Rarlan Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Pre-sharpened, 200 Count Bulk Pack

My students are often running out of pencils or forgetting to bring them to school. I purchased these pencils for my classroom, and they have been wonderful. The pencils sharpen very nicely, and my students can actually use the erasers to erase without smudging. I will definitely be purchasing these for the upcoming school year. The price is amazing for the quantity and quality of the pencils.

Good basic pencils at a great price!

Love this pencil box

I am SO happy to have these pencils. They come pre-sharpened and are very easy to use. The lead is soft and smooth, and the erasers function well. I was happy that none of them were broken when they arrived as I have ordered others in the past where all the lead was broken internally and the pencils were pretty much useless. This is a great buy for your money! I keep losing them, though, and then I remember that they are either in my hair or behind my ear! Lol!

Good for classrooms

Testing all 200 pencils will take years, but the half-dozen I tortured are well made and strong. I slapped them on a desk edge, then sharpened them down to the eraser - no breaks in the lead inside, no adhesive detachment between lead and wood. I wish the same were true for "Dixon Ticonderoga" pencils, which were my favorite, years ago. Dixon Ticonderoga Lápiz (spanish) are made very cheaply somewhere in Mexico, terrible quality. The leads inconsistently black, fragile, unglued and fall out of the wood - if you drop the pencil, or rap it on a table edge, the "Dixon" lead shatters - and falls out. Hence my switch to Rarlan, which I hope will turn out well. The stronger leads are harder, more like a 3HB than a perfect 2HB, but they are strong enough to take a little more writing pressure to leave a bold mark. They sharpen to a smaller point. I can get used to that. My complaint about the Rarlan pencils is they are packaged in a flimsy and poorly-glued cardboard box. Amazon delivers the Rarlan box in a plastic bag, so the Rarlan box falls apart when the bag is dropped on the porch, scattering the pencils inside the Amazon bag. That said, none of the presharpened pencils broke their leads, or lost eraser ferrules or pencil points when abused this way. I repaired the box with Gorilla tape, so it should survive accidental drops in my office. For a few pennies more, Rarlan could strengthen their box, or Amazon could put the Rarlon box in a study padded box, so the Rarlan box would not fall apart. More 5 star reviews, more sales. I wonder if a human decision maker at Amazon reads these reviews and acts on them?

as a teacher buying this big pack of pencils saved me a lot of money and time going to the store and buying small individual packs! Great value for the price

I couldn't stomach the cost of the unsharpened name brand pencil most schools request, especially at the quantity our school requested but I didn't want to send in low quality supplies. I bought these pencils two years ago and they are excellent, and we have bought them for back to school ever since. They all come sharepend so it's very convenient, they're comfortable to write with, the eraser is great, and they are easy to sharpen. They box lasts us and our extended family all year and the cost is amazing. We highly recommend these.

Will purchase more as needed. Good buy

I bought these for a teacher gift and not only was the box filthy with rips and holes, but the pencils had lead all over them. Unless you want to wash your pencils before use, I’d buy another brand.

quality of glue not good at all