You missed a good opportunity to share some wisdom.
I can give out more pencils tomorrow. Are you willing to send me the money for custom pencils? I often find them in the back-to-school sales for roughly 30 cents for a 10 or 12 pack. Tell you what, I'll give send you $30, and you send me 1000 pencils with whatever custom message you want.
Oh, and I did share some wisdom: "hey, I got these pencils when they were dirt cheap; only cost me a few cents each. And, if you need a notebook during the year, just give me a yell; I bought cases upon cases of them for 6 cents each.