<p>mechanical pencils, definately</p>
<p>wood pencils need to be sharpened</p>
<p>pens remind me of the AP exams :mad:</p>
<p>Pens. </p>
<p>Really its the only thing you’ll use when you start working at a job (with a few exceptions).</p>
<p>Mechanical pens are a hassle to refill with lead.
Pencils are a hassle to sharpen.</p>
<p>I just bought a 12 pack of BICs for a dollar and it lasted me a year. (I lost a few and some ran out of ink.)</p>