Customer Reviews

Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Black-Core #2 Pencils, Soft, Pre-Sharpened, 12 Count, Yellow (13806)

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Since Dixon moved production of their pencils to Mexico the quality has suffered. I went through a box in 2 days because the lead kept breaking and falling out of the pencil. When you try to sharpen it, the lead breaks inside of the wood pencil body and falls out. DO NOT BUY!!! Ticondaroga's used to be my favorite, now Papermate Mirado Black Warrior's are.

Since Ticonderoga pencils have been around for decades, you come to expect great quality. Although no longer made here for some reason, they have managed to maintain their superior quality. We use these exclusively in our schools and there's never a worry about the durability of them during test time. I do suggest, however, that you get the ones with the Microban to help ward of germs. LOVE those! Highly recommend!

I've never been able to find presharpened pencils for my kids for the start of the school year. It sure beats sharpening 60 pencils!

I bought Ticonderoga a few years ago from the USA and now I ordered from Amazon .
The one that I purchased was a wonderful pencil and it was marked as USA. The one
that I bought from Amazon is horrible quality as if it is chinese made .
I believe Dixon has changed its production center or outsource them to a third party. In any case I do not understand why they cannot manage to keep same quality level . ?

You will certainly be disappointed if you except the same quality level in 2007s

I bought a pack of these the last time I was at Costco, and as far as pencils are concerned, I can't complain...

The pencils are great. They are pre-sharpened so you do not need to worry about it. The erasers do not smudge the papers. I personally use it for scantron tests. I would suggest buying this since you probably only need twelve #2 pencils.

These are sturdy pencils that have strong leads and good erasers. I also like that the paint doesn't chip and flake with normal use. We use a lot of these #2 yellow pencils for our small business and with our two school aged kids, and never had any problems with the quality of these.

Recommended!

I absolutely love Ticonderoga pencils. Always have, always will. I grew up with these. In a blind-test with an average pencil vs. Ticonderoga, it would be so easy to pick out which one was Ticonderoga. I love the precise yet smooth writing & how easy it is to erase!

These pencils are great! I would recommend these things to anyone who likes to write/draw or anything you can do with a pencil.

Those in the know ask for pencils by brand name, and these are the ones they like. Sharpen well, write smoothly (not at all scratchy) don't break easily, have good quality erasers on the end. We always buy this brand and will continue to do so.