AmazonBasics Pre sharpened Wood Cased Pencils Reviews Summary

Durability

Pros:

• "They hold up well and sharpen really well."
• "They write dark and nice and they don't break easily."
• "Pencils are good quality, I haven’t had and issue with the lead breaking."
• "I’ve had no real breakage issues with the lead or pencils themselves."
• "These pencils are great quality and they come in a large number which is great for the classroom."
• "They work even when really blunt."
• "They don't break easily, and the erasers are quality."
• "Pencils are a pretty good product. They are tough and the led holds up well."

Cons:

• "These break a lot easier than the other pencils that we use."
• "So far these are a great value. I am waiting to see the longevity of these."
• "They don't sharpen great when the person sharpening is an impatient 12 year old."
• "The lead isn't centered in any of the ones in the box I received and they break as soon as you sharpen them."
• "I thought my kids were being savages and breaking the pencils on purpose."
• "These pencils are terrible. The lead isn't centered in any of the ones in the box I received and they break as soon as you sharpen them."
• "The price was right for these however the lead appears to be off center in many of them and they do not sharpen uniformly."
• "The pencils were supposed to be sharpened and they came unsharpened."

Pre-sharpened Convenience

Pros:

• "I love how these come pre-sharpened and are easy to just hand off to a kid, wasting minimal class time."
• "Pros: they come pre-sharpened."
• "Love that they are pre-sharpened. I don’t have enough time as it is teaching second grade."
• "The pencils are pre-sharpened and I just added erasers and a pencil sharpener to the boxes."
• "They come pre-sharpened and the eraser is clean."
• "I hate sharpening pencils. It's the bane of my existence."
• "These pencils are great quality and they come in a large number which is great for the classroom."
• "It’s no secret that these #2 Amazon basics pre-sharpened pencils are #1 on my back to school supply list."

Cons:

• "Some of them were not pre-sharpened, but I’m not complaining."
• "The pencils were supposed to be sharpened and they came unsharpened."
• "They don't sharpen great when the person sharpening is an impatient 12 year old."
• "These don’t sharpen very well."
• "Once the lead breaks out of the pencil after sharpening once or twice there is nothing to like about them."
• "Didn't realize these were sharpened already, so that made my daughter happy."
• "These are okay for the price, but definitely not great. In some of the pencils the lead is off center."
• "This pencils compare with Ticonderoga pencils… as a teacher I love this especially being that they’re already sharpened."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I bought 2 boxes of these pencils, and they were definitely worth the price!"
• "Pros: good quality and quantity."
• "I think this is a great deal for pencils."
• "The pencils were of good quality, and were very affordable."
• "I bought these so that we wouldn't have to spend half our school day looking for a pencil."
• "They were definitely worth the price!"
• "I purchased these a few weeks ago. We’ve had no real breakage issues with the lead or pencils themselves. Great value for us so far."
• "These pencils are a good value and they don't have any issues that I've had with cheap pencils in the past."

Cons:

• "I’m reviewing a box of pencils lol. Well they arrived sooner than I thought which is always a plus. I certainly didn’t count them, but I think we’re good on pencils for at least this and the following school year."
• "I thought it'd be an excellent idea to get these for a teacher friend."
• "I am a teacher and our school buys pencils where the eraser breaks off when erasing, the metal part that holds the eraser comes completely off, and they sharpen unevenly to the point where the sharpener 'eats' the pencils."
• "I guess you get what you pay for. 144 pencils for $9.99 sounds like such a good deal, but it's really closer to half that number of pencils."
• "They are wood and they are pre-sharpened and the price was good. I don't know how they will hold up for the classroom, but hoping for the best."
• "This is literally the biggest waste of money."
• "The Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils are a bulk box of 150 pre-sharpened pencils, each with an HB lead."
• "I much prefer these Amazon pencils to the Dixon Ticonderoga HB pencils."