they were doing through a college-prep home-cooperative that was very heavy in writing, penmanship, and worksheets. I read tons of reviews on different pencil sharpeners and even ordered several others that broke or quit working within the first year. Bottom line:
-This pencil sharpener has worked perfectly - no problems!
-The suction feet still work five years later. They do not suction so strongly that it can't be moved, but they provide resistance and keep it from sliding around.
-It has survived a few small falls, but I try to place it where it won't get knocked off of surfaces and isn't too high up.
-We have sharpened colored pencils in it but for the most part we try to use it only for pencils - we usually use manual sharpeners for colored pencils. It does work great for colored pencils, but I read those can lessen the life of a sharpener.
-We tried to avoid lots of cheap/coated pencils in this sharpener. We have used those, but again, read that the decorated pencils with lots of plastic and coated surfaces can lessen the life of the sharpener, so we use them, but not as often as normal pencils.
-When my sons were really young - Kindergarten/1st grade, I did not let them use this (I've seen kids put metal and all kinds of things in a sharpener). They started using it the last several years.
-We only had one point in the last five years where I thought we might be losing power or getting to the end of this sharpener's life, but it was just dirty. I let the collection bin get too full and it temporarily clogged the machine - just had to empty it and blow some of the debris clear and it worked perfectly again - no extra cleaning or digging anything out.
-At the time, I thought $30 for this sharpener was a lot, but after reading teacher's reviews I invested in it and after five years, it has more than earned its price - especially in ending frustration from poorly operating electric sharpeners, manual sharpeners that lose sharpness, problems with sharpeners not functioning correctly or breaking, and badly sharpened pencils that come out chunky, blunt, broken, and lose tips constantly. These come out very nice every time!
- I love that the sharpener **stops sharpening after the pencil is sharp!! My sons don't whittle their pencils down to nothing or get distracted and run the sharpener endlessly (the motor still goes, but the sharpener releases).

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John Paul Tate, III

Great sharpener, lasts

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024

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This sharpener works great and has been going strong over 4 years. Definitely recommend

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August P.

You must buy this incredible sharpener!

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2017

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I don't even know where to begin as I tell you about this fantastic sharpener. I wasn't expecting too terribly much, as the price is substantially lower than many other sharpeners that claim to be heavy duty. But I read the reviews which seemed overwhelmingly positive and took a chance. Oh my! It's really incredible! I use it for my favorite graphite pencil, the Dixon Ticonderoga, a variety of colored pencils including Crayola, Prismacolor, Irojiten and Hero, and some specialty things like Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle and Derwent Inktense. Each one of these pencils sharpened beautifully to a long, sharp point. I read some reviews that complained about this- but there is a fix for that. As you can see, there is a dial for different sized pencil barrels. I like the standard one- there is a faint circle on the dial to show you which that is, and I get a fairly long point. But if you use the setting to the left, a bit smaller, the point will be slightly shorter. The fit seems a little tight, but in this sharpener, you don't twirl or turn the pencil. You just slide it in and the sharpeners do all the work. There are some suction cups on the bottom but they don't stick to my laminate shelf, so I just make sure there's something behind the sharpener to keep it from moving and all I have to do is insert the pencil and wait for it to stop. The sharpener knows when to stop, and won't oversharpen! I have sharpened over 150 pencils with no trouble, no breakage. The worse that has happened is that a tiny bit of the sharp tip might break off on the first use, but that is the worst and once that happens there has been no more trouble. And I almost forgot to tell you the other amazing thing- even when sharpening a brand-new pencil, you lose only a speck of length. That's right. No more will you lose a quarter to half-inch every time you sharpen your pencil. I'm not sure how it works but it seems that it knows just where the tip is and sharpens to that point, if that makes any sense. Oh, one small tip (no pun intended), if you sharpen a lot of colored pencils, especially oil-based ones, you are going to want to sharpen some graphite pencils in between to keep the blades clean. Anyway, I hope you love this sharpener as much as I do. I'm tempted to buy another just to tuck away, but my last electric sharpener lasted over 25 years, and I'm no spring chicken, if you get my point.

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Nusrat Chowdhury

The best sharpner

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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Idek why I am writing this instead of going to the mental hospital. 😂 I have literally sharpened all the pencils in my household ever since I purchased this sharpener. It works so smooth and fast. Perfect for schools, offices, and house hold. It’s better to keep it out of reach of children just in they put their hands in there. The battery ones usually get damaged so fast unlike this one. This machine is durable and for longer use. It’s worth the money. ✏️💰

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Marie Jo

A Good Value

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023

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This pencil sharpener is good but not great. The motor isn't as strong as it should be. It keeps stopping in the middle of sharpening every pencil. I also wish it was designed not to sharpen them to such a long, sharp point, given the fact that it is designed for schools. I'm sharpening pencils for kindergartners. I'm aware of the fact that the points are a bit dangerous, and I have to tell the kids not to press too hard or they will break. But I think this is the best pencil sharpener that's on the market for schools. I've owned this model before and still choose to buy the same product.

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Lindsey Todd

Classroom/Office Must Have!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

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I purchased this sharpener 5 years ago and it still works wonderfully! I'm currently ordering another one si that I can have two but also to be prepared for when it finally does go out. It has been used by atleast 250 students over the years. Some students sharpened multiple times a day. I'm totally surprised but grateful that it still works. Other teachers have mentioned that they can't keep a pencil sharpener past 2 to 3 years. My students did try to mess it up once by placing a pencil that had been sharpened to the eraser inside it. Once I dug it out, it continued working like it always has. This will be my forever go to!

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Ter

Large hooper and multiple pencil selections

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024

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Very convenient and easy to use. A bit noisy but rapidly provides sharp points even with soft leads.

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Darien C. Williams

Life saver

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024

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The students won't break this one!

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Nice but doesn’t last forever

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024

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This pencil sharpener worked well, but did just stop working. I wished it had kept going! Hesitant to buy another if it will only last a couple of years without heavy use.

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