***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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Ashley says
PILOT ME! I love to make lists, and am also particular about my pens. I love crossing items off a list! Sometimes I’ll make a new list when I’m about half-way through, so that what I finish things I can cross them off two lists!
Lana says
PILOT ME! :) I am surrounded by pens, you can never have enough! I am a pad and paper girl all the way. Notepads, post its, back of an envelope – I am always writing things down so I don’t forget them!
Kelsey L. says
PILOT ME! I keep a black sketch book and an assortment of pens and pencils in my purse. I jot down everything in that book from grocery lists and meal planning to notes in church on Sunday. I would love to be a bit more organized and especially start an address book! I hope I win!
Jen C. says
*mechanical. Darn you, autocorrect!
Teora says
Pilot me!! I just started a new buisness and I NEED these pens and organizers soooo bad. im in love with all the differnt points.
Jeanette says
Pilot Me!! I always carry a pen and paper with me so if I see a paint color or home decor object that inspires me, I can write it down remember it!
Julie Winstead says
PILOT ME…ballpoint pens and sticky notes!
Allison M says
PILOT ME!
I like sticky notes and a pen! Comes from years of working in a bookstore. :)
Kelsey Y. says
PILOT ME!
And I am obsessed with writing utensils. Always have been, and most likely, always will be. For my college class notes, its usually some pen in the black ink form. At home, for random little notes, I love colored ball points, or my felt pens I just bought. And lastly, I utilize my phone as well for many notes, especially shopping lists!
Sara says
PILOT ME! I always carry a pen/notebook in my purse. I am a total list maker so it’s essential that I always have something to write with. Adding a task to my phone just isn’t the same as writing it down & crossing it off!
Jen H says
Pilot me! I love good ol ballpoint pens!
Laura M says
PILOT ME!
I used to be a strict tiny notebook in my purse kind of girl, but I have recently moved to the “notes” app on my phone. It makes me a little sad to leave my favorite little notebooks, but I have pretty awful handwriting so it’s much easier this way
Erin says
PILOT ME! I love to write on white boards!
Allison says
Pilot Me!
I am a sticky note and pen kind of gal!
Karen says
PILOT ME! I try to take notes on my iPhone since it’s the one thing I’m pretty much guaranteed to have with me, but there’s just something about actually writing things down, too…
beth doerksen says
pilot me! i like to write to do lists with those flowy ink pens. these also make it easier to play sudoku upside down in bed. :) and since i homeschool we use lots of pencils, dry erase markers and sharpies.
Lil says
PILOT ME! I am a pen and paper “to do” list person. I LOVE checking things off a list…and I’ll sometimes write something on the list only to immediately check it off if it was productive! I do use my iphone for my calendar and notes. Thanks for the chance.
Sarah Heppner says
PILOT ME!!!!! I have an organizing business and a gift giving company…that means I have to stay extremely organized myself which only works for me if I manually write every little detail down on paper and in a book! I still use manual receipts and enjoy the handwritten personal touch that is often vacant these days! I would LOVE this pilot gift as it would be so very useful for me:)
Ali Broom says
Pilot me! I love pilot pens, they are my favorte :)
Sarah says
PILOT ME!!
Amelia says
Pilot me! I have a journal/sketchbook I carry with me at all times and I actually do use a favorite pilot pen to write, list, and sketch in it.
leslie says
PILOT ME!
I use a combo of Evernote on my iPhone and Moleskine graph-lined notebook + gel ink pens
Susan C says
Pilot me!
I use an app on the smart phone for random recommendations (restaurants, movies, food, books, etc.), but there’s nothing like good ol’ paper and a Pilot pen for making lists of groceries and things to do.
Erin R. says
Pilot me! I use whatever pen I can find within proximity to the post it’s I keep in the kitchen. It’s especially nice when said pen contains ink…
Karen says
Pilot me!
Some of my favorite pens are the leftover ones we have from our wedding, and sharpie pens. However, the hubs’ favorite pens are pilot all the way!
