Maybe after it wears down a bit it will be better. It always breaks the tip off the pencil ...
580328
Seems to be just a bit too aggressive when sharpening. Maybe after it wears down a bit it will be better. It always breaks the tip off the pencil because it just keeps grinding away at it. Have to sharpen very slowly and carefully. I bought it for my twin 6 year olds and they have a very hard time sharpening their pencil without breaking the tip off
3897930
Under heavy use it will wear out in a couple of months to the point that it still works but it is not as firm because the inner core has begun to give way and allow the rubber prongs to the press to it.
4576498
All of the pencils in the package that I purchased have the same problem: the lead keeps getting pushed in as I write. Since this has never happened to me with other pencils, and the lead is not breaking, I don't think this is a problem with how I handle the pencil, or how much pressure I use. I think that the gripping mechanism is not finely designed or manufactured, and the lead simply is not held in place with enough force to resist being pushed back into the pencil. I guess I have to spend more money for a better product.
4280972
Jury is still out on this pencil sharpener.  Sometimes when I am using it, I feel that it's not quite getting the pencil (like it's too thin or something).  Maybe it is a user error?
2963804
Pencil feels good in my hand.  However, the pencil does not advance the lead that came with it very well. Thinking that it might be a short stubby piece causing the problem, I tried removing all lead except for one long "stick". It still didn't advance very well.  The pencil didn't cost much, so I'll hang on to it in the hopes that it will "break-in" and start working better.  Maybe a different brand of lead will work better. I'll try that next.
3562908
These can break down over time-- and for that reason, I'd like to find a durable replacement, but they work fine on my Prismacolors and Dewent inktense. The short point avoids chewing down the pencils. Not so great on Verithins. This is my third purchase.
4206095
The fine tip side is great but the brush tip wears out after a few uses and starts to fall apart
2634728
I really like the way these draw on the Mayfair train game boards but the lead keeps breaking way up inside the pencil, wasting a great deal of the pencil each time it must be sharpened beyond the point where it broke. It seems to happen far more with certain pencils so it may be a quality control problem.
2664732
Included leads seem to break a bit easily, but the pencil itself is comfortable. Much better to toss into my car's console instead of a pen which will literally never work when I need it to.
1781276
The pencil is fantastic aesthetically. However, the mechanism that feeds the lead out so that you can write is not reliable. Despite attempts to get it to work again, it unfortunately hasn't proved a very reliable or durable writing implement, besides its look.
2051203
The color is great, but the tips kept breaking and falling out every time we sharpened most of the pencils.
2648828
But ... I bought it as a gift and the person who received it told me that the rubber part of the stylus broke quickly.  I think this should be redone with a stronger tipped stylus point.
1308415
The tip seems to be splitting after only a few uses. Also, the brush to clean it could be a little longer...it just barely reaches the tip of the tube.
2953653
It will smooth a tip and sand it, but I may not be using the end to put small holes in the tip to allow more chalk on the tip.
4682878
They are very good, the quality of the pencil when painting my drawings is great, I love it. But the reason I give it only 4 is because the tip of the pencil. every time I use the sharpener the tip quickly broke, the problem is the pencil. The first time I sharpena pink pencil the tip broke so much . At last the size of the pencil was of my little finger. The same is happening with the rest. Even whe i sharp it gently.
3780311
I bought because I think it would work well for writing music.  I found myself going to any other pencil besides it. Your mileage may vary depending on needs.
865812
I have used at least two of these pencils, and each one seems to have poor alignment between where the lead is pushed and where the lead sticks out of the pencil. This results in the lead breaking and sliding out in little pieces. It's a fine pencil when this doesn't happen, but it happens most of the time unfortunately.