Westcott iPoint Ball Battery Pencil Sharpener

Works very well. Very mighty for running only on a few double a batteries. Fast and sharpens to a perfect point. Good value. Looks nice on my desk and doesn't take up alot of space.

Pencil sharpener is a good size, small yet still stable to handle in use. Pencils sharpen quickly quickly and easily to a good point…not too fine or small. Easy to clean goodvalue for the price.

Sharpens nicely but seems to take awhile, I get worried it's eating up the pencils. My former sharpener did it in a few seconds. I like that it's battery operated so you can put it anyplace. Not adjustable.

Simple, small, and works great!

Cute, small and works well.

I purchased this twice and I would not purchase again. The first purchase was based on size and portability. I needed a battery-operated, contained (meaning no shaving mess), small, portable pencil sharpener for my teaching bag. My students and I go through a lot of pencil use when sitting at the piano and I believe it’s more professional to have my own sharpener than to try to rely on the students and their parents to have one available for our use in their homes. This unit fit perfectly in the pocket of my bag, and I felt like Mary Poppins when I would sharpen pencils in front of students who didn’t know I had a pencil sharpener hiding in my magic bag! Eventually though, I had to take it out so I could empty it. Turns out the shavings (read: TRASH) compartment just falls out on its own, dumping shavings all over. Well, that’s annoying, I thought, and put it back in my bag. Next time, same thing. The time after that, I put a rubber band around the compartment and unit. The very next day, a pencil lead tip broke off inside the thing, and we can’t for the life of us get it out. So I tossed it and replaced it with the same unit. Same exact design flaws, of course. I decided to just sharpen my pencils at home and carry many more pencils at a time. Well, then I learned that sharpening pencils with this thing on the counter is a two-handed operation – one hand to force the pencil to stay still and not spin and actually get sharpened, and the other hand to keep the sharpener stable on the counter. Yeah, no thanks. I ultimately replaced the second unit with the OfficeWorld automatic and rechargeable (and adjustable, who knew??) sharpener, found on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QG75SGB/ and I have given that a well-deserved 5-star review.

Nobody understands how much I obsess over sharpeners. Simple things irk me beyond reason, and this sharpener, I'd have to say, fulfilled most of my expectations. It works plenty well on a flat surface, most of the time I don't even have to hold it down. The only irritation that I have is that it will not sharpen to a deadly point, which I would love. With some elbow grease and a lot of pressure, which may or may not be healthy for this sharpener, you can get it to a sharp point. Now, don't confuse this with not being able to sharpen the pencil. This sharpener will sharpen your pencil perfectly. Imagine it sharpened to a deadly point, then write one word, that is about as sharp as it sharpens. The sharpness I want is unnecessary, so this sharpener is technically flawless. You may have to empty it more frequently, but it is worth it. Its the size of an apple or 4 x 4 x 4 in cube (but more spherical; a cube-sphere if you will). All in all, yeah it's worth every penny and more.

After our old electric sharpener died, we searched for a low-priced, full-feature pencil sharpener. This one has stood up quite well!Pros:Battery operated: so it can go where ever the kids are working.Sturdy: it doesn't move all over the table when it is used.Sharpens: arguably the most important feature, this little machine does a great job. As with most automatic sharpeners, we find that twisting the pencil gently in the opposite direction of the blades means a sharp point all the way around. Even with the crummy cheap pencils (which I'm still trying to get rid of) it sharpens well - except for the type that has the thin plastic decorative "sleeve" - but those seem to be a problem with ANY sharpener we've tried.Easy cleaning: the shaving cup fits securely, and yet removes and replaces easily.Portability: It goes where you need it, and doesn't weigh a ton.Battery life: Still going strong on the first set of batteries - and we use it a lot!Price: Excellent!Cons:None that we've discovered so far!REVIEW UPDATE: February 27, 2014Still on the first set of batteries. One thing we have discovered: although it's small enough to fit in your hand, it really does work MUCH better if you place it on a hard service and push the pencil in. I thought the batteries or blade were failing, then realized that trying to hold the sharpener in my hand was an ineffective sharpening method.REVIEW UPDATE: December 2014After a year, this had died. Tried cleaning it gently, new batteries - but it's gone. We have gone back to the manual sharpeners with a catch-cup and are quite happy with the "old fashioned" method. I'll be singing a different tune in August when we're getting ready for back-to-school, but for now we'll stick with the no-batteries-required version.

Once you figure out how to put in the batteries, it works amazing!!

had high expectations from this product...but i feel the cheaper China made ones are better.

Perfect and inexpensive.

Very bad experince because of one order

The only thing good about this sharpener is it looked nice on my desk. It was slow, the motor sounded as if it was dying, it was hard to empty shavings, which I had to do often, and after about two weeks of use, it totally died on my. What a piece of garbage. I have one now, for not much more money that works excellently. Don't buy this item.