I can remember having the thought that people who use electric pencil sharpeners are a sad, pathetic little lot.

Then I came to grips with how frustrating it is to pick up and try to use the blunt pencils that our four family members leave strewn across the domestic landscape.

So I caved, trusted Costco to offer me the best one, and I'm eating humble pie.

OK, I won't tell you this pencil sharpener changed my life. But almost.

I've now sworn off pens for the frequent marking-up of books that I do, returning to a college-years, poormouse tradition of treating a book better than all that. With a pencil.

It's easy because I've got a beautifully sharpened pencil within arm's reach no matter where I turn.

You too can live this kind of deeply fulfilled life, and talk about your new Panasonic office tool at cocktail parties until your friends take you by the elbow and make you stop. Buy the pencil sharpener already.
I can remember having the thought that people who use electric pencil sharpeners are a sad, pathetic little lot. Then I came to grips with how frustrating it is to pick up and try to use the blunt pencils that our four family members leave strewn across the domestic landscape. So I caved, trusted Costco to offer me the best one, and I'm eating humble pie. OK, I won't tell you this pencil sharpener changed my life. But almost. I've now sworn off pens for the frequent marking-up of books that I do, returning to a college-years, poormouse tradition of treating a book better than all that. With a pencil. It's easy because I've got a beautifully sharpened pencil within arm's reach no matter where I turn. You too can live this kind of deeply fulfilled life, and talk about your new Panasonic office tool at cocktail parties until your friends take you by the elbow and make you stop. Buy the pencil sharpener already.