Lin, I just read your post, after replying already about how bad crayola has gotten. I am glad to know that I just didn't get a bad batch.
Betsy
lina@infohiwy.net wrote:
> Whatever you do, don't get Crayola brand pencils! The leads are often off center and they can't be sharpen correctly. All you get is wood!
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> Lin
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> On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 04:27 PM, Marcia Lavery wrote:
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> Trying to save money last year, I opted to buy a cheap classroom set of colored pencils instead of the more expensive brand. I got Sargent colored pencils. We're into the second quarter and the pencils are about two-thirds of the way down. Every time a kid sharpens them, the point breaks off. Has anyone else had this problem? I learned my lesson! I'm not going to try to cut corners on supplies this year!
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> Do you Yahoo!?