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Pros & Cons
Pros
The pencil is sturdy and lasts a long time. The regular pencils that are sold in brick and mortar stores for 1.
Graphite hardness ratings aside, the black staedtler norica (labeled as an hb #2) is a softer student pencil that makes a darker mark. The old fashioned black and yellow stripe is a plus, they look so cheery sitting on my drawing table!
Cons
This version of the norris is worse than cheap chinese pencils. Uses upcycled wood’ and low quality graphite that snaps off every other sharpening. Stop selling counterfeit and charge same as original.
Highlights
Quality
These pencils write so smoothly and are highly durable
The pencil is sturdy and lasts a long time
On the plus side my kids like the 2b pencil it draws dark without applying a lot of downforce and they are easy to erase
Im very happy with the quality and not having an eraser is actually a nice way to force myself to 34not erase34 my errors
Price
A very good value for a solid 34utility pencil34 or as a sketch pencil for beginning or casual artists
I wanted to get them so badly for my classroom but could afford them
I like them and they beat the price of the supposed artist grade graphite pencils
Competitiveness
They last much longer than the more popular brand
Although labeled on the box and stamped on the pencil as 342b34 the graphite seems hard compared to some other brands artist dr... Read More
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Dont need to sharpen a lot
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Graphite lead doesnt break easily
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The regular pencils that are sold in brick and mortar stores for 1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I discovered that 2b pencils dont look weak on the pages
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Smooth graphite and doesnt break easily
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I thought they had erasers on the top but i was wrong and should have looked at them closer
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Writes dark and does not drag
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