Justine Larbalestier

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Red Pencils! Help!

Anyone in NYC know where I can buy some really good red pencils that don’t break every ten seconds? I’ve barely been editing with these ones for half an hour and I’ve already gone through four of the little monsters from hell. Enough!

Posted by Justine at 15:10, 13 June 2005 under Daughters of Earth, Whingeing | 9 Comments »

Comments

  1. sdn Says:

    what kind have you been using? you can always go to flax …

    June 13th, 2005 at 3:31 PM

  2. 2. Justine Says:

    I’ve been using crappy cheap ones. What are flax ones? Where do I get them? I confess to complete red pencil ignorance.

    June 13th, 2005 at 3:34 PM

  3. sdn Says:

    sam flax is on west 20 between 5/6.

    http://www.samflax.com/

    faber-castell is always a good brand choice!

    June 13th, 2005 at 3:46 PM

  4. 4. Justine Says:

    sharyn: you are my hero!

    June 13th, 2005 at 3:54 PM

  5. sdn Says:

    always happy to help!

    June 13th, 2005 at 5:04 PM

  6. Richard Says:

    Ticonderoga Checking pencils (in Carmine Red) work well for me and don’t seem to break easily. Staples should have ‘em.

    June 13th, 2005 at 9:12 PM

  7. Shelly Rae Says:

    Does it have to be a pencil? Would red pen would just as well? No sharpening required!
    Anon,

    June 14th, 2005 at 1:50 AM

  8. kdlink Says:

    ha! would those red pencils that keep breaking be the promotional pencils that we were passing out? they kept breaking even as I was sharpening them…

    June 14th, 2005 at 10:03 PM

  9. 9. Justine Says:

    Richard: I’m using a ticonderoga “the preferred choice of teachers” right now. So far the one pencil has lasted me all day. A miracle!

    Shelly: it’s gotta be pencil because the press says it’s gotta be pencil.

    kdlink: nah, after the horror of the pencils I bought myself I couldn’t face trying one of your giveaways given what you told me about ‘em . . .

    June 15th, 2005 at 3:07 PM

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