Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The BEST Classroom Pencil Sharpener EVER!


I came across THE best pencil sharpener for the classroom right before school started! The Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener can be found at www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com. It is a company that is owned and operated by a teacher, so I am not surprised that it is perfect. Right before I came across this website, I was looking for a heavy duty sharpener. I needed one that could handle sharpening 25-30 pencils at least twice a day. In the past I would buy the Xacto brand from Lakeshore or Staples  (for about $70) and get a warranty (when I bought it from Staples) because it would die by December/January. I usually had to pay about $10.00 to renew the warranty each year. Despite having the warranty for some odd reason I would find myself replacing the sharpener all together by August.

One day this past August I was blog hopping and planning for the school year and came across the Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener. I received it in the mail right before school started (it came really fast). I have to admit, initially I was weary. It is so light in weight and....quiet! When sharpening, the handle spins so easily, I just new it wasn't doing anything. But in a few short spins, it was done and when I pulled the pencil out, it was SHARP and not that annoying kind of sharp---it was fresh pencil, ready to take a test SHARP! I knew for sure that even thought it sharpened my pencils,  it was going to be too flimsy to handle my 25-30 pencils twice a day. I. WAS. WRONG! I am in love with this sharpener. It is quiet, it is quick, it is efficient. It is the best thing since sliced bread : ) The Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener is durable. I've been waiting to talk about it because I wanted to make sure it was going to "make it", lol! I didn't want to give it rave reviews and then it fall apart on me. Well, you can trust that it has been a reliable resource from day one and is still working great.  Don't let the light weight fool you! I can move it around the room when necessary and I love the old school look. The kids LOVE that it makes their pencils EXTRA sharp!!





Here are a few videos that helped me get started. You can find them by following this link:
 http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/pages/photos-videos

Sign up here for the current Classroom Friendly Supplies giveaway for your chance to win your own sharpener for the classroom!

I will be giving a few away this holiday season. What teacher wouldn't love it : )

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3 comments:

  1. I bought this sharpener because my old one made a horrible squealing noise. I'm a librarian but we have study hall in this library, so I had to find a good sharpener.
    This one is not super quiet, but it works SO fast that it doesn't create a big disturbance.
    I even had one junior-high student (stinker!) try to put in a pencil the wrong way, and it still works!
    I would recommend this sharpener to anyone who uses standard pencils. (It does not adjust for wider, early childhood-type pencils.)Read more here

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  2. I have heard wonderful things about this sharpener...I might have to bite the bullet and buy one of my own...
    Jen
    http://endeavorsineducation.blogspot.com/

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  3. Is this pencil sharpener still working? I'm looking to get a sharpener for the upcoming year with some extra supply money. Thanks for letting me know!

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