My daughter was so excited when I handed a box of these pencils to her (the joys of being a 7 year old, haha). She absolutely loved that they were pre-sharpened! She said that they write very smooth and the eraser didn't leave streaks like some of her other pencils. She is really enjoying these pencils and I think they are her favorite so far! I can also vouch for the smoothness of these pencils. I wanted to test them out myself as well, and I honestly enjoyed the way they wrote and enjoyed the eraser on them as well. All in all, happy with this little pack of pencils!