Today, we have an affordable mechanical pencil option from Staples. At $5.49, they would make a great pencil to just have around for those times when you just need to jot down a quick note. And to be honest, even though they’re cheap, they work pretty well…
The (postscript) mechanical pencil features a slight non-slip grip on the entire barrel, a metal tip (that retract all the way into the plastic barrel, thereby lessening the chance of unintentional pokes or stabs), a decent latex eraser which erases well but leaves behind faint graphite marks, and smooth lead. As I mentioned, it’s actually a good mechanical pencil for the price and I could easily recommend them as a quick note jotter.
Mar 31, 2011 @ 16:50:27
i don’t consider that cheap, but neither is it unreasonable….
Mar 31, 2011 @ 23:40:09
If they were a package of twelve for $5.49 that would be pretty cheap.
The pencil in the photo looks to have a slight curve in the barrel, hopefully that is just optical illusion in the photo.
The design sort of grows on me, makes me think of a grey nurse shark.
Are they available in other sizes eg 0.7mm or only 0.5 ?