3-Pack Papermate PhD Assorted 0.5mm Mechanical Pencils $5 + Free Shipping (expired)

Good deal. Grabbed a pack. Thanks

FYI, pretty good deal on the Zebra m-301 mechanical pencil on amazon. Nice straight barrel pencil for the money.
2 for $2.88 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/...PDKIKX0DER

EDIT: Noticed someone just mention they prefer the M-301, so that shows you how its popularity

100 PhD pencils (Black/Gold) for $99.97 + shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-One-Hundred-100-SANFORD-PhD-0-5mm-MECHANICAL-PENCILS-Black-Gold-NEW-/221036262828?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3376c9b5ac

Do you need to over-compensate with your erasers?

cheaper to get 17 packs of the 6 packs

Ever try erasing quarter of a page with a tiny eraser?

How old are you?

They're very pretty looking (and cool at the .3mm spec) but at $10+ dollars and such tiny erasers, no thanks Jeff, LOL

aren't these at least like $5 individually? as a leftie though, I've sweared off mechanical pencils. no more black pinkies after in-class essays lol.

what do you use now?

thankfully I only ever had to write one in-class essay in college. whatever note-taking I don't do on my laptop or tablet (which is 99% of my notes), I use a pen--my absolute favorite are the uni-ball jetstream 7mm retractable rollerball pens (e.g. here [amazon.com]), because of how smoothly and effortlessly the ink comes out. they always order them at my p/t job, and I take a couple every once in a while .

I pretty much lost all penmanship after I graduated HS. I used to have such legible, precise handwriting, but after living off my laptop in college everything I write comes out as chickenscratch.