So after reading some of the reviews I actually called customer service before ordering these pencils and was guaranteed that they were laser etched down to the wood and no pencils were ever printed in black ink. Well...guess what? My pencils were printed in black ink which barely shows against the green pencil. I need them by a deadline so there was no possibility to reorder and if I would have reordered I guess it would have to be the wrong color. Plus the catalog says choose from 12 different fonts. Again at customer service they said they never heard of this and there was no place to choose a font. So I got stuck with a hohum font as well. Overall I am dissatisfied with this purchase and the poor customer support which is not typical of my experience with OTC.
StraitsArea
February 28, 2018
– Mackinaw City, MI
Personalized Pencils
These pencils are good quality for our discovery day campers. Everybody is thrilled to get a pencil with the name of the camp on the pencil.
PencilLady
February 27, 2018
– St. Louis, MO
Personalized Pencils for Party Favors
My retired teacher group gets together for lunch on the first day of school each August. I am going to tie together 2 or 3 personalized pencils with a red/white ribbon as a favor at each place setting. The pencils are in our school colors, have the name of our school retiree group, and the school motto on them. I have found the pencils from Oriental Trading to be of good quality through the years.
TLCgrandma
February 25, 2018
– Ohio
Cute
The letter stamping was a little small. But I think for the price of the product it was acceptable.
SpringSherry
February 24, 2018
– Spring, TX
Fun, unusual party favors.
I ordered these as favors for my Mardi Gras party and was surprised so many people still use pencils. Surprisingly, they were a hit. Would definitely order again.
Xyzxxxx
February 14, 2018
– PA
The perfect color
I was looking for aqua pencils to use with the games at a bridal shower. Bonus** I could get them embossed with the couple's names and wedding date. They came so fast, I could hardly believe it.
Debdoes
February 12, 2018
– Pueblo, CO
Great pencils
I bought these pencils to use as a handout at a local health fair. They promote TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly. The printing is clear and sharp, very easy to read. The blue (my favorite) is very beautiful. I am very pleased!
DesignerT
January 30, 2018
About half were poorly printed
Unfortunately over half of my pencils came out with the words stretched and faded. The ones that printed correctly are quite nice.
StacySA
January 20, 2018
– Philadelphia, PA
Perfect!
Ordered these the week before our wedding as a favor with signing "well wishes" we had at each seat. They came early & looked beautiful with our gold table runners! Thanks Oriental Trading for coming through last minute!!
lbaart
January 16, 2018
– CO
So far so good
Text looks good, pencils seem nice quality. They seemed kind of short when I sharpened them but might be because I was using an electric sharpener from the 90s. :D Overall happy with purchase.
For those unhappy with read-ability of font, use the PREVIEW feature. The approximate font sizes show for you, and I chose one that appeared the largest.
ReTred
January 13, 2018
– MO
A Big Hit!
It's so much fun for my grandkids to have pencils with their name on! Thanks.
Scheckey
January 09, 2018
– California
Not quite what I expected
I guess I had a problem with the personalization and the result wasn't what I expected. Perhaps another color would have allowed the personalization to be more bold. I am sure the pencils are of good quality as I have ordered them in the past.
