Do they at least get the money?

Do they at least get the money?. This stand of "pencils made by the handicapped" sits in my college's library (Dixie State, Utah) right next to the copiers. I think it's pretty awful (ly hilarious). I don't understand, are we supposed to want to buy pencils that are probably asymmetrical.
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This stand of "pencils made by the handicapped" sits in my college's library (Dixie State, Utah) right next to the copiers. I think it's pretty awful (ly hilarious). I don't understand, are we supposed to want to buy pencils that are probably asymmetrical