Keeping Pencil Holder from Breaking Pencils

If you get tired of pencil tips breaking and ink pen tips getting messed up in your pencil holder, try this: get a cheap cleaning sponge from the dollar store and cut it to fit in the bottom of your pencil holder. Make sure to get a thin sponge especially if your pencil holder is a short one. Sponges are also great to soak up any ink from broken pens and they're cheap to replace.