***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below! ***
Clearly I’m not the only one who loves a good writing utensil (and Target card) as this giveaway reached our 10,000 entry cap within just 24 hours. Nice work team! So that means we get to crown a winner early. That lucky writer is… Heather F (who “writes notes on the back of envelopes and then loses them. Argh.”) Congrats Heather!
This sounds kinda weird, but I’m very particular about my writing tools. So when the folks at Pilot noticed that we tend to write with their products, they wanted to thank us by passing some freebies along. But you know we don’t take them, so we’re paying it forward in the form of a $500 prize to one of you. Now, before you start figuring out what the heck you’re gonna do with $500 worth of pens – let me stop you. While they’ll keep your hands busy with a variety of pens and highlighters (even some erasable varieties) they’re also gonna let our lucky winner pick out $150 worth of Levenger notebooks and organizers (since we could all use a little organization this time of year). Oh, and to round out the $500 prize, how does a $200 Target gift card sound? That way you can pick up any other items you need to get 2013 off to a productive and organized start.
- PRIZE: An assortment of Pilot products plus $150 towards the Levenger notebooks of your choice and a $200 Target gift card (total value $500).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PILOT ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … your favorite way to take notes or scribble down a message. Do you always keep a ballpoint pen in your pocket or purse? Do you swear by pencils so that you can erase your misspellings? Or are you 100% digital and prefer to rely on phone apps and voice memos to keep you organized?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, January 16th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not legally able to vend things beyond specific areas (more on that here). This giveaway is open to the United States and Canada.
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of
whitkae says
Pilot me!!
I love my phone for reminders, but when it comes to “to do” lists I have to have them written down on paper, with check boxes in front of them. Nothing is more satisfying than physically crossing something off my list of things to do!!
Ashley L says
PILOT ME! I love a nice pen. For Christmas growing up I would always get a new set of pens in my stocking – to say I was obsessed was an understatement!
Eva Jenkins says
Pilot me! I take notes with a pilot gel pen. I keep one on me in my purse. It makes my writing look better than it does when I write with a ballpoint.
Sara J. says
PILOT ME! I always have a ballpoint pen in my purse, and if there’s room for a spiral bound notebook, even better!
echo says
PILOT ME! I am a scraps of paper sort. Some notepads would make more sense.
Lisa Champlin says
Pilot Me! I’m a sticky note and ballpoint pen kind of girl. No fancy apps here!
Nancy says
Pilot Me! Always have a ballpoint pen and a piece of scratch paper to jot things down.
Meghan says
Pilot me! I prefer to do lists on paper (Moleskine notesbooks for the win!) but can’t live without my electronic calendars for work and play.
Megan says
PILOT ME!
I am a list maker and it has to be hand written. There is something therapeutic about handwriting a list of to-dos. It helps clear the mind :)
Kim says
PILOT ME! Even with a smartphone, I will always be a pen and planner kind of gal. I love a nice, fast-drying ink as all lefties do!
Krista says
Pilot me!!!
I am always writing notes and lists. Would love to get more organized this year!
Keelan says
Pilot me.
I’m a pen girl.
Ashley says
PILOT ME! I always have a pen on hand. Pilot pens are my favorite!
Holly says
Pilot Me! I use whatever is handy…I could be more organized :) This prize would be great for me!
lizaanne says
PILOT ME!
My favorite pen, and don’t anyone take it, is a green Pilot gel pen (just like the orange one you have in your post!!)!! I love a really good gel pen that writes smoothly, but with a nice bold line. I like to take hand written notes for work, in a pretty notebook. But for shopping lists, I’m all digital. My go-to app is “Out of Milk” – an awesome app that is sync’d with an online list and your phone, so multiple people can be updating the same list, but see the same one when they sync up!
YAY! Pens and stuff!!! Cool!! :-)
Allison says
Pilot me!!
I love a good ball point pen, although lately, I’ve switched to my phone for my to-do list.
Lelia says
PILOT ME!
I’m a teacher, so I love lists!! I always have an index card and a pen {usually a thicker point pen} next to me at all times to jot down things that I need to accomplish. Then getting to cross them off is pure victory!!
Stephanie says
Pilot Me! I don’t have a huge preference on what TYPE of ink, but it has to be BLACK! And I still prefer hand written notes and calendars to electronic.
courtney fruchter says
PILOT ME!
Post It notes and a mechanical pencil.
Kirsten Wolfe says
PILOT ME! I always have one black and one red pen in my purse for notes. And it’s always the Pilot Precise in Extra fine because that is the only pen I’ve found that is fine enough to keep my sloppy cursive remotely legible. My husband steals them.
