A strict / unpleasant odor, as he lamented in some reviews, I can not determine, for one. Only the normal leather smell that brings pretty much every good leather items with them.
It is true that in this pencil case is not the amount reinpasst on pins, which one is accustomed of pencil case. I have placed all in all 8 pins in it. For me perfectly adequate. The pencil case is so packed full, but not overcrowded.
From my smooth 5 Stars.