I never realized how important a good pencil sharpener was until my kiddo started using colored pencils. Regular drugstore sharpeners destroy those and eat away at those cheap party pencils. Thos sharpeners works great, was reasonably priced and had an added feature I appreciate. Recommend!For anybody that uses color pencils you know the aggravation breaking your lead when you sharpen your pencil. And most of us attribute it to poor quality pencil for rough handling during shipping but since I've got this sharpener I'm convinced that it's all calls because of the sharpening process from low quality sharpeners. Cuz I have went through a 72 count pack of colored pencils to where I'm about to buy more and I've only sharpened them with this sharpener cuz I got it at the same time I got the pencils and I'm not had one broken lead! I would have never thought that was possible at all no matter what reason I may have thoughts was breaking all my leads in the past! And I'm totally convinced it's because of this sharpener it works wonderful it's so easy to use you can't imagine being able to never break the lead in your pencil it just never happens but you buy this sharpener and I'm going to say you're probably not going to worry about doing that anymore. Seriously I'm amazed that how I am not had any of my pencil leads break I even went back and grab some of my older colored pencils that were about used up that I hadn't been willing to throw away yet but didn't use cuz of their small size just to see if it worked on them man I never had an issue with the pencil leads breaking on them either this thing is amazing I will never buy another brand or style or this will be my only pencil sharpener I buy from now onNothing special here, but if you like using colored pencils, they're totally adequate.These sharpeners are amazing. I have an electric sharpener but my kids prefer having their own individual items. I don’t mind buying them their own things when it’s items such as these that work exceptionally well. It’s definitely an investment since my kids hold on to things for ages so there is no doubt they’ll be grown and moved out and still own these sharpeners ?.I love ghis sharpener-really helps me deal with my arthritis. The only suggestion I would make is to increase the shavings container.As time goes on I get a better handle for how products work. The concept is there; you can use either side for different size pencils. Which we we have with our various aged family members. The main issue is that the scraps leak out the side that's not being used and always makes a mess. So Unless you sharpen and immediately throw away, expect the lead scraps and small bits to fall out the other side as you jostle the pencil you're sharpening around. I keep sharpening something the look down and see the mess that fell out the other side. #whoops.Love these sharpeners , I have a little artist and I’m homeschooling so I’ve had to do a lot of sharpening of colored pencils and pencils . They even sharpen the pencils I’ve had a hard time sharpening with other sharpeners , I’m not sure if it’s the twisting mechanism but it definitely prevented me from throwing out a few colored pencils . It’s even less work than some electric sharpeners I’ve used . It’s also very easy on the hands , if you have to sharpen dozens of colored pencils like I do it will save you the pain and blisters . It’s also super easy for my 5 year old to handle. I’d definitely recommend keeping these handy.Seemed I was never able to find a pencil sharpener when needed and if I found one it was old and kept breaking off the lead tip while trying to sharpen the pencil. So I broke down and bought a load of 'em so I'd always have the equivalent of a cookie jar full of 'em and not have to look all over, and if they seemed the least dull, I could just toss 'em. I had a backlaod of dull pencils but so far I haven't had to throw one out for getting dull.pense que venian los tres y me desilucione cuando vi solo unoVery misleading. Its only 1 great job tricking busy parents to think its a pack of 3. I'm doing my sons back to school shopping from super store. Never from Amazon againI’m disappointed. The concept is good, however, the sharpener doesn’t sharpen the way it should in order to be more helpful at school.