Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First off, let me say that I have the Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils and I love them. I bought the Verithins in anticipation of getting some adult coloring books for Christmas. I opened them today, found they were un-sharpened, but luckily had also bought the Prismacolor sharpener (which works perfectly on my other pencils). Take a look at the picture below to see the result of their very first sharpening - they have never been used! The hard leads seem to be shattered inside the pencils, either from their manufacturing or from the way they have been handled by Amazon or during delivery. I feel very cheated on at least five of these colors. I am very disappointed.