Mattel Write Dudes USA Gold Premium Cedar No. 2 Pre-Sharpened Pencils 12-Count (DDR56)

Soft, the perfect pencil for everyday use!

Surprisingly good pencils, good erasers too. Made in the USA with... mostly USA parts, but it works for me. The graphite sharpens well and is about average in time to dull; don't expect the tip to last like a premium art brand. I usually use mechanical pencils, Sakura Mircon pens, etc, but these are easier to write with and are less anxiety-inducing because the lines are thicker and don't cut into the paper like my mechanicals. They smell amazing too, but I can't comment on the taste.

Hello....i just got my much awaiting product that is usa gold pencils...wow..super quality and good looking too..pretty dark and smooth writing but a little itchy...light in weight also..totally it reaches my expectations...i m happy with this...

I bought these for my kids who are 8 and 6 and are the human equivalent of whatever mythological creature would be the most likely to leave piles of broken pencils in its wake. My kids snap leads, destroy erasers, and sharpen to nubs pencils like there is some sort of bounty system for ruining writing instruments. So, here's my verdict. These pencils *are* better than the super cheap garbage pencils we can buy for a quarter a bushel at the dollar store. They don't have any of the pretty decorative sleeves (which I swear are designed solely to gum up pencil sharpeners) that kids love. But that have the following: 1. Solid wood construction that is durable and sharpens easily. 2. Erasers that seem well-affixed and survive for more than 28 seconds of erasing. 3. Nice leads. Where the rubber hits the road is point #3, which is an admittedly extremely subjective position to take. Pretty much every pencil you buy will say it is a "#2" pencil. But since "#2" is just a self-declared statement by the manufacturer, it has virtually no meaning. A #2 pencil should be medium-hard on the "graphite scale," which is kind of like telling your friend that your BBQ wings are "medium hot" on the Scoville scale. It's not super helpful. I've always found that writing with my kids's super cheap pencils feels a little too smooth. Like the lead immediately balls over, is too slippery, and leaves a dull thick mark about 3/4" of a linear inch after I start writing with it and way too light. This is counter-intuitive because a softer lead (one that rounds off quickly) should leave a darker mark than a harder lead. That's how graphite works. But it's only counter-intuitive until you realize that it's probably just a garbage lead to begin with, and you can't really expect it to follow the same standards as the kinds of leads artists use. That's why they put those decorative sleeves on them: so you won't think about how awful they are. A good pencil holds a sharp edge a little longer, maintains a fairly dark line, and has just a little toothiness to it. But look, it's a pencil. And if you have young kids, it likely will never be fully appreciated or survive to its full potential life span. You are almost certainly better buying the cheap, bulk pencils that you have no regret getting lost, broken, or I don't know, eaten by the dog (Yes, I'm talking to you family-dog-that-thinks-pencils-are-a-tasty-treat). Unless, of you course, you're like me, and you obsess everything to death and you consider the tiny minutia of potential performance, and read hundreds of reviews on pencils (I used to be cool, I think), and spend a little more money for something that is marginally better because it is marginally better. If you're that kind of person--I feel sorry for you, and welcome to the club--just buy these and rest assured that they are slightly--oh so very slightly--better than the cheap one.

My son looses these all the time. Bulk purchase the only way to go and he liked using these. Good buy.