Paper Mate 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

An excellent multi-purpose auto pencil. The pink pearl eraser makes it all the better.Well priced too.

Have used these BIC pencils for years. They are well made and last a long time and dependable. Good product from BIC

aper Mate SharpWriter pencils deliver precise writing with their sharp 0.7mm lead and comfortable grip. They’re perfect for school, work, or creative projects—always smooth and easy to use!

They don't break easily, very good quality.

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.

Love these for my kiddos who are dyslexic. Lead doesn't break as easy. You can push down and there's a flex to the pencil.

This Paper Mate Sharpwriter #2 pencil used to be my favorite pencil in he world. I've used them for many years and they have been consistently high quality. However, the box I ordered in March of 2023 (about 10 months ago) was different. The plastic barrel was a yucky, light yellow, not the heretofore deep, almost orangish yellow. The lead was very light and hard to read. And, the erasers did a poor job of removing marks from the paper. This is probably another one of those instances where a U.S. manufacturer moved a manufacturing job to an Asian country because they were cheaper to make there, but the quality was just ruined. I've seen this same thing happen to several other items that I've used for a long time that were at one time very high quality, but after the move, "mediocre" and "part of the herd" was the only way to describe them. It's sad.

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.