***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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Linda says
PILOT ME! I SO use my favorite pens for everything I can, so do not at all think “strange” that you like to use Pilots!! I love lists, and I love them in print!
Kelli C says
PILOT ME!!
I love sharpies and a thick rollerball blue pen works wonders for me.
Kelly says
PILOT ME!
I’m an art teacher and love my unlined molskine journals for everything from lesson planning to doodles! I also have a special place in my heart for sharpies… LOVE.
Angela says
Pilot me!
susan says
PILOT ME
I always have a pen handy.
Amanda says
Pilot me! I have to have a pen with blue ink to write with for some reason. No red, no purple, no black – always blue. And although I love the Notes feature in my iPhone I more often use a steno notebook for my numerous To Do Lists at home. Thanks for the chance!
Erika W. says
PILOT ME!!! I always keep a pen in my purse and have pens all over the house. I tend to write my notes on the same piece of paper sitting in front of the computer…I definitely need to start writing them (neatly) in a notebook!
Ashley J says
PILOT ME!
I keep my special super fine ballpoint pen with me in my purse along with a small notebook when inspiration strikes!
.ivy says
PILOT ME! thanks!
Hillary says
Pilot Me! I like taking notes on leftover cardstock from our wedding (6 years ago) using ultra fine sharpies.
Anna says
PILOT ME!
I always have pens in my purse. I’m not overly particular between ball point or roller-gel so long as I have a writing instrument. You never know when you might need to write something down!
Juliet says
PILOT ME! I have a notepad in my purse for random reminders, but I can never find a pen when I need one! They are always disappearing on me.
Betty says
PILOT ME I use sticky notes :)
Liz says
PILOT ME!
Take a lot notes in a nice notebook for work. I’m addicted to the super fine 0.38 mm Pilot G-2s. Love them!
Shawna says
Pilot me! I have a couple different notebooks for different tasks, and tend to hoard pens I like :)
Allison W says
PILOT ME!
I’m an accounting girl so naturally I love mechanical pencils!
Alicia says
Pilot Me!
I’m a teacher, so pens get used a lot!
Carrie S says
PILOT ME!!! I have a slight obsession with pens and all things notebook/planner related! I would love to win this!
Katherine says
PILOT ME!
I am all electronic at work, but for non-work documentation, I LOVE a wonderful smooth writing pen.
Blair says
I’m a nurse, so I usually lose like 5 pins in a day…so this would be super helpful!!!
Anne Smallwood says
Pilot Me! I always have a notebook in my purse with a pen attached…of course being the copious note maker that I am, i also have a calendar notebook and i keep notes on my iphone.
Alisha says
PILOT ME!
As a writer/editor, I am constantly jotting down ideas for speeches or notes. I have an entire pouch of pens/writing tools in my purse (embarassing) and a hoard of them scatter about elsewhere in my life. And yes, I do play favorites!
Sarah says
“PILOT ME!”
Has to be a black ball point pen. I hate blue pens and I refuse to allow someone to mark my papers in red. If I can’t find a black pen then I need a very sharpened pencil.
Jennifer says
Pilot Me!
I love pilot pens and stationary just makes me happy
Melissa says
PILOT ME! I rely on lists for organization so I keep a pen on the counter, by the computer, in my purse, and another in the car. They all get used.
Katharine says
Pilot me!
I love the cozi app on my phone, but sometimes pen to paper is just more natural feeling.
Fiona says
Pilot Me. With three little kids, decent pens are in short supply in this house. I often have to resort to a crayon.
Sara says
Pilot Me! I love the pen and paper feel, and you can’t beat a Post-It list hanging on the fridge to keep things like grocery and to-do lists organized.
eliza says
PILOT ME!!!
my overall organization is online, but i always have a little pen and notebook with me to jot down notes, quotes, and inspiration!
Kati Spencer says
Pilot me!! I always have a pen in my purse! Has to be a specific pen-medium ball point and a little thicker with a grip on it. I also do a lot of notes in my phone!
Caroline says
Pilot me! I love mechanical pencils. It’s the engineer in me.
Nina says
Pilot me! I am a big fan of handwritten lists because nothing is more stisfying than crossing things off that list. Usually I write with a pencil or ballpoint pen but handwritten cards get a special treatment with a fountain pen.
Amy E. says
PILOT ME!
I’m pen all the way, unless its something i’m handing off to someone else and i’m not sure if i’ve done it correctly. ideally, i’d have pens of a variety of colors available everywhere. i’ve only ever seen 1 orange-inked pen, only a few green-inked ones. life deserves some color, even if only a 7mm line at a time.
Meryl says
PILOT ME! Ball point pens
Laura says
PILOT ME!!
I’m a huge pen and post it girl!
Dawn says
PILOT ME!
It depends on the situation. In a work/meeting setting, I use the usual legal pad and a Pilot Dr. Grip pen.
If I’m just making a list at home, I use the dry erase board.
Grocery lists go on an app on my phone.
elizabeth e says
PILOT ME! My favorite pens are the Pilot Precise, in blue, or thin sharpies. I