Perfect for shopping list - eraser works and lead doesn't break too easily.

Nice big erasers do not leave a pink mark.

That said for myself, if you don't mind the feel of these Paper Mate Mates Mechanical Pencils and they aren't too much for your budget, the lead is a great quality and after all 'writing' is what a pencil is mainly about, and too the erasers are great, and unfortunately most of us do often make mistakes.

The erasers are pretty much like standard pencil erasers, and don't smudge too much

Eraser works well, but wishes there were eraser refills.

Very thick lead and great erasers

The eraser is not very effective, but the kids use the individual erasers anyway

The eraser is a decent size too and erases cleanly without leaving eraser color on the paper

It would be nice to also have eraser refills as well.

but I like that they have a good long eraser and the lead does not break easily like most mechanical pencils.

Unfortunately there are no replacement erasers available.

The erasers are decent--not the best--but they don't leave smudges or messes

Love this set because it has the extra erasers (oddly shaped and hard to replace any other way) as well as extra lead.

The erasers are really nice and don't smear or leave marks

Only problem is the erasers seem to somewhat easily fall out and the kids lose them.

I like the short sturdy eraser

The eraser is large and doesn't smudge

The design and construction of the pencils make them comfortable to use and the erasers are equally effective

Great pencils, erasers and leads.

I withhold a star because the eraser in use is pretty ineffective

Like the other reviewers have remarked, the erasers are easily lost and not easily replaced.

I wish the eraser was more secured.

is the eraser gets lost easily

So to sum up, these are on par with traditional pencils for led breakage, but surpass traditional pencils with the ease of use (no pencil sharpener!) and replaceable erasers.

The erasers hold the lead in, however, the eraser fits loosely in the cap and constantly falls off

The erasers fall out very easily.

I love my new pencils and the eraser is great too!

Haven't used the eraser much, but the erasers felt hard, I prefer softer erasers, so I use my own eraser.

If the erasers were better and replacements were easy to find, I'd give this pencil high marks--especially for kids since the shape is nice and the lead is sturdy.

but I wish that the eraser was easier to put back in after taking it out.

One thing I have noticed is that their erasers don't work well on certain types of paper which can be annoying

The erasers last well and remove all traces of what was written on the page

The eraser isn't the best, but we usually prefer to use white block erasers anyway.

The erasers do tend to fall off,

Also, they always had the worst erasers

The extra erasers are handy, but I wish they gave us 5 for the 5 pencils instead of just 2.

Added bonus that the erasers are actually good, too, which is not always the case with pencil erasers

My only complaint is that it's too easy to pry the eraser off (which seems to be the first thing every kid does).

Haven't used the eraser much, but the erasers felt hard, I prefer softer erasers, so I use my own eraser.

The eraser is nice and is in the same triangular shape as the pencil which makes it easy to erase smaller details with the point of the eraser

I always hated the tiny eraser at the end of mechanical pencils, these pencils give you a nice big one

It site well in my hand, like a pen and has a great eraser.

Large erasers, what youngster doesn't appreciate a large eraser

The eraser is terrible

I use them daily, just make sure to leave them in a small pencil pouch, or the box, because the eraser falls out easily and you lose your lead.

The eraser isn’t the best, but she uses a big pink eraser when doing homework anyway, those seem to work best

However, I cannot recommend the erasers, which tend to fall off easily and get lost

I understand it's completely orange to save on production costs, but if you're going to replicate a pencil, then replicate it.— ERASER —There is a pink eraser at the end (which is as good as any standard eraser), but I took off another half star because there are no eraser refills to buy, only lead

The erasers are also smooth and work well.

The eraser on them is awesome too

They need to be making the same quality of pencil, but with a white, latex free, hi-polymer eraser that is available.

Instead of using the eraser of this pencil, we usually put a cap eraser on it, or he uses his retractable eraser.

The eraser is nice too though.

The erasers are decent--not the best--but they don't leave smudges or messes

I did manage to lose an eraser on a pencil I dropped in a bag with a bunch of books, etc

Erasers on the ones we got were crusty and didn't work as the erasers on the multi-colored packs of pencils

It has a slight triangular shape and writes well but the erasers are terrible.

Also the eraser looks crappy but it actually erases not too bad, although when I used one to draw I used a push up eraser because I trust those more

Also, the eraser is great

They are nearly impossible to break the lead (within reason), and the eraser is nice and substantial

Consistently loose the erasers.

eraser is hardy

I like the triangular, but rounded shape, eraser works great, and I enjoy the sturdy lead

so maybe you wouldn't notice?)- Has a proprietary eraser, so eraser refills are only available with the multipack pencils (I don't really mind this because I use a separate eraser

Every eraser fell out.

The erasers hold the lead in, however, the eraser fits loosely in the cap and constantly falls off

Eraser tends to break off and doesn't erase as well as the white erasers.

Kids go through erasers like made.

But these erasers are perfect for that use, soft, no smudging, and erase all the way; but not refillable.

The eraser seems to work just fine

The erasers are good too and last a long time

The erasers don't fall out of my other mechanical pencils, only these.

The eraser is kind of hard and relatively worthless but in a pinch works

Our family likes to write with this thick lead; however, the erasers are worthless.

Eraser works

This set is perfect because it includes spare lead refills and erasers

Love the erasers too

She even loves the eraser and she is an eraser snob

easily- replacement 1.3mm leads available for purchase separatelyNegatives- no replacement erasers available for

Great pencil, the eraser on the other hand

Lead advances nicely, eraser is a little weird, it ists in a plastic holder, instead of the pencil base, so you lose about 1/2 of the eraser, buy other than that, love these

But the only real criticism I have of this pencil is the eraser.

Keep this pencil in a zipped up pocket, or you will loose the eraser the first day.

My kids use these for most things and they work extremely well, easy to refill and the erasers are also decent.

The only downside, the eraser easily falls out

The eraser doesn't break off and does its job without smearing

The eraser is nice and big, and easy to use

In the end, deciding to continue with the varity I generally use versus changing to the Paper Mate Mates exclusively it will be a trade off between price and uncomfortable feel versus great lead and very good erasers.

Eraser is large, does not fall out and erases marks to extinction

The only real problem is the eraser, on most paper it is not good erasing especially when little boys are trying to get homework done fast.

BUT the erasers fall out the pencils so easily

The eraser is quite clean to use (as opposed to others I have used that smudge and make a mess).As stated in the product description the "1.3mm lead allows for less breakage and never needs to be sharpened", however, it is so resistant that it takes a lot of use to make the lead pointy, which may result in uncomfortable writing for some

Good pencils but erasers fall off and ordered more only to see the same problem

Our family likes to write with this thick lead; however, the erasers are worthless.

Note: The erasers tend to fall out.

These pink erasers are horrible!

I agree that the erasers on these things suck, but the lead sizes being strong enough to take all manner of beatings from my heavy handed children more than makes up for it to me.

Eraser tends to break off and doesn't erase as well as the white erasers.

Despite the replaceable eraser running out too soonThis is the best Mechanical Pencil EverThe larger Lead is so fitting to my style of writing

It took me awhile to realize it was her favorite because the lead didn’t break nearly as much as with other mechanical pencils

Wonderful as always!!

The points are not as sharp as you get with sharpened wooden pencils and the triangular shape is much easier to grasp and hold in proper writing and drawing position that the average wooden pencil.

Only mechanical pencil I will use because it doesn't break off as you write.