Do you know what I actively avoid? Broken pencil tips, and now I can thanks to my X-ACTO ProX Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener! Get yours before they're gone!
This one:
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IEI4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6DtlDbCPG2TSB
It is on sale big time now. I set up 2, 1 on each side of the room. They work like a dream.
Sharpened, thanks to my new X-ACTO ProX Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, now 60% off for a limited time!
This widely available and modestly priced Xacto School Pro will do the job just as well. I’m sure you could find it somewhere other than Amazon.
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count
As long as you're only sharpening regular pencils (and not colored pencils), this one lasted me like 5 years. Then someone decided they were going to sharpen 500 colored pencils and it went to shit. (That someone was not me.)
I'm an art teacher and I have two of these and love them. My students throw crappy color pencils in them and regular pencils for over three years and they are still kicking. Blue X-acto Sharpener All three of my sharpeners are X-actos, but I like this particular one more just because it has more space for shavings.
I have quite a few prime day items on my classroom wish list! Most helpful would be the pencil sharpener as a student broke mine in the last week of school :(
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IEI4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jKmlDb8FPJVJC
I teach 5th and use the same system without any issues--your mom might want to try it out.
Also, this is the pencil sharpener I use, and I love it SO MUCH. Super fast, super quiet.
It goes even further than affiliate links for associates. When you click a link from a seller's store page, for example:
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You'll go to a product page such as this one:
Which hides the offers of other sellers. Here's the standard product page for that item:
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Notice how it can be bought for much cheaper than is shown in the seller-specific link.
This filtering of other sellers' offers even continues to the offer listings page if you click the link from the seller-specific product page.
Compared to the standard offer listing page:
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Edit: This feature is a part of Amazon itself; the individual sellers aren't responsible for it. Also, the particular seller/item I chose was at random.
https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-School-Classroom-Electric-Sharpener/dp/B00006IEI4
There's a product photo on Amazon with a big label on it that says: "10 YEAR WARRANTY". Might be worth a shot.
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I have this one and love it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IEI4/ It stops automatically and has different sizes for different pencil types.
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Thank you! I'll see if I can find it at Staples to actually try it.
I glanced over it on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-School-Classroom-Electric-Sharpener/dp/B00006IEI4/
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I didn't think the different openings adjusted the angle, but now that I look closer, they have one picture that says "Beginner Pencil" and shows a bit of a wider angle. If I can find it at Staples, I can see how wide it is.
Can we stop this "stuff ain't what it used to be" clickbait nonsense? You can find a dozen high quality pencil sharpeners on Amazon ranging from $30 to $150. The only one featured in that article is $16. A pencil sharper in the 80's was much more expensive.
X-ACTO School Pro $30 on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/X-Acto-School-Heavy-Duty-Electric-Sharpener/dp/B00006IEI4/ref=pd_sim_229_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ZPP4MT2GCPQ6AAWJPKZ
X-ACTO PRO X http://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-Electric-Pencil-Sharpener-SmartStop/dp/B001PMHZGO/ref=sr_1_4?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1434520080&sr=1-4&keywords=x-acto+pro+x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLDoir0oxQw
X-ACTO High-volume Commercial $150 http://www.amazon.com/X-Acto-Commercial-Electric-Pencil-Sharpener/dp/B00006IEI3/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1434520108&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=x-acto+commericla+pencil