birchjoshua's Full Review: BIC Mechanical Pencil, w/Pocket Clip, .7mm, 24/PK,...
Okay, so when you buy a mechanical pencil you have certain expectations. These pencils fail all of those expectations. As a college student I do a lot of writing, and note taking, and I need a pencil that can hold up to my demands. I can't go the regular old wood/sharpener route because I'm too lazy to sharpen, and there are supposed to exist better writing utensil alternatives. The BIC Mechanical Pencil, w/Pocket Clip, .7mm, 24/PK, Assorted Pack is definently not that alternative.
One thing a customer looks for in a pencil is Longevity, and these pencils definently do not have that. One pencil will last about a week, and as far as I am concerned thats about the same as a wooden pencil, and if these are only going to last as long as those, then why am I paying more? I'll tell you why, because I was a moron. But now I have seen the light!
Another thing a mechanical pencil is supposed to have is practicality. These don't have that either. Due to a design error, the lead in these will break inside the pencil itself and not at the tip. This means that when you try to get more lead out of the tip, the broken piece just falls out, or pushes back in all the way, or what have you. And the lead in these breaks CONSTANTLY. I can hardly stand to write with them. And if I am constantly dealing with breakage, how is that better than the one time sharpen of a wooden pencil? It isn't, trust me.
Also, a mechanical pencil should be comfortable. As a result of the breakage, I find that I have to adjust the amount of pressure I appy to the paper in order to keep the lead stable, thereby making my writing style unatural and thereby uncomfortable.
Final word, don't buy. Spring for fewer, more efficient mechanical pencils.
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