Oana says
PILOT ME! I use a small spiral-bound notebook and a black rollerball pen and it’s so much more satisfying than notes on my iPhone.
Mandy S. says
Pilot Me!
A pen, pencil? Ha, i’m the mom who signs the kids agendas with a crayon. When I can find a pen, I scribble notes on old receipts cause the post it’s get snatched by the kids and end up covering a wall. Or the dog.
norrey says
PILOT ME! I love,love love pilot fountain pens!!
Lucia says
PILOT ME! I swear by my Pilot G2 and Moleskine notebook.
andie d says
Pilot me!
I love pens and notebooks. I tend to hoard them, but then can never find them when I need them.
Carolyn says
PILOT ME!
I’m a pen and paper kind of gal – I use some digital lists, but I can’t seem to break my pen and paper love.
Heather says
Pilot Me!
I love pencils and fine point pens!
sarahincola says
Pilot me! I keep a little notebook around me where I list everything that I need to get done and everything else gets emailed to myself.
Lidia S. says
PILOT ME!!!
I use pen and paper and the notepad app on my ipad. In college, before the era of smartphones and tablets, I used to color code my notes. Nowadays, I color code appoinments and things based on family members.
Scil says
Pilot me! I keep post-it pads everywhere!!!
Nancy says
Pilot Me!
As a teacher, I write with pens, pencils, crayons, highlighters, markers, pretty much whatever is on a student’s desk at the time. But, on my desk I have a mug of NO KIDS pens. Pens that only I can use because they have the perfect grip, ink flow, and just feel good in my hand. The pens I use to write notes, lesson plans, etc. There’s no one particular brand of pen in the cup but just a random assortment I’ve fallen in love with at different times. Hmmm,I think that last sentence pretty much confirms that I am a total geek!! :-)
Jill E. says
Pilot Me!
I’m a pen person all the way. Gotta have one or two in my purse, one or two in my car, one or six in various rooms of the house just in case, etc.
Summer says
PILOT ME!
I jot notes down on old envelopes because there is always one laying around the mail pile and why not reuse!
Sarah says
PILOT ME :)
I make daily to do lists, and usually include things on the list that I’ve already accomplished to make me feel more productive!
Kathryndean says
PILOT ME! My husband and I have opposite schedules, so we’re always leaving each other love notes. Before he goes to bed (way late) he leaves me one, and before I leave for work ( way early) I leave one for him. I’ve written them in everything, from pen, to lipstick, to crayons…. And on very surface (this mornings was on one of our son’s diapers!- it was clean, don’t judge!)
Kathleen says
pilot me!!
Irene says
Pilot me!
At work (vet tech) I always have a Sharpie and a GOOD pen in my pocket so I’m prepared for anything. Black ink only!
Wendy T says
PILOT ME!
I love a good day planner brimming with post-its! I switched to ball point pen after one too many gel pens imploded on planes.
Pilot and Levenger = heaven. Target = heaven with cute accessories.
Rebekah says
PILOT ME!
I keep a pen in my purse, just incase….. these days its used mainly by my 3yr old daughter who loves to color and draw. So its become a boredom and meltdown savior.
mary clare e says
pilot me!!
I loveee pilot pens! They write so smooth and do not smear! I am a lover of all types of organization :)
Sayonada says
Pilot me! I’m super particular about my writing utensils and would be lost without my notebook system. Lost! The thought of literally hundreds of dollars in free office supplies makes me practically giddy.
Linda F. says
Pilot me!
I love a good pen! Several are in my purse (and on my desk, and on my bedside table…)at all times!
Jen says
Pilot me! I can’t get enough of fun writing instruments!
Erin says
PILOT ME!! I love the BIC fine tip permanent marker. It comes in many different colors.
Becky says
Pilot Me!
I love jotting down notes using the perfect felt-tip pen.
Teran says
PILOT ME!!! I love felt tip pens. I always loved writing with markers as a child, and this is the more adult version!
Angela L says
Pilot me!!
I’m an English teacher, and I am constantly on the look-out for great pens to mark up compositions. Though I don’t usually use red because one of my old students said her graded paper had so much red on it that it looked like it was bleeding!
Anita says
PILOT ME!
Writing it down with a favorite pen helps me to remember what I was trying to remember!
mary @ B&Gjournals says
PILOT ME!
being in grad school, i am super anal about my pens—always, always, always pilot gel pens in super fine point. and always in my moleskin planner. money for target would be oh-so-so great!!
Maureen Gaj says
PILOT ME!! I always use my pencil and small notebook for notetaking, but I have a favorite pen for all my stationary and lists. I wouldn’t be caught without them. The two are in my desk, work bag, and weekend purse! :)