#1 Selling Mechanical Pencil* Source: The NPD Group/ Retail Tracking Service / U.S. Actual Unit Sales (Retail & Commercial Combined)/ Jan - Dec 2018 Thick, break-resistant lead helps ensure durability and never requires sharpening 1 BIC Pencil = 2 ½ wood case pencils Lead from mechanical pencil does not smudge and erases cleanly to help keep work neat Lead advances quickly and conveniently with a click of the eraser 10 count of mechanical pencils