Kutsuwa Edwin Puffy Pencil Case Review

Last Updated on Saturday, 08 May 2010 11:27 Written by Atticus Saturday, 08 May 2010 00:00

My posts have been infrequent of late.  I haven't been particularly busy.  In fact,  I've still been hanging on every stationery post that arrives into my RSS reader so a lull in my enthusiasm for stationery isn't to blame.  The dearth of posts by me here at The Leaky Pen boils down to simple procrastination.  I have been delaying this pencil case review.  You see, for three weeks now I have been using the Kutsuwa Edwin puffy pencil case and I just can't bear to stop using it.

I didn't see this coming.  With its adolescent kitsch 1980's vibe I had ironically delayed using the Kutsuwa Edwin pencil case.  To tell you the truth I felt nervous about even using it in public.  I exaggerate, but the puffy panels do scream 'Look at me!' and hark back to an era of fashion that most of us, who lived through it, would rather forget.

My students on the other hand didn't live through the 80's and appear to be embracing much of what was wrong from that decade - hair gel, shoulder pads and so on.  As a result my puffy pencil case was an immediate hit in the classroom.  The plush foam filled panels have attracted fingers like flies to ... honey.  Poking, prodding; the exterior invites the sort of hands on treatment bubble wrap demands.  If you want to make a statement, Kutsuwa's puffy pencil case is for you.

Thank goodness looks aren't everything.  Because this pencil case packs a punch in terms of functionality you just cannot ignore.  The pencil case itself is a simple pouch style bag with a flap or lid draped over the main compartment's zip.  This flap has its own zipper, as you can see below and attaches itself to the case again with two velcro patches.

What I particularly like about this compartment is that you can store your goodies on either side of the zip.  You can see below how I store my USB drive with lanyard above the zip and my most used writing utensils below it.  There is room for far more stuff in this compartment too.

Under the lid is the main compartment and some very useful pockets.  There is a pocket perfectly sized for ID cards or the like and a zippered pocked for coins or paper clips etc.  Behind these two is a wide pocket that I use for a ruler and more pens.

You can see below just how much stuff I can fit into this pencil case.  In fact I have added a portable 2.5 inch hard drive as well to this collection and I still have room for more.

For some reason my pictures here have turned out a little grainy.  For better pictures check out the Jet Pens product page for this case or the Kutsuwa Edwin range itself.

If I had any doubts about the construction of this case it was with regards to the material itself.  It feels delicate to the touch and I initially imagined it tearing easily if snared on something.  I also thought the non retractable end of a mechanical pencil might pierce the material with ease.  But, I am now into my third or fourth week of using this case everyday and no such tear or puncture has occurred.

All in all, this pencil case will surprise you pleasantly in more ways than one.  Don't be expecting another review for at least another couple of weeks.  I will be hopelessly hooked on this one for a while yet.

Summary

Dimensions - 20 (l) x 10 (h) x 5 (w) cm

Positives - Roomy, Eye Catching

Concerns - Resilience of the Material?

Negatives - None.

Users - Teachers, Those who need to pack a fair amount of gear.

Price - Medium (15-30 AUD)

Other reviews - None

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