SharpWriter Mechanical Pencils 0.7 mm HB Number 2 Pencil Lead, School Supplies, Office Supplies, Classroom Must Haves, College School Supplies, Assorted Colors, 12 Count

These are very nice mechanical pencils and I have used them for many years. The erasers work well and haven't dried out. I just have to keep them away from my pesky dachshund who enjoys chewing up pens, pencils, highlighters, etc.!

Excellent product.

As a graphic designer, I love these pencils. They're a nice soft lead (but the lead doesn't break easily), and erase easily. We leave these all over the house, so it's nice to have a box of multiples so we've always got pencils in every room!

These are very good mechanical pencils at a low cost per pencil for mechanical pencils.

I've used these for decades and finally needed more. They look pretty much the same, although the yellow shade of the barrel is lighter (the older ones were more gold). Also the lead seems to have more of a waxy texture to it than the good old hard leads in my old ones. That said, it does erase great and has the same fine point. Overall, if I can't have the originals from 25 years ago, these will do.

I have used these pencils for many years and can attest to them being very long-lasting. I am a crossword (& other puzzles) addict and go thru’ many puzzle books in a year, as well as the daily newspaper ones. I am also a needlework artist. I work out all my crochet & counted cross stitch patterns on graph or engineering paper using these pencils. I especially like that they are twist-ups rather than the click-up type as I can more easily control the length of the exposed led I need and twist it back in as necessary. The soft pink erasers are more than adequate especially since there is often lots of erasing when laying out needlework patterns.! They are still #2 leads, but in recent years are not quite as soft as they once were so the color of the lead is somewhat lighter and sometimes the lead will pierce thru’ newsprint paper. Keep in mind, the lead in these pencils is not the same as what you get in the old standby wood pencils. (I still keep #2, 3 & 4 wood pencils around for other uses.). The only downside is that the pocket clip breaks off easily if it is clipped to anything too thick. I solved this for myself as I had saved some removable metal clips from a few dried up old stick-style pens that fit these pencils perfectly.

This is my favorite mechanical pencil, I like it because the density of the graphite combined with the internal spring yield a really great writing experience. I ordered this pack of 12 to share that experience with my kids. The first 3 out of the box were defective, the graphite kept retreating back into the pencil. This resulted in an immediate request for return. I tested the other 9 and they were wildly inconsistent. Some graphite was really hard, unlikely to be HB#2 and two were really soft. Overall 4 were defective, 3 were too hard, 2 were really soft and 3 were similar to my original pencil. I realize I sound like goldilocks, and I will admit I spent more time than deserved on testing these for the greater cause. The color of the plastic is also noticeably a brighter, more acidic yellow than the version that has been my favorite for years. This experience made me sad.

three of the pencils would not dispose led and the spring popped up, pushing out the eraser. the other nine pencils worked fine but it’s a little inconvenient that they came&those three were defective. the led writes nicely and i do like the pencils but i probably won’t buy again