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Moleskine Plain Notebook - The Legendary Notebook of Hemingway, Picasso, and Chatwin - Moleskin Blank Book Journal Imported From Italy

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The basic pocket-size book. 192 plain pages. Imported from Italy. 3½" x 5½";

Many are the sketches and notes, ideas and emotions that have been jotted down and harboured in this trustworthy pocket-size travel companion before being turned into famous pictures or the pages of beloved books.;

Each Moleskine has a rigid, oilcloth bound 'moleskine' cover, and the acid free paper pages are thread bound.;

They also have an elastic closure and an expandable inner note holder made of cardboard and oilcloth and a removable card with the moleskine history.;

A great way to get things done! Pocket-sized - junk your PDA!;

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Customer Review:

Practical and sturdy take-along pocket sketchbook

Quite handy for sketching and doodling anywhere. Sturdy pages accept some light watercolor washes, ink, and dry media. Pages lay flat thanks to the style of binding, so it's easy to work a two-page spread of 5 1/2" X 7 1/2". The expanding pocket in the back cover is handy for storing train ticket stubs, show tickets, receipts, and business cards (the phone numbers and addresses of good restaurants or shops discovered while exploring during trips sometimes come in well-desinged colorful formats that can be used to make collages or decorate journals). A bit pricey, but they are the just right size to fit on any pocket and strongly bound to preserve notes and sketches through the rigors of travel.

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Panasonic(R) KP-4A Battery-Powered Sharpener, Black

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Panasonic KP4ABK Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener, Black, 5-3/8''W x 1-3/4''D x 3-1/4''H;

Black;

Ships by UPS Ground, see seller's shipping rates and policies for more details.;

Weight .44 pounds;

Price per each SKU# PCEKP4ABK;

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Customer Review:

Right to the point

I've run my Panasonic KP-4A sharpener for nearly a decade, with nary a hitch. It chisels keen points quickly, with a little accompanying noise that wouldn't be disturbing in most situations. In fact, the pitch tells you when the sharpening is achieved. Seems unbreakable to me, as long as one does not force pencils downward--just hold them steady and in 5 seconds, the job's done. Its sleek, compact, cordless design works on any desktop.

Great sharpening BUT broke after 10 pencils

I bought two sharpeners. I sharpened about ten pencils with the first one (excellent sharpening while it lasted), and something "let go" inside. The motor ran but the rotating blade had no more power - as soon as I pressed the pencil into the blade it would stop turning while the motor continued running freely.

I unwrapped the second sharpener to see if it would hold up better. Again, after about 10 pencils, exactly the same thing happened.

When I disassembled one of them to analyze the failure, I discovered that a crucial area of the plastic gear that drives the blade mechanism was stripped away so that the gear was spinning practically freely. It was unable to drive the blade mechanism with any significant strength.

Conclusion: This product is potentially an excellent pencil sharpener but it has a major design weakness in its drive train. I only put one star on this review because zero stars is not available.

Excellent sharpener

I use this on high-quality colored art pencils. They are very soft and shatter on ordinary pencil sharpeners with blades. This sharpener uses gears instead of a blade and sharpens at the same angle as other sharpeners that use gears (those with blades sharpen at a different angle). This is a replacement for my first one which lasted ~10 years and saved me ~$100 worth of pencils (these pencils are about a dollar each). I will not use another style.

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Swingline 74736 Red Stapler - 747 Series Stapler, Rio Red Collectors Edition

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Swingline 74736 Red Stapler - 747 Series Stapler, Rio Red Collectors Edition;

Contoured; 210 Capacity;

Ships by UPS Ground, see seller's shipping rates and policies for more details.;

Weight 1.25 pounds;

Price per each SKU# SWI74736;

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Customer Review:

Ergonomically Designed And Easy To Use

Everyone at my office has a 747 Series Red Stapler in honor of Milton from "Office Space", but the main reason to get one is that Swingline has more features and a better design than other staplers in its class.

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