athomeontheprairie Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The store has black ones and normal ones. Which ones do I buy to try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I always used the black. I'm trying black warriors this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I didn't think the black warriors were Tics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 They aren't. We used the black Tics for years. We are trying the Black Warriors because the last batch of Tics I bought weren't as good as they had been. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Skip them and go straight for the black warriors. Last I saw on Amazon they were 2 dollars a box. We feel the last few times we used the tics the quality was not as good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 We like the Noir. Black wood and nifty holographic barrels. Only homeschoolers..... :D 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 We like the Noir. Black wood and nifty holographic barrels. Only homeschooers..... :D Those are our favorites! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Those are our favorites! My girls will literally not touch any others now. We have some Black Warriors and yellow Tics and they took them and put them in a storage drawer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Alright, maybe I'm confused? (That's highly possible! ) aren't these the pencils this board raves about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 DD14 prefers black Ticonderoga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Only homeschooers..... :D Not really. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The raves are prob for Mirado Black Warriors, like mamajag said. Black Tigs are just...black. LOL We love Black Warriors. They sharpen smoothly and the lead does not tend to break inside the shaft, even when dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I cannot "do" wooden pencils. I like my 0.9mm mechanical pencils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Now that I'm home, I did a search... http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/522218-best-pencils-for-everyday-school-work-in-2014/?fromsearch=1 Seems I'm not crazy after all :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I like the yellow Ticonderogas. The black warriors didn't have as dark of lead IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We like the Noir. Black wood and nifty holographic barrels. Only homeschooers..... :D These are the favorite of my younger son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 My kids are happy with yellows. Their favorites are the triangular ones. Now I'm gonna amazon the noirs, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The raves are prob for Mirado Black Warriors, like mamajag said. Black Tigs are just...black. LOL We love Black Warriors. They sharpen smoothly and the lead does not tend to break inside the shaft, even when dropped. Well, that depends. In years past I have seen black tics that have light wood around the point, when sharpened (as are the black warriors). The latest style of tics are actually black wood at the point, with a wrapping of silver. Smashing, really. http://www.amazon.com/Dixon-Ticonderoga-Wood-Cased-Holographic-13970/dp/B002ON02CC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We prefer the block tics over the yellow ones and have good luck with them the past several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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