Paper Mate Clear Tip 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil Starter Set, Colors May Vary

Paper Mate Clear Tip 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil Starter Set, Colors May Vary (56047PP)

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 2.9 x 7.6 inches ; 1.4 ounces

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.

ASIN: B001T6QCJC

Item model number: 56047PP

Product Description

Clear Point’s centrally located click-advance button allows you to easily advance the lead without releasing your hold of the pencil. A soft grip provides added comfort, and the jumbo twist-up eraser advances with ease. Colors may vary, Lime Green, Magenta, Purple, Aquamarine.

Technical Details

Colors may vary, Lime Green, Magenta, Purple, Aquamarine

Convenient side-action lead advance

Unique grip for comfort

Jumbo twist eraser for long use

Starter kit includes: 2 Mechanical Pencils, 2 lead refill and eraser refill

Customer Reviews

I like the concept of these more than I like the actual pencils. You can see how many leads are left! You can twist out more eraser when you need it! The lead-advance button is on the side of the pencil, so you can easily use it while writing, and unlike the end-push ones you can't accidentally click out more lead while erasing!
So I got two of them -- different colors, at different times, so probably not the same batch. And yet they've both had the same problems.
The clip piece broke off of each one, which I've not had happen with any other mechanical pencils.
As others reported, the attachment for the eraser end of the pencil isn't very well designed, and after only maybe two lead reloads they've occasionally fallen out on both of my pencils. This is doubly annoying because even if you can find it and put it back in place, it's also the cap for the lead compartment so you've almost certainly lost any extra leads you had in the pencil.
Also, when I erase, the eraser often retracts: it's a simple twist mechanism, so the back-and-forth motion and mild pressure of simple erasing is enough to twist it back in, unless you get the angle just right.
The grip is nice, the erasers are good, the pencils feel good in the hand and to write with, and the lead (.5mm, for mine) doesn't break much at all. There are some nice functionality and design innovations here. If Paper Mate fixes the design flaws, I'll happily buy this kind again and probably forevermore. I'm looking for a different model now, though, because I've already lost the eraser end from one of mine, and as the other also falls off, I'm sure it, too, will vanish permanently sooner or later (though I'll try a review commenter's wrap suggestion).

My son found one of these on the street and we both fell in love with it. Had to buy more so we each would have our own and actually bought 2 starter sets which comes with 2 pencils and extra lead and erasers. Comfortable grip - a bit larger than most mech pencils, which is nice for my old joints. Writes well and seems to be pretty durable.