Paper Mate = = = = = Early in the 1940's a man named Patrick J. Frawley acquired his first company which was a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer. In 1949 the Frawley pen company developed a revolutionary new ink, which dried instantly upon use. The pen that delivered this ink was called 'The Paper Mate' which is where the name came from. Paper Mate manufacture ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, felt tip pens and erasers which all come in a wide variety of colours and shapes. In 2010, Paper Mate introduced environmentally friendly biodegradable pens, pens and erasers as additions to the range. Their range of products can be found in many high street stores such ...  Read the complete review

These Paper Mate non-stop pencils are great to use at work or for when writing with a pencil rather than a pen. You can buy them either individually or in a pack and they come in all different bright neon colours including pink, orange, yellow and green. There is a very thin strip of lead inside the outer plastic case and to use it all you have to do is twist the black tip at the bottom of the pencil and the lead comes out. When you're finished using the pencil, you just twist it the other way to make the lead go back inside the case to protect it from getting broken. There's also a handy little rubber on the top of the pencil for any mistakes that are ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that I do prefer the good old fashioned pencil, however at work I have to write figures in pencil and I have to write them as small as possible. With a normal pencil it can be difficult to write small unless you sharpen the pencil every few minutes. So to try and solve the problem I thought I would give a mechanical pencil a go. We had quite a few different ones in our stationary cupboard but I decided on using a Paper Mate Non Stop Mechanical pencil. We buy most of our stationary from Staples and usually in bulk, for a pack of ten it costs £4.69. The pencil looks like any normal mechanical pencil this one is an orange/yellow colour and is ...  Read the complete review

The Papermate non stop automatic pencil is a product I have used for as long as I care to remember. I began using non stop automatic pencils back in school, and have used them regularly ever since. The first pencils I owned had a rubber on the end which once pressed revealed more lead. The Papermate version has a twist-action nib. The black nib which you can see in the picture turns clockwise and anti-clockwise to allow you to control the length of lead at the end of the pencil. This nib is textured allowing for easy and accurate control and also comfort to the user. Priced at around £5 for a dozen pencils you are getting pretty decent value for money from ...  Read the complete review

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- such a tedious waste of time. 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 ...  Read the complete review