Best Pencil Sharpener Ever
by Colleen Guzman
One of my friends told me that they had heard that Classroom Friendly Supplies was giving away sharpeners to bloggers to review, so I checked out the link, submitted a request and I was chosen to receive a free sharpener to use in my classroom and review. I even got to choose the color, so I chose the new purple sharpener because it looks really snazzy. Since I received the email indicating that I would receive a sharpener I have had nothing but an excellent experience,
First of all I received the sharpener very quickly and without incident, and when I opened the box I was impressed to see that the sharpener was as amazing looking in person as it was on the internet. I had to try the sharpener as soon as I took it out of the box. In fact my husband tried it and my sons tried it and I sharpened another two pencils after they had their turn. We had so much fun and we were extremely impressed with the ease of use and sharpness of the pencil once it was complete. I thought it seemed great but I was skeptical about how it would survive use in my classroom. 
I have had the sharpener in my classroom Since October and I am thrilled to say that the sharpener is still working wonderfully. My students love the sharpener and they ask for it every time they need to sharpener their pencil and in fact they prefer it to the electric sharpener. I thought it might lose it's luster and fun after a few weeks but it is still their favorite means of sharpening their pencils. In order to ensure that the sharpener lasts I do monitor the sharpener and keep it by my desk so I can make sure that the students are using it carefully so it will last. We did have one incident where we thought the sharpener was broken but when we looked it up on the website it indicated that there was probably lead stuck in the blades and it gave instructions on how to fix it, so we followed the directions and it was working again in no time. Since then it has been working fine and it is still providing us with extremely sharp pencils. 
I do have a few issues with the sharpener that I haven't really looked into so the company may have resolutions for them that I am not aware of. I am still uncertain how to anchor the sharpener to the desk or too a table so it is not moving around when we are trying to use it. I also wish there was an arrow on the sharpener, near the handle to show the students which way to turn the handle because they always get confused about which way to turn the handle and then they think the sharpener is broken so I have to intervene. Aside from those two simple things, everything else has been great. I am very happy with my sharpener and I have recommended it to all of my teacher friends. With Christmas coming up these would make an excellent gift for any teacher you know and at $17.99 they are a great value.
