Paper Mate Pacer 300

Last Updated on Monday, 03 October 2011 21:15 Written by Atticus Monday, 03 October 2011 20:29

Features

• Rubber Grip
• Retractable metal lead sleeve
• refillable with 0.5 leads
• Refill case with 12 leads
• Available in Blue and Black
• Twist top for lead chute

Other Details

• PaperMate is a Newell Rubbermaid brand.
• The pencil is distributed in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
• This pencil is made in Malaysia.
• The barrel and clip are made of plastic.
• The lead advance button , at the top of the pencil, twists to present the eraser.
• The lead advance button continues to screw off to allow for lead refilling.

Opinion

You know how it is.  A quick trip into Officeworks for something necessary and you leave with a few items that are unnecessary.  This item fell into the latter category for me.  Costing less than 5 dollars AUD it was easy to add to the shopping basket.  Now, months later I finally get to review it.

The rubber grip is no softer than the plastic barrel and so isn't really a selling point.  The eraser is too small to be effective or to last very long.  I'm not sure if refills are available either.  Whilst the pencil feels cheap it is definitely serviceable.  At this price point you can't really expect more.  The pencil comes with a refill case, and let's face it, they are always welcome.

I experienced far too many lead breaks when using this pencil.  This is despite promises on the packaging that the retractable sleeve would reduce or eliminate this very problem.  On a positive note I liked the lead refill design that prevents accidental openings (unlike the Pentel Twist-Erase which often pulls apart when taken from a pen sleeve).  To refill your lead with the Paper Mate  Pacer 300 you have to twist the lead advance button until it comes loose and exposes the lead chute.

Verdict: cheap but serviceable

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