Review: The Papermate Mechanical Pencil

Although it's a stainless steel body, this is still quite a lightweight pencil. With its stainless steel body and black plastic grip and end section, the Papermate Pacer Executive mechanical pencil makes for an attractive writing instrument.

It appears that the Pacer Executive may no longer be widely available, with only Sanford Papermate Australia offering it. Interestingly, the barcode number is an Australian-registered one, suggesting that the pencil was designed specifically for the Australian market.

I did some research and found a thread on an international discussion board from late 2007 indicating that the Pacer Executive was being phased out, but it's unclear where this decision was made. The pencil is listed on Papermate Australia's website under item code S18035570 with EAN Barcode 9300627125225, but it's not available on the USA/International website.

I received a Papermate Pacer Executive mechanical pencil as a Christmas gift from a reader who wanted to balance out my previous review of the pencil. I was curious to see what kind of experience this pencil would provide - would it be like a classic holiday film or more like a raunchy comedy?

In the end, I didn't agree with my friend's assessment, but we both agreed that the Pacer Executive is definitely a solid pencil. If you're in the market for a reliable mechanical pencil, the Papermate Pacer Executive may be worth considering.

Papermate mechanical pencil