I've been ordering art supplies from Jerry's Artarama for years now. They have quite a selection and GREAT sales! Lots of coupons, and the savings almost always make up for cost of shipping.
I spend a lot of time with pencils. I certainly have my favorites. Lately it's the Black Mirado Warrior, by Sanford. It's not one of the pricier pencils. Certainly easy enough to find. A premium round, 100% cedar pencil with a black matte finish. Feels good in your hand, sharpens well. Also, here's a cool blog on pencils: Pencil Talk. They thought it was OK too, not their favorite, but one of mine.
Pretty cool place to find unusual gifts. He's got voodoo dolls, original paintings (even sells my calendar!), awesome free wallpapers, t-shirts. Not the usual, boring shit. It's Love & Bones.