I've had to sharpen these pencils more than any other pencils. Even my 9 year old nephew tells me I'm wasting my money. The kids are frustrated having to sharpen several times a day.
This is a good value and saves me the work of doing the sharpening. I buy these for missions that go to children worldwide and realize this makes it much easier for them to have the first sharpening already done - especially the younger children.
We purchased a bunch of supplies for school kids here in Reno/Sparks and distributed them to the boxes at the front of the store. The clerk couldn’t have been more helpful. She was great. And kudos to Staples for the efforts to give out school supplies to those who need them. Teachers should not have dig into their own pockets for supplies but they do. H. Lee