Jill says
PILOT ME!
I just cannot go digital! I have a planner and a pen. I’m really particular about pens. They have to write smooth and thick – juicy!
Kyra says
PILOT ME!
While I rely on technology for everything–iphone and ipad, please!–I’m old school when it comes to notes and to-do lists. I like using a “soft” blue ink pen on white, unlined notepad to keep track of all the things I have to do/need to buy.
Lynn R says
PILOT ME!
Roller ball in the pocketbook, and MacBook pro for work notes.
Julie says
Pilot me! I keep all my to do lists in my notebook.
Becky says
PILOT ME! I am a pen and paper kind of gal. I just cleaned out my purse this morning and there were about 10 or so pens floating around in there.
Ashley R says
PILOT ME!
I’m still a pen and paper girl, must have my ball point close at hand!
Chrissi says
Pilot Me!!
I am a fat point blue ink kinda girl! I do not like writing with a fine tip pen. It is like nails on a chalkboard! I do all my note taking and list making old school style – on good ol’ paper!!
Thanks!
Sonja C. says
PILOT ME! I just can’t seem to go digital with our family datebook/calendar. It’s filled with birthdays, activities, due dates, post-it notes and school project papers/info. If anything ever happened to it, our family would be L-O-S-T! A good mechanical pencil, highlighter and Pilot pen are essential and have a home right next the datebook!
Ana says
PILOT ME! I need to address wedding invitations and would looove a good pen!
Suzanna says
PILOT ME! I love using my pilot pens at work for all note taking and document prepping. I’m trying to take more digital notes at home, though, since I tend to forget scraps of paper with my to-do lists.
Elaine says
Pilot me! I try to stay organized and keep things electronic, but I usually end up scribbling on scraps of paper.
Sarah says
pilot me!
i mostly email myself, and keep all my notes and lists in various email folders. but i also keep a paper calendar, where pen and pencil are well used.
Dawn says
PILOT ME. Medium ball point retractable pen – can’t go wrong any day of the week. Prefer blue but can live with black!
Allison says
PILOT ME!
I love sharpie pens for crossing things off my to-do list!
Anna says
Pilot me! I’m probably one of the few people who have an iphone but use a daytimer and pencil for all their planning=) At work, however, my writing tool of choice is the Pilot G-2 – blue.
Sara says
PILOT ME! I keep a pad of paper and pen next to my bed so when I can’t sleep at night thinking about everything I have to get done, I write it down. It helps and I get to sleep. :)
Michelle says
PILOT ME!
I love to write, but keeping it real I just want the Target gift card :) With a baby now, we spend a small fortune there almost weekly!
Caleb says
PILOT ME! I keep everything on my iPhone.
carrie says
“PILOT ME!”
At home:I have various writing utensils pens/pencils/crayons/markers
laying around everywhere because my daughter loves to write scribble draw and dabble whenever she can. I don’t always have “MY OWN” pens because those always seem to disappear.
At Work: I have about 30 different pens of different colors and 5 different scratch pads post it pads going all over my desk, at work is where I have may haven, because I can control my need for organization there…
someday my home will be the same
Adrienne says
PILOT ME!! I love this giveaway as I am obsessed with good pens and writing the old fashioned way!
Anna Perez-Pelaez says
PILOT ME baby!
I guess I’m too old to forsake the tactile pleasure of paper. I still read
3-dimensional books and, while the novelty of iPad apps to make notes and doodle does have some appeal, I still prefer my colored pencils and good paper. The things I could do wiith all these treats….oh, it would be too wonderful!
Tabatha Vasquez says
PILOT ME!
ballpoint pen all. the. way. I take notes and scribble like crazy! I have to do it to stay same.
kelsey says
PILOT ME!
julia says
Pilot Me!
These days I use a mix of pens and paper and digital stickies or notes.
I’m a hard core list maker! :-D
Jenna says
PILOT ME! Whatever is laying around closest to me usually gets written on… envelopes, bills, sticky notes, whatever!