Students are more excited than they should be when I break these out! They’re easy to transport, smaller than a tube of store bought colored pencils, and are another simple way to put IV’s brand before people. They make a great for students we’re encouraging to manuscript on their own, small groups we’re trying to boost/launch or alumni we want to remember the nostalgia of great inductive study. The only thing that would make these better is if the sharpener had a self contained debris holder but who’s nitpicking!