i can relate- i have a box on my table with a *bundle* of pencils that look just like that---i just keep them in the small box instead of rubber-banded together, but i use small pencils- use them til they are no longer *usable*...my (adult children) tell me all the time...pencils are cheap- but i seem to get attached to a good pencil- don't want to switch pencils til i absolutely have to...one of those...quirks
