Best Sharpener Ever!!!

Okay, come on, admit it, you rolled your eyes there for a second! You're thinking, "Another sharpener?! Please!" No joke... I ...

Okay, come on, admit it, you rolled your eyes there for a second! You're thinking, "Another sharpener?! Please!" No joke... I am the queen of the rolling my eyes and being skeptical! Let me allow you into my world.

I'm a 3rd grade teacher with 25 kiddos, all of whom use 85 pencils a day (maybe a bit exaggerated). I thought maybe it was a first grade thing, but no! Same problem, different grade! I'm almost positive they eat them, hoard them at home, sell them on the street, something, anything?!?! What are you kids doing with my pencils? If there's a market for pencils on the street, please someone, clue me in! I want in already!

My kiddos have been using the same pencils for 4 weeks. It's possible. Given that it's possible. I feel like some horrible human being when their sad faces ask me for a new pencil. I don't have any sharpened! I can't sharpen one!

Christie, you may say, there are great sharpeners on the market! I had this one that I love, my school has one... NO!! Not for me! I guarantee I will break it.

Victims:

• One on the wall (ya know typical one that comes in your room): didn't work. removed from wall. RIP.
• 3 of those top sharpener ones that people love: ALL BROKEN! within WEEKS! DUNZO!
• $100 one in the workroom: TURNS off when I even come close. PROMISE!!!
  

Result? You tell your kiddos to sharpen pencils with their teeth! But then, one glorious day you happen to come across Troy over at www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com. I think why not break try this pencil sharpener too. It's arrival was highly anticipated... it arrived today at 3:00pm. Like a glorious new baby. I'm speechless. In Love!! Come on my journey with me:

 fresh out of the box.

{pencil not included lol}

love how she looks.

 

 

ready to sharpen? SO EASY!!

in the directions Troy says he doesn't clamp his. 

i thought the clamp was awesome, but still leaves it to be moved around.

he also suggested hot gluing it if you want it somewhere permanantly.

first step.

ready to sharpen?

best part? SO QUIET!! SERIOUSLY!! 

no more crazy loud, HUH?! sharpeners!!

stops on it's own! no more over-sharpened pencils!

so easy and quick!

almost done? anticipation? 

ready for the pencil?!?

yea, it's really that sharp! it didn't break either when i wrote!

You can watch a video that Troy has made showing how quick and quiet it really is when you sharpen. I'm posting it at the bottom of this post. But seriously... I am blown away. Like speechless. I thought all those negative things you thought when you saw my heading. Promise though, it's super quick, and super quiet.  I'm actually excited to get back to school tomorrow (we've been off since Friday) so I can show my kiddos!

Best part? Troy is a 3rd grade teacher!! So he knows what a teacher wants! Go check them out! I'll update you once my kiddos get a hold of it tomorrow! That'll be the true test LOL.

But seriously bloggy peeps... CHECK IT OUT!
You'll LOVE it. I PROMISE!!

www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com