6 Ways IKEA's FREE Pencil Is More 'User-Friendly' Than A USD99 Apple Pencil Can Ever Be
After Apple's silvery new launch of its very own pencil, IKEA has jumped into the band wagon in promoting its humble wooden pencil.
By Nandini Balakrishnan — 13 Sep 2015, 02:46 PM
IKEA seems to love taking a dig at Apple. From a hilariously serious video on IKEA's catalogue, BookBook last year to the good old IKEA pencil now
We are a tad bit old fashioned, so we decided to put together a little list on the perks of an IKEA pencil that might help you make up your mind on whether the new Apple stylus is something you would want to invest in
1. The sheer versatility of IKEA pencil
Pick up enough pencils from Ikea and you might find yourself turning into quite the furniture designer!
Image via Florian Alexander FuchsWhile Apple's new stylus can only exclusively be used with its iPad, the IKEA pencil can pretty much be used on most surfaces around you; wall, paper, and wooden items, to name a few.
2. No running around looking for power points with IKEA pencils
Even the power banks usually fail to satisfy our technology craze and we end up looking for power points, eventually. Imagine the ridiculousness of running around looking for a power point to charge a...pencil?
3. FREE pencil instead of USD99
Admit it, we Malaysians love everything free. With that said, IKEA's generosity with their pencils must be applauded. Those little, wooden pencils are everywhere and they really don't mind you taking one, or two home.
If you find yourself wondering if it alright to just 'take' the pencils from IKEA, fret not because this is what an IKEA rep said: "We do not care about the pencils. "We just put out new pencils if they run out. There are no statistics on the usage of the pencils by country. One thing clear is that we will not restrict the use of the pencils."
4. The risk of 'damaging' a wooden pencil is extremely low
The only thing that might possibly go wrong with the Ikea pencil would probably be the end of its shelf life. Replacing it is oh so easy, just pop over to the nearest Ikea store and voila!
5. The IKEA pencil is waterproof
Try dipping the Ikea pencil in the water for a minute and test it out yourself.
Image via Pencil RevolutionAfter a little experiment, we discovered that the IKEA pencil, like most lead pencils is waterproof! This way, you will never have to forget all those brilliant ideas that miraculously spark when you are in the shower. Grab that wooden pencil and write away!
6. Suitable for ALL ages
With parents becoming more tech-savvy by the day, a brand new stylus can easily fall into the hands of children and die a tragic death. On the contrary, with IKEA's pencil, you will never have to worry about the little humans playing with it and breaking it.