Get Your War On clip-art cartoonist David Rees has launched a new venture: sharpening pencils.
From The National Post:
The business plan is simple: just send him a No. 2 pencil in need of a good sharpening, and for the low, low price of $12.50 he?ll sharpen it, mail it back to you, and include a small plastic baggy containing the shavings, which you may save for posterity, or your children. In addition, each pencil is returned with a signed and dated certificate ?authenticating that it is now a dangerous object.? If you don?t happen to own a pencil, you can buy one from Rees for $15.
There is even a Facebook campaign to get him on the David Letterman show to demonstrate pencil-sharpening.
The things people do for money…
I will sharpen your pencil for $10.
Does he guarantee against breakage during shipping?
I bet you could find people on Craigslist who will do it for a buck.
I’m going to sharpen pencils for free, but sell t-shirts.
Wanna see a magic trick with this pencil? Why so serious?
Genius idea…wish I’d thought of it first. BTW, I’ll sharpen your pencils for $7.99. And it doesn’t have to be a no. 2, either. Anything from 5H to 5B, baby! HB’s & F’s too.
Free shipping!
He’s shrewd. He knows people will have to send that pencil back at least a couple dozen times to keep it sharp.
Is there an extra cost to have it chewed on a little? I like my pencils chewed a little.
The small plastic baggie containing the shavings made me laugh
I’d pay if they were Blackwing Pencils……. at least those pencils have historical and collectible value.