Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

If you need a pencil sharpener, just buy this one and stop looking. This pencil sharpener is awesome, because IT JUST WORKS. I've used it on a few dozen pencils so far, and the points come out perfect every time. Sharp enough to write well, but not so sharp that the tip becomes fragile and breaks off as soon as you start writing. All the shavings are neatly collected in the container, and I've yet to have a tip break off and get stuck in the sharpener itself. I've tried probably half a dozen inexpensive sharpeners that I purchased at various stores, and for the most part, they all suck. I don't know why making a pencil sharpener that actually works is so hard, but there sure seem to be a lot out there that don't. The most common problem seems to be pencil sharpeners that over sharpen the pencil so that as soon as you begin writing, the point breaks off. Or even worse, the tip breaks off in the sharpener before you're even done (in which case, you then have to fish the broken pencil lead out of the sharpener blades before you can try again). With this sharpener, I get perfectly sharpened pencils the first time, every time.