Customer Reviews

Paper Mate ClearPoint 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil, 12 Blue Barrel Pencil (56043)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

When using a mechanical pencil, you should have a *good* eraser that is convenient to use. This means you should not grease it up by putting your thumb on it every time you need more lead. Also, when the eraser wears down you do not want to scratch your paper when you go to erase something.

This pencil has a nice, replacable white-eraser that completely erases and can be easily extended or retracted (and is quite long).

The side-clicker is located so it does not interfere with writing, but can easily be reached when more lead is needed.

Overall this is the best pencil out there that I have seen in these regards.

The drawback: the entire pencil is made of plastic so it is not very durable in your pocket. Particularly the back end of the pencil may crack.

This is, put simply, the best pencil I have ever used. It feels great in your hand, and the grip is very comfortable. Putting the lead clicker on side makes getting more lead easier and quicker. But, what really sells it is the eraser. It's long and replaceable, and erases cleanly every time. If you really wanted to, you could use just one of these pencils for the rest of your life. The one thing is the clip on it always breaks off, but I really don't see that as a hinderance.

Look at what "Shoplet" is offering!

Paper Mate ClearPoint 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil, Blue Barrel, Box of 12
You get a box of 12 pencils, marked down from $39.48 to $3.13. Right? Fantastic! Like it says, You Save: $36.35 (92%) What a deal! I use these pencils and my students always ask to borrow them -- they've never seen a cooler pencil!
So for a little over $10, Shoplet is selling a box of 12? The kids will be thrilled! I ordered.

Shoplets sent me one. Not one box of twelve pencils. No. One pencil. ONE PENCIL. For $3.13 PLUS seven bucks shipping. One pencil, loose, in a big blue plastic bag with a knot tied in it.

I am a teacher looking for bargains because I teach at-risk kids who can't afford to buy pencils and the school can't afford it, either. So I'm spending my own money for kids that don't have a damn pencil, and they sold me one pencil for $10. I could have picked it up at the drug store for $3.

Merry Christmas, kids! Here's the pencil I bought for the twelve of you. If you want to see the Grinch live and in person, he's down at Shoplets.

The Clearpoint mechanical pencil is the best I've ever tried, in my 30+ years of accounting and bookkeeping...and I've tried many! The mechanics have only failed once in the 10+ years I've been using this pencil. The best features are that the eraser is replaceable, and the leds store in a barrel that you can see through, so you know when you need to buy more. There has never been a more reliable and easy to use pencil...ever.

This is a terrific mechanical pencil, the best I have used, until after a while the point stops staying in place and retracts completely as I write. Sometimes stuffing the white refill container with several lead refills helps, but most of the time it does not and the pencil can't be refilled so that it works. The pencil is expensive enough that it should last much longer.

I found this pencil easy to use and designed with the user in mind. The only issue is the durability of the plastic. However, I have used it for about a month now with only a snap of the clip. Considering most of us misplace pencils anyway, it is a good value.

I think that the papermate clearpoint mechanical pencils are awesome! The eraser twists up easily and works very well. The design is very contemporary. When you need more led you just click this little button like part on the side. This is easier than pushing on the eraser, like most mechanical pencils do. You can also refill the clearpoints easily and they are retractable. These pencils also come in many different colors, such as turquoise, navy blue, hot pink, purple, lime green, olive green, gray, and red. I recommend the 0.7 mm led pencils vs. the 0.5 mm led because the thicker led does not break as easily.You can find the pencils in many stores such as: Staples, Office Depot, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Amazon, Target, even a Super Stop and Shop. The cheapest place to buy them is probably Walmart or Amazon. They are way over priced at CVS, Walgreens, and Staples. NOTE: There are also clearpoint mechanical pens. I have never used them but I plan to and I expect that they work well.

I use pencils all the time in my work, and need to erase frequently. This pencil is the best I've found.

The eraser is sturdy, long and clean. A simple twist advances it and it comes with two extra erasers, though I've not had to use a back up yet. It doesn't damage the paper either.

The leads are neat and the pencil holds a lot of them at once and I can advance the lead easily with clicks. The pencils come with a supply of back up leads. I've never had lead get stuck or had to work on fixing the pencil.

My end product is good looking. The little rubber dots at the tip end of the barrel make it easy to grasp and control. Its fun to see through the colored plastic to the workings of the pencil. My kids keep stealing them from me because they like them so much.

It has good design, a little fragile but it's inexpensive so this is not to be unexpected. Nice rubberized grip at the tip, with convenient finger activated lead advance. Large eraser that as it wears out can be extended with a simple twist of the end of the pencil. The eraser is about an inch long in total.

Side note: I got mine through Office Depot. There was no packaging except they put it in a plastic bag. Of course it was broken during shipping. It took a week to get it re-shipped. It was also just put in a plastic bag. Luckily, it was not broken this time. I don't know why they don't wrap it in a little bubble wrap.

This is a very good mechanical pencil and has a convenient built-on grip and twist eraser. 5 Stars!