Ticonderoga 96-Count Pencils Only $8.47 on Amazon | Just 9¢ Each

I opted for the pricier pencils this school year for my son because it seemed the ones we’d get for him at the big box stores weren’t cutting it. The cheap pencils never sharpened properly, the lead would constantly break or fall out and the erasers rarely erased. After reading the reviews on this particular brand of pencils, I decided to try them out. Boy did they not disappoint!

I had a heck of a time breaking the tip off the pencil, I actually needed to apply pressure for it to snap off, which was quite impressive considering most cheap pencils can break simply in your pencil case or holder. The next thing I tried was sharpening them in our electric pencil sharpener, yet again, these pencils exceeded my expectations. The sharpener had no problems getting the pencil sharp and even better, it was evenly balanced.

I sure do wish I had discovered these pencils sooner, at least my son will have the pleasure of using these for the next four years of high school because these will be the pencils I buy him from now on, they could charge a dollar per pencil and they’d still be worth it!