Poppin pencils

Poppin pencils

Poppin was kind enough to send a few samples this way.

Poppin pencils

Their pencils and erasers form a nice duo. (They also sent some ballpoints, but we won’t speak of those.)

The pencil is round and has black dyed wood and black finish with an integrated (black) eraser without metal ferrule. The lettering and trim are silver, and they list for $3 a dozen. The erasers are three for $2. Rather remarkable for the price. I know this pencil will appeal to a lot of people because black dyed pencils are a regular topic in the blog inbox.

The lead is dark and rich, yet scratchy and gritty. Almost right, yet problematic.

Poppin pencils

The block eraser is reasonable:

Poppin pencils

The black eraser mainly smears:

Poppin pencils

Poppin uses custom packaging. Air pockets:

Poppin pencils

Cardboard box:

Poppin pencils

Internal box divider:

Poppin pencils

At first, I couldn’t tell how they sold (or intended to sell) their product. My reading of their website suggests they love corporate accounts, but also sell directly.

I used one pencil and one eraser – I’ll send the other eleven pencils and two erasers via Canada Post to the first commenter who mentions that they would like to receive them.