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How is this particular item a "spare" pencil? > Spare pencil for the Castell 9000 perfect pencil

Surely any time you buy a new pencil it is a spare or replacement for the pencil you already have?

Here you go: http://www.fabercastell.com/design/products/perfect-pencil

I could be wrong, but I think it means 'spare' as in 'singular' or 'loose', not as in 'replacement' or 'extra'.

No it's spare as in replacement. It's a replacement pencil for a pencil holder. That's why it's so short.

It's the consumable part of the pencil. Cheaper than buying the pencil holder again.

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