***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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shelley says
Pilot Me! I use multiple colors of the Pilot V Razor Point to keep track of different activities on my kitchen calendar. blue, red, green, brown, turquoise, pink and purple!
Erin B. says
pilot me! I always end up scribbling notes on the back of old receipts.
Phoebe says
PILOT ME! My notes are almost always a pen from the bottom of my purse and the back of a receipt… also from the bottom of my purse.
Cate says
Pilot ME!
I am a huge fan of office supplies.. mainly pens and pencils. I like to mix it up between pens and pencils. There is something so satisfying about a smooth pen… Penmanship can be sexy ;)
I have always loved to write. That might be part of the reason I make so many notes!
Linda says
Pilot Me!
I LOVE good pens – the more colorful the better. Pencils are special, too, though.
Casey says
PILOT ME!
I’m a pen and paper kind of a girl—notes and lists everywhere!
Megan S. says
PILOT ME!
I am always searching for pen and paper to make notes and turning up nothing. Then I try to remember to remember. :)
Devon Strahm says
Pilot ME! I am a pen user with a handy post-it. Great for list making and note writing :)
Kate says
PILOT ME!
I still love writing out my to-do lists on paper. It’s so satisfying to cross things off that way! I have a very specific type of Pilot pen that I use exclusively. I have to have that pen and a Sharpie on me always. I blame my art teacher dad…
linda says
PILOT ME!
i use my ipad mini and the noteshelf app.
Tara S. says
PILOT ME! I do use my phone to write up notes/reminders, but I still love writing up lists the old fashioned way. Is it odd that I can spend a ridiculous amount of time in the pen aisle at the store looking at all the fun writing utensils?
Jill says
“PILOT ME!”
I love really soft pencils that smudge and blur or really inky pens. & really rough paper that grabs the lead or inky. Hard pencils, chintzy pens and smooth paper depress me.
jennifer says
PILOT ME!
I commit organization sins regularly but having no real system. I will ocassionally do my grocery list on my phone, but for the most part, there are 100 scraps of paper floating around with my notes at any given moment. There is however, ONE composition notebook with all my notes on my new house, including to do, contrator conversationgs, paint chips…. it should brobably be a binder.
Sarah says
Pilot Me!
I’m a pen to paper kinda gal. I love making lists!!!
Libby says
PILOT ME!
I’m very particular about my pens, too, which is why I keep my favorite kind in my purse :)
Rebecca M says
PILOT ME! My husband and I, esp. the husband, are pen snobs. It must feel right and write right. I like fine point sharpie style pens the best as long as they don’t squeak on the paper (fingernails on the chalkboard!)
Laura says
PILOT ME!
Oh, wow, I really love pens and paper so this giveaway is a little slice of heaven :) I use my electronic calendar for appointments, work deadlines, etc. but there’s nothing better than a great pen and paper for lists and organization! I use Sharpie pens like it’s my job and consistently have about 6 different paper lists floating around my purse…
Vicki says
Pilot me! I use all tools: pencil & paper, pen and notebook, and digital.
Cortney says
Pilot me! As I am reading this post I am firmly gripping a Pilot Precise V5 pen in my hand. This is the only pen I will use and I guard them with my life!
Eva says
PILOT ME!!! I have an obsession with pens! I actually have SIX coffee mugs filled with pens at work… since I don’t want people to know about my problem, I have them in a shelf with a door I keep closed… and I use a different one each day. Yep, I am weird.
Eli S. says
PILOT ME!! I love to use dry-erase markers on various mirrors and windows around the house.
Marsha D says
PILOT ME!!!
I keep a vast array of pens and high lighters on me at tall times! you never know when you will need to jot something down.
Rachel B says
Pilot me!!!
Digital lists are the worst! I can only do good old fashioned lined paper and ballpoint pens. I’m slightly obsessed with new office supplies.
Jennifer says
PILOT ME! I steal my husband’s pens and use the backs of my kids’ drawings. That sounds bad. I do steal my husband’s pens BUT I only use drawings the kids have deemed unworthy. Better?
Kelly says
PILOT ME! I’m all about a black pen and post it note!
Bethany A says
PILOT ME!!
I always have a pen with me and will write a note on anything…back of the checkbook register, receipts, etc…so the notebooks would actually come in handy! LOL
Erica says
Pilot me! My favorite way and most convenient way to take notes is on my “notes” app on my iPhone. I can be out and about and quickly open the app up to jot down whatever it is so I don’t forget!
Lela says
PILOT ME! I’ve been going back and forth these days with how I keep my mile-long lists. I tend to put things I need from the store in my phone notes. But for everything else in life, I always have a paper planner and pen in my purse. My brain has too much inside of it for me to think I could remember everything I have to do and need to buy! Gotta write that stuff down!
Erin S says
Piolt Me! I am a paper planner lover so I always have paper, pen or mechanical pencil handy!!
Mike says
PILOT ME!
Big fan of mechanical pencils
Christina says
Pilot me! I have terrible handwriting, but I do love a good pen!
Alana says
Pilot Me!
I’m an extreme list maker. A pretty notebook and pen and my life feels organized!
Meghan says
PILOT ME!
I go with a very fine point colored pen – purple used to be my preference, but I’ve expanded to orange or turquoise. And it gets written on whatever’s around. Unless it’s a to-do list, then it goes on a magnetic pad that I got in HS – still going, 10 years strong! It says “I’ll be away from my desk… somewhere in Spain.”
Sherri says
Pilot Me!
I’m an old-fashioned pen and paper girl myself. I love the Pilot G-2’s and have been using them for a few years now.
SD says
PILOT ME! I always keep a pen and a small notebook in whichever bag I am using. I am a graduate student and have to scribble down reminders and small notes to myself. and I definitely have a bunch of color gel pens for the class notes and economics graphs.
Julie P says
Pilot me! I keep a combination of writing tools handy, since I am a music teacher.
april says
Pilot Me! I have random sticky notes, of all sizes, all around, I text myself, email myself and put stuff on my calendars – digital and white board calendars. Lots of reminders all around!
Heather says
PILOT ME!
Meggan says
Pilot me! I love having a good pen. I alternate between the Notes app on my iPad, and good ol’ pen and paper. I am a huge list maker, so sometimes I just like having the tangible paper to check things off on.
nancy@owensolivia says
Pilot me! I love using a pen with great ink.
Kaydee says
Pilot Me! My only “work pen” is a blue Pilot G-2, which I refill with extra fine blue ink. LOVE!
Camille says
PILOT ME! I love using pilot pens on bright neon post it notes!
Minchen says
PILOT ME! My love for pens runs deep. I have ordered Pilot colored pencils from Japan over the internets. I keep 3 different pens in my purse at all times and take notes in, what we like to call, a “teeny tiny notebook”. We scream it, in fact, at work when it’s lost.
Erica M says
PILOT ME!
Because I looooove my pilot precise v5’s and getting a new box of pens is a luxurious treat to me <3
Audrey says
PILOT ME!
at work, i just used some scratch paper (working for an architect, we always have redlines, so after we are done, i put them in a pile at my desk and just take notes on the back side of them) and whatever pen i have (since pens tend to walk away…) and at home or on the run i use a pen that i keep in my purse (which a got for free at a convention).
Meggan says
Pilot me! I love having a good pen. I alternate between the Notes app on my iPad, and good ol’ pen and paper. I am a huge list maker, so sometimes I just like having the tangible paper to check things off on. My kids always steal my writing things though, so sometimes I end up back with the technology!
Michelle R. says
Pilot Me! I love, love, love quality pens and pencils. I’m so excited about this giveaway, thanks.
Billie says
“PILOT ME!”
Guilty as charged, I am a certified list maker. A great pen and paper are not to be underrated.
Melissa B says
Pilot me!
This would be great, I love pens!
nicole says
PILOT ME
I scribble notes but then I use Evernote to digitize them so they’re searchable…cause I’m OCD like that.