We gave these to our teacher relative for Christmas and she was thrilled. They were ordered sharpened which I highly recommend despite the slight extra charge. We ordered them with the school name with her name beneath. She has a method of leaning out pencils to any who need one and has some sort of game with points for how many she finds on the floor at the end of the day. I love that she uses this to have fun with kids who lose their pencils by giving them out freely buy playfully reminds them that they shouldn't end up on the floor at the end of the day.The pencils themselves are of good quality sharpen up nicely when they become dull and the color is really very bright and attractive.