Choosing cheap promotional pencils for bulk use does not have to be a difficult situation. First, do you need #2 lead? Most pencils come standard with #2 lead, but you should confirm your pencil have that lead before you purchase. All education institutes require #2 lead pencils for use on there documents. So if you are providing your school system with imprinted teachers pencils of school pencils, make sure you pick one with #2 lead.

Basic #2 lead pencils imprinted with your brand can be a great choice for giveways such as tradeshows, fundraising events and conferences. With a wide variety of options including some great full color wrap pencils that allow for just about anything to be printed on a pencil. One of my favorite pencils is a Hexagon pencil. They have some limitation in terms of the printing options, but the classic style and that famous yellow paint make them one of the most recognizable pencils on the market especially for school aged children.

Every since Hyman L Lipman added the eraser to pencils people all over the world have been using pencils and erasers. Even as computer and other digital devices become more and more prevalent in our society pencils still seem to be a main stay of any office, school or marketing firm. Pencils have always, and always will remain popular because of the reliability and ease of use. And those erasers make it easy for us to fix our mistakes.

Pencils are still widely used in a number of professions, including drafting, architecture and writing. Among the most important things in a journalist’s tool kit is a pencil, New York Times correspondent Hassan Fatah told a class of Columbia journalism students last year, as a pen might leak or freeze in cold weather when out reporting. So be prepared to take advantage of the functionality of pencils and the ability to gain brand awareness from logo pencils and other great Marketing Promotional Products.