Gourmet Scented Pencils from Recycled Newspapers
These are pencils made from rolled up pieces of recycled newspapers instead of wood. You can even see the newspapers when you sharpen them. According to the Smencils website, it takes an entire cedar tree to make 172,000 pencils however it takes only 430 newspapers to make smencils. Guaranteed to continue to smell for 2 years after purchase, these smelly pencils are available in bubble gum, cherry, cinnamon, grape, pineapple, fruit punch, peppermint, water melon, root beer and orange.
$5.00 for a five pack and $10.00 for a ten pack at Smencils
July 31st, 2007 20:26
These are very cool! We have two of them, and we love ‘em.
August 1st, 2007 02:03
This would be better if they didn’t come in individual plastic tubes. Seems to defeat the purpose a little bit…
August 1st, 2007 11:22
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August 3rd, 2007 22:06
I have not seen these before, very cool. Of course I can picture my 6 year old practically shoving the pencil up his nostril sniffing it!
August 4th, 2007 10:18
This brings back memories of a purple magic marker I had as a kid that smelled like grapes. I loved that thing!!
October 15th, 2007 04:47
Don’t feel so comfortable with this product. First, covering the recycled newspaper pencil in dioxin based plastic is ridiculous. If we are going to be recycled and environmental – how can we support the plastic cover wrap. This is so uncool. We need to provide our kids with better examples and products. Try using O’BON newspaper pencils. They are recycled, newspaper pencils but with great graphics – and a recycled paper box. See them at http://www.stationery-obon.com
April 10th, 2008 21:11
I totally LOVE your pencils and the scents they come in are amazing…but i think that the plastic they come in is NOT a good idea. You might be saving trees, but the plastic isnt environmentaly friendly.You should try making the containers out of something else recycled.Trust me more “tree huggers” will buy! :]
April 15th, 2008 13:54
IVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT IT SOUNDS KOOL…BUT MAYBE NEXT TIME DONT MAKE IT OUT OF PLASTIC OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THT
BUT IDK IF WE HAVE THOSE IN ARKANSAS, HOTSPRINGS!!
April 15th, 2008 13:56
idk what this is but i just wanted to be on here..lol!!
April 15th, 2008 13:58
hey its me and now im famous just like my gurly katie!!
May 3rd, 2008 12:22
OVERPACKAGING EACH PENCIL IN TOTALLY WASTEFUL PLASTIC TUBES. So much for being Green. They’re made in China, probably from Recycled Rice Paper, not saving to many trees there. I just hope they’re really non-toxic.
August 31st, 2008 12:47
I noticed the wasteful packaging too. and Since they are made from old newspaper, shouldn’t they be cheaper then wood ones? In a horrible economy like this companies that use recycled things need to start making green more affordable. Paying more for recycled crap doesn’t make much since to me.
November 16th, 2008 18:56
go to the website, the plastic tubes they come in are recycled plastic, recycle them again after you use them too, this is very enviromentally friendly. this will help us go green.