i dont understand how one product can have such opposite views. some love it, others say it is not worth even this money. How can the quality vary so?
77743
I think some people are very particular. I like this product. It's a basic pencil sharpener and I like it for what it is. I read one review that said something about the amount of pressure they have to put on the pencil and it should have auto shut off. I think all that is too complicated. It is a pencil sharpener! My pencils are sharp now. Therefore, I think it's great. It depends on what type of consumer you are.
77744
This actually looks like a piece of art and worked great for 5 pencils then stopped. Did a great job with the 5. Looks like it's hit or miss wit this. I bought a heavier duty one and am quite pleased. However you might want to just chance it as it is quite cheap.
77745
I was hoping to use this every day with my elementary students, and I thought it would work really well, but in my opinion, it doesn't work well enough for kids to use. I have no idea how the quality can very. The only sharpener I've had any luck with is the Teacher Pro by Xacto.
77746
Because they're all made in china where quality and consistency don't exist.
77747
We sharpen several pencils at a time for school all the time, haven't had any problems with ours at all. We paid 9.99 for it, it's a basic personal pencil sharpener. We previously had a 30 dollar one that would overheat and stop after just a couple of pencils, so I know the frustration with some sharpeners, but this one has worked very, very well for us.
77748
I like it as a sharpener, but the design of the interior collection chamber is so faulty, I cannot give it two thumbs up.It's quieter than most standard, non-high end sharpeners. But the pencil shavings get caught up in the upper part of the chamber and emptying it completely takes a lot of banging against a table top to free up the packed shavings. It's messy, not easy, and time consuming.Again, it's a good sharpener but it has its annoying cons.
947706
I think the stars are based on customer reviews. One less star for the exact same product might be just one unsatisfied customer out of many satisfied customers. Maybe you want to read the customer reviews. Compare shipping price as well. Sometimes sellers make up the profit with higher shipping price. I personally love this product.
1061237
I do not understand what you are asking. If you want to compare this set to others - - you would need to specify which other sets you want to compare and not just their prices.
130143
IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or by design. I honestly want this to work and be a great product but the reality is that it's just not. IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or... » Read More IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or by design. I honestly want this to work and be a great product but the reality is that it's just not. « Show Less
56393
I think if you look at it in terms of (a) it's 5% of the cost of the speedlight, (b) it improves your photos by that much at least and (c) someone had to devolop it and resell it, they deserve a small profit, I think that it's that price is very acceptable. This is not a mass market item from k-mart. This flash is relatively specialized gear and I'm glad there are people taking the risk to develop products. Pony up the lousy $15 and give it a try.
762
I would suggest just returning it for full credit as I did. Clearly there are quality issues with this product and it sounds and looks a lot better than it actually functions (sadly). I would go further to say that it shouldn't be on the market!
1169661
That is a question best addressed to the manufacturer. I am only a consumer of the product. The product worked well for me; however, I suggest that other consumer's follow their own instinct and use as they feel appreciate.
16869
In my opinion, the quality of screen display is not that good. You can see better to the display if you are in front of it, moving a little bit from that angle, you cannot see clearly.
1468165
Guess this question has to be put to a vote. Lovely. Heck of a lot of good this "ask people who've purchased the item" does when the two responders can't even agree about something objective! ("Do the eyes close?")
154237
Yes, it does work for me and it has for others but there are other great products out there too, such as Isomers which I use with this product...it's a good product at an unfortunately not great price.
2269177
I don't know, but it is not worth it. There are similar products out there for sure
2244150
The quality of this item is not equal to the value they put on it. I'd look elsewhere
1134145
That is an Amazon secret. All over Amazon you will find different colors of the same thing at different prices. This happens for things sold by Amazon direct as well as third-party sellers. I guess coolness and popularity costs more. Pretty annoying, if you as me! Not nearly as annoying as prices that change from day today.
2240891
People buy it and don't want it. so they try to scam other people. like when this is no longer sold buy this seller and someone wants it. they have to look somewhere else.
144433
You should contact the seller with this question. I can only attest to the quality and my happiness with the product. It seems of good quality.
126202
Even though it works, it doesn't work nearly as well as it's supposed to. I didn't realize this until I actually bought one from a different retailer. It might not be fake but I think it might be ones that didn't meet quality control standards, allowing them to significantly reduce the price.
1220603
I think it's not always exactly the same mix of products. But I have only purchased it once, so I'm not certain.