This is another nifty mechanical pencil for our already throw-a-way society. These pencils are ideal for the class room in that they actually work, are indeed shatter resistant, and when they are lost or not returned, and I guarantee that this will happen, you are not out big bucks.
The lead is No.2 and leaves a nice bold mark, bet not so bold that it smears all over the place. It comes with to refill leads which really is not all that important as in a school situation, you will never see the thing again once you loose sight of it; but it is never the less nice to know the lead is there...just in case.
The eraser is quite effective. Keep in mind that this has a top lead advance mechanism, so you do have to stop writing to advance the lead. This does not seem to bother the students all that much though.
These pencils are ideal for math or accounting classes.
They do come in nice colors (the shell), but not so nice that they look "cool," ergo, more are returned than if they were nice shinny things.
I suppose you could sum it up as "cheap and serviceable." In this day and age, what more could you ask for?
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks BIC Mechanical Pencil with Colorful Barrels, Medium Point (0.7 mm), 24 Pencils
The pencil has top lead advance, which can be stressfull, since you have to stop writting to advance the lead. They are perfect for students, who tend to loose alot of pencils. The price ($4.49) makes it very affordable. They aren't the best penclis, but for people who loose alot of pencils they are absolutly perfect.
The one BIG problem with these pencils is that if you put any pressure on the lead, it goes back up forcing you to have to click constantly. I don't think I put excess pressure on the pencil (the lead doesn't break), but I'm having to constantly click to bring the lead back down because it keeps pushing back up. Frustrating!!!
I would try another product, I wouldn't buy these again.
We use these Bic Mechanical Pencils at home, in our small business, and for our high school age kids. These are fairly inexpensive so we scatter them all over ensuring there is always a working pencil at hand when needed and the colorful bodies make them easy to spot.
The pencils work well mechanically with the lead being advanced by pressing the eraser top. These are #2 leads so they can be used on the standardized testing as well. The eraser is the hard white rubber type and it works well enough. As other reviewers have noted, the lead does brake fairly easily so a lighter pressure is needed when writing with these compared to a regular pencil.
We buy several packs a year and will likely continue to do so until the kids are out of school.
Recommended!
CFH
As a joke, I bought these for my husband (who is an engineer) as a stocking stuffer. He has been using them regularly ever since and recently asked me to get more. They're nothing fancy, but he is out in the field evaluating projects often, and they are reliable for that but cheap enough that it's no big deal if he loses one or two.
This pencil is perhaps the worst i have ever used. the lead breaks so easily that i constantly have to pump out more and there is no tension on the lead so you have to hold the pencil flat for it to come out or else the whole piece falls out. I would recommend spending the extra money and getting a quality mechanical pencil or just using an old fashioned one'
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