Apsara Platinum Extra Dark Pencils - Pack Of 10

Whenever I use a regular #2, the color comes out very light. Now with the slightly darker graphite I can see what I have written. From now on, I will choose the darker graphite.

theses pencils are great they wright dark and you don't have to press hard if they break its because you're pressing to hard which is normal when using lesser quality pencils

The eraser that comes with the pencils is really wonderful. Doesn't smear, and doesn't leave any eraser residue behind. The pencils them selves are darker than the modern-day #2 pencils. I personally would like them to be a bit darker, but over all I am happy with them. I posted a photo of my crossword so you can see how dark the letters are.

I got a sample of this pencil back in January 2017. Used in an art class at my church and was impressed. In class told another friend about how much I liked this pencil and loaned it to her. She used and was impressed. She asked where I got mine from and I said "a friend, want to share on a box?" So I ordered a box on February 28. Estimated delivery was set for March 21-April 11. I received today, March 9 and I love it! I didn't want to tell my friend I got the entire box for her because I ordered one for me too. I cannot wait to see her Sunday in church. I opened the box and checked out all of the pencils, sharpener, and eraser. The pencils are in perfect condition and the box is also perfect. The sharpener says long-point and does have a stop so you don't have to worry about sharpening forever (does a great job too). The eraser is wrapped so I didn't open, but its probably like the Absolute eraser (not the best, but works).

Pencils write smoothly and are comfortable to write with, but extra dark they are not. It’s no darker than a standard #2 pencil.

I ordered another box of these pencils. I really like the darker lead.

Best pencils I have ever used smooth dark writing.

No eraser

I use a lot of pencils because I prefer to write with them (or if important, I use ink). These pencils sharpen nicely and write well and are good value for money.

I like writing in Pencil rather than ink, it’s a good dark colour and if I make a mistake I can just rub it off! Also good for doodling while you get bored in class :)

They are stamped “for good handwriting”. I give them to people with poor handwriting, partly in hope, partly for my own amusement. They haven’t improved anyone’s handwriting yet, but they are agreeably dark - around a 2B or 3B. Point retention is decent, though the graphite is flakier than Japanese pencils, which is entirely predictable at this price. They’re fun pencils with character. I could use them regularly, but with so many pencils in the world and so little time, I mostly reserve them as gifts for people with poor handwriting.

I like these pencils. They're nice quality. But they're not particularly dark at all. They're normal pencils. I used to like drawing and I'm sure you can get darker than these. Nice quality though.

Quality better