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Review on Bostitch Vertical Battery Pencil Sharpener - Green: Efficient Precision for a Sharper Point (BPS3V-GREEN) by Amanda Castillo

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Slightly less effective than a hungry guinea pig

I would find it easier to sharpen pencils with a butter knife. The first pencil I put in my pocket immediately crumbled. Not too sharp, completely broken, almost half of the pencil turned into a coarse mulch. After thoroughly cleaning the parts, I tried another pen, this time VERY slowly and carefully. It reached about a half-pointed state before suddenly eating the pen again. On about the tenth try (I'm an artist and I'll be damned if I can't use a basic pencil sharpener) my wife asked me to

Pros
  • Sharp stop mechanism shuts off the motor when the pencil gets sharp
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging