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Papermate Non Stop Pencil
by Coffeetiere I am a fan of propelling pencils always making sure I have one on my desk. Work provides us with Papermate non stop pencils, I always refer to them as propelling pencils, sometimes the solid coloured orange ones as above or sometimes the transparent fluorescent variety. I guess it depends on the mood of the secretary ordering ... them! I think the major plus about propelling pencils is they do not need sharpening, therefore they are perfect for taking to meetings. One can't really sit in a meeting sharpening a pencil over the desk, plus it's a bit messy! They are sophisticated pencils. I like the Papermate propelling pencils as they are simple and cheap. In bulk on Amazon you can get around 12 for £5, about 42p per pencil. I guess work buys them in even bigger bulk so gets them even more cheaply. I think they are really good value and therefore of I loose the odd one its not an issue. I do have a Parker propelling pencil for use at home, but I would be upset if I lost this one. Propelling pencils are also excellent for putting in bags. The lead in the Papermate non stop pencils can be twisted up and down by the nib so when I put the pencil in my bag I make sure the led is all inside the pencil so it doesn't catch or write on other things. The lead in this Papermate pencil is about 0.7mm thick, so too thick to snap easily, unless wound out too much. I like the fact that the thickness of a writing from a propelling pencil doesn't alter that much when the lead wears down, where as with an ordinary pencil the lead become blunt and thick when it needs sharpening and sharp and scratchy when it's just been sharpened. All in all I would not be without my Papermate non stop pencils when at work. One pencil does last a really long time, probably longer than an ordinary pencil as non of the lead is wasted as it is sharpened. These pencils are a good buy and for me an office essential. Read the complete review |
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Papermate Non Stop Pencil
by shirleyleunicorn I used to get so frustrated when my pencils kept becoming blunt and hard to use after only a few minutes of intensive scribbling and I had to sharpen them repeatedly. A simple solution was using a mechanical pencil so that I never had to go near a sharpener ever again. However, I found that most mechanical pencils I tried were hard and ... uncomfortable to use, with the leads being rather hard to refill- rather more trouble than they were worth. So when I came across these Papermate Non Stop Pencils a couple of years ago, I was overjoyed. Pencils you could actually twist instead of having to push and pump down the lead, with non stop lead too? These seemed like easily the best option I could possibly choose. I have tried some of the pens made by Papermate, and I have been fairly pleased with them so I was not too concerned about whether or not the quality would be adequate. Obviously, these are not the cheapest option- buying normal stick pencils and a sturdy sharpener could save you quite a bit of money. Even in mechanical pencil terms, these are quite expensive, since some stores will sell you something like a pack of ten, leads included for £1. You can buy either the clear plastic coloured ones or the yellow barrel ones. Though I have used both, I find myself most often using the clear plastic coloured ones, as they just look more aesthetically pleasing to me. I buy most of my stationery from Amazon since it is generally cheaper for me. At the moment, a twelve pack of the yellow barrel variety costs £5.06 (original price: £5.92), making it less than 50p a pencil. That is not too bad at all, especially since each pencil can last for ages and ages. How do these pencils work? Well, it is quite simple and easy to figure out, really. You twist the body around the nib structure one way to push it up and the other way to push it down. It is very simple to use and much easier to use than those mechanical pencils you have to pump up. I tend to twist the lead back down after use to protect it from damage. The pencils look quite nice- if you get the clear ones instead of the yellow barrel type, you can see inside with the mechanism working. That way, you can see it being pushed up and also how much lead you have left. It also comes with a small rubber on the end which is really handy since when you are writing or drawing with the pencil you do not have to bother with bringing a big rubber. The rubber itself is rather good quality, and rubs out the pencil quite well though if used too often it can wear away and leave you with nothing but a little unusable rubber stub. The lead is good quality, much better than most the mechanical pencil leads that I have used before. It does not snap too easily unless put under too much unnatural pressure, but generally I have found it lasts for a long time. It has the right kind of softness so that you can write comfortably without labouring at all too much. It is near impossible to shade properly with these pencils, but that is alright, since these are not meant to be sketching pencils. The tip remains rather sharp throughout its rather long life (a few months a pencil, I should think, unless you write solely with this pencil) so you will never need to write with a blunt pencil again! Another positive to this product is that the pencil always stays the same length. Since it is the lead and the lead only that is being twisted up, the body of the Papermate Non Stop Pencil does not get sharpened away as it would be if it was a regular pencil. This means that even when you reach near the end of the lead, you still have a full size pencil instead of a tiny stub. It kind of feels like you are writing with a pen, only it has lead inside it, instead of ink. Altogether, I think that these Papermate pencils are worth every single penny paid for them since they have been so useful to me. They have also saved me a lot of time, when I would normally be sharpening my pencil! These have a good design that has been beneficial to me, so I would highly recommend them. I would give these pencils 5 out of 5 dooyoo stars. Read the complete review |
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Papermate Stick 2020 Pen
by Seven17 @ About @ I bought these pens as an alternative to Bic Biro's. We use these at work and not only do they feel better in your hand, they also have a finer point for neater handwriting at 0.8mm ballpoint. They are also quite a lot cheaper than Bic at around £5 for 50 pens. Brilliant. There are though, a few downfalls here: The ... pens are not see through like Bic so you have to open them to see how much ink you have left. And they don't come in a neat and tidy cut out box for storage. @ Writing @ These pens have a slightly thinner point than regular biro's and this means your handwriting will look neater and uses less space on the page to write letters but does mean if you don't push hard enough on the pens you could end up with much thinner writing, and this makes it hard to read. These pens need a little pressure to write with but you won't be gripping the pen with white knuckle grip. The pens don't drop a ton of ink over your page when you're writing and the ink is relatively smooth - so you don't get build ups of ink that leave smudges and blobs all over your page, making your document look very untidy. Perfect. To hold these pens are very comfortable, but don't have a grip to hold onto. They have a ridge at the bottom where the pen indents towards the ballpoint which is something Bic does not have, and makes it more comfortable to use. There is also some give and flex in the body of the pen so you can wrap the palm of your hand around it and try to bend it. This allows for much more flexible writing over longer periods of time. These pens have a lot more ink than Bic and many other biro's I have used. It takes about 90 A4 pages to drain one of these things completely, and sketching with them doing little doodles when you're bored does use up ink faster, but they still have some ink endurance. Very economical. @ Overall @ These are better than Bic in many areas - Neater, cheaper, more comfortable (plastic can flex unlike Bic) and they have a better ball point. They also last longer too so you wont be buying them frequently. I can therefore say that I would recommend these pens over Bic. But the one flaw that I have with these pens: You can't see the ink when you're writing. You can open them up with a bit of force but this is inconvenient. Otherwise: Brilliant pens, highly recommended. Read the complete review |
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