Comments on: Pencil Gripe http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/ Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.....� Thomas Henry Huxley Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Becky http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1938 Becky Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:34:31 +0000 http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1938 You'll think I'm even <i>more</i> of a nut, but Mirado Classic Black pencils are my absolute favorites -- they are creamy and silky. I discovered them at Staples the other year. Everyone in the house is expressly forbidden from using my pencils! You’ll think I’m even more of a nut, but Mirado Classic Black pencils are my absolute favorites — they are creamy and silky. I discovered them at Staples the other year. Everyone in the house is expressly forbidden from using my pencils!

]]> By: mtpleasant http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1905 mtpleasant Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:36:09 +0000 http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1905 DJ, thanks for mentioning Mirado Black Warrior pencils. I did some digging around the web for them and the reviews are awesome. Guess tomorrow I need to stop in to Staples and pick up a box or two. DJ, thanks for mentioning Mirado Black Warrior pencils. I did some digging around the web for them and the reviews are awesome. Guess tomorrow I need to stop in to Staples and pick up a box or two.

]]> By: Frankie http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1904 Frankie Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:16:05 +0000 http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1904 DJ, that's interesting. I wonder when they switched production from the Mexico plant. I bought tons of pencil packs when we first started homeschooling and I still have a few unopened. I bet mine are the Mexican-made. DJ, that’s interesting. I wonder when they switched production from the Mexico plant. I bought tons of pencil packs when we first started homeschooling and I still have a few unopened. I bet mine are the Mexican-made.

]]> By: DJ http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1900 DJ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:12:49 +0000 http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1900 I saw your post about Ticonderoga pencils. They are no longer made in the USA. Production was first outsourced to Dixon's Mexico plant, and now many Ticonderoga pencils are made in China. So now you do have "cheapo" pencils. I recommend you buy Mirado Black Warrior pencils, made by PaperMate in the USA. They are a quality pencil at a good price. Good luck. I saw your post about Ticonderoga pencils. They are no longer made in the USA. Production was first outsourced to Dixon’s Mexico plant, and now many Ticonderoga pencils are made in China. So now you do have “cheapo” pencils. I recommend you buy Mirado Black Warrior pencils, made by PaperMate in the USA. They are a quality pencil at a good price. Good luck.

]]> By: Frankie http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1897 Frankie Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:37:41 +0000 http://mtpleasant.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/26/pencil-gripe/#comment-1897 That's too bad! I only buy Ticonderoga, and have the past two years. We occasionally have one that gets over sharpened so the lead falls out, but that's rare. I am in love with Ticonderoga pencils. The erasers are wonderful, the graphite is perfect, ahh. Sorry you experienced a problem with them! That’s too bad! I only buy Ticonderoga, and have the past two years. We occasionally have one that gets over sharpened so the lead falls out, but that’s rare. I am in love with Ticonderoga pencils. The erasers are wonderful, the graphite is perfect, ahh.

Sorry you experienced a problem with them!

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