***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!
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Erika says
Pilot Me!! I have tons of notes and lists, on Post-Its, covering my desk! Seriously I should have bought stock in Post-Its!
Angel L says
PILOT ME!
I good gel pen and post it notes! My husband calls me the sticky note Queen. I have them on my monitor, in my pockets,all over! Now if I could just remeber why I wrote half of them. ha!
Angel L says
I love a good gel pen not I good. I have no idea what happened there. haha.
Stacey says
PILOT ME!
I do a little bit of everything, but the most common is a pen and Post-It notepad!
Crystal B says
PILOT ME! I tend to do a combination of good ‘ol ballpoint pens and scrap paper mixed with Word docs if I am at a computer. Sometimes typing is just faster.
Cati says
PILOT ME!
I love crossing things off lists!! It’s (almost) a problem.
Jessica says
PILOT ME!
Usually I use my phone but every now and again I’ll find myself buying a fancy pen and a nice pad of paper.
Elisha D. says
PILOT ME!
I love pens and have them everywhere: kitchen, desk, purse, etc. Anywhere I could possibly take notes, I have access to a pen and a pad of paper.
Denise says
Pilot me! Always a notebook and pen with me for notes!!
amelia says
“PILOT ME!”
Liz Knight says
PILOT ME!
Paper and pen. I carry it with me at all times.
Rachel M. Reams says
PILOT ME!
I have become enamoured of my iPhone’s Reminders app. The geo-fencing makes it way too useful!
Sarah says
Pilot Me!
I love a broken lipstick, eye liner, bingo dobber (wait. what? why do I even have that?), steam filled mirror and my finger, anything I can get my hands on because one of my kids probably moved a normal writing utensil somewhere I will never find. Seriously signed the pizza man’s receipt the other day with my mascara wand. I desperately try to be more organized. Just had my 7th organization resolution. Help Me.
:)
Mai says
Pilot Me!
Betsy says
PILOT ME!
I somehow always end up with at least 3 pens with me!
Kari Lee says
PILOT ME!!!
I LOVE me some pens! My infatuation started while working at a Pediatric Doctor’s Office nearly 9 years ago and the different reps would bring us their pens. There is nothing quite like the feeling of finding that perfect pen! And once I find it, it goes straight in my purse and I am thrilled to pull it out and use it at every convenience! =)
Timothy says
“Pilot Me”
AnnieM says
Pilot Me!
I love “good” pens. I am very picky about what I write with, that if it’s not the right kind, I will use my phone to take notes, but I would always prefer pen and a nice (new!) notebook :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
Becky says
PILOT ME
I have a love affair with Uniball Vision Elite so nothing else will do. I have them in mnay colors too! Woo hoo!
Paula says
PILOT ME!
Brandi says
Pilot Me!
I love sticky notes with ball point pens, and i also love the sticky note app on my phone! Love those cute little pieces of yellow paper!!
Hannah says
Pilot Me! I keep a black, micro-point pen and a medium-sized notebook with me at all times. I love to jot down to-do lists and recipes and all sorts of things. When I fill one up, I put the start and finish date on the front so I can find what I need down the road. I haven’t started indexing them yet, but… ;-)
amelia says
I use whatever is around. Crayon, pencil, pen, colored pencil.
Kelli says
PILOT ME!
I love me some .5mm mechanical pencils. Nothing like those clean lines…
Andrea S. says
PILOT ME! I try to keep notes written with pen on post-its, but that can quickly break down into waaaay too many post-its! I had to stop doing that at work since my desk was getting covered in post-its :)
Erin E. says
Pilot Me!
Ashley @ sunnysideshlee.com says
PILOT ME!
I’m obsessed with pens and I love to write so my favorite way to take notes is the old fashioned way. I usually get teased in work meetings because I have very detailed notes – but it’s the way I keep my thoughts together and help me remember things post-meeting. Plus, trying out new pens is always fun! My favorite right now is the Pentel Energel medium point in black! ohlala!
Paul says
Pilot Me!
When at work, I’m all about the mechanical pencil. Also, it’s a pencil in the garage working on projects too. I think I just straight up prefer pencils. Unless I don’t want whatever I’m writing to fade away and disappear. Then it’s a pen. But I really enjoy sharpies :)
Bree says
Pilot Me!
It’s all up in the noodle until I make a checklist to get back on track. No wonder we don’t get stuff done :)
Andrew says
pilot me!
I like writing in my moleskin. Everything from ideas to school notes.
Sandy says
PILOT ME! I usually do digital notes but I love a beautiful pen that writes easily!
Krista says
PILOT ME! I love pens!! I’m that dork who loved shopping for school supplies. I still take notes at work in a spiral notebook and write down my to-do list. My favorite is a pretty blue ball point pen, but rollerballs and gel ink are growing on me. My husband is also a very picky pen user. He always has “his pen” in his pocket so he has something to write with.
Olivia says
PILOT ME!!!! I have about a zillion pens in my purse (usually free stuff I’ve gotten from school [poor student over here…holla]). So purse pens and scraps of receipts and if I’m lucky a small memo book stashed in there at times
Kate Mac says
pilot me :)
pens, pens and pens and notebooks.
Kelli says
PILOT ME! I the queen of making lists! I always have a pen and notepad with me to jot stuff down.
Danielle says
!!!Pilot me!!!
Eryn says
PILOT ME! I always keep pens everywhere, in my purse, the diaper bag, and car.
Lisa says
PILOT ME! I’ve been known to wake in the middle of the night with thoughts about things to do, people to call, groceries to buy, etc. In order to prevent these ideas from leaving me and also allowing me to fall back asleep, I keep a notepad and pencil on my dresser to write notes to myself. I’ve learned not to use a pen, as I woke up once (having mistakenly slept on the pen) to ink all over my face. Spectacular!
Stephanie B says
PILOT ME!
I take a pic on my phone of what I need to remember, like a phone number. OR I text my husband and say “dont let me forget.” OR, of course the back of my hand is a good reminder.
Sarah Tiambeng says
PILOT ME! I carry a notebook with me everywhere I go to jot down any thoughts because I have the world’s worst memory.
Meghan Brown says
PILOT ME! I swear by hand-written lists, and I prefer pen. That way, nothing can get smudged or erased. I’ve tried the phone list thing…just can’t do it!
Julie says
PILOT ME! I love the pilot pens too! Freebie pens definitely don’t get much use in our house. We’ll pay for the good ones happily!
Rhonda Bohart says
“PILOT ME!”
I just love pens and pencils, though my iPhone is where I keep all my lists these days.
Renee says
Pilot Me! I use Notes on my iPhone for day-to-day shopping and to-do lists, but for vacations and party planning it’s good old fashioned pen and paper. (And I’ve rediscovered crayons thanks to my two-year-old.)
Jen S. says
PILOT ME!
I am a colored ink pen and mini composition notebook kind of girl, my favorite pens being the G2 from Pilot :) I always have them in my purse.
Melissa says
Pilot me!! I love using pens and notebooks to make all kinds of lists.
Justine says
Pilot me!
I love a good inky pen and a spiral notebook, I carry both around with me all day at the office.
Tarah says
PILOT ME!
I’ve tried to go digital, but I’m a compulsive list maker, and to me there’s nothing quite like writing out a list old-school and then being able to cross things off with a pen later. Pen and paper all the way for me!
Sara Holtsberry says
Pilot Me :)
I’m a list making gal, so I always have a notepad where ever I am, and if I do not, I use my iPhone’s notepad app.
Linda says
PILOT ME!!!!
I love all things about writing – I love pens of all kinds! I still like to write handwritten notes and thank-you cards.
Rachel L. says
PILOT ME!! I just got a smartphone and thought it would be the end of all my “lists”, but theres just something about physically crossing something off that you don’t get with an electronic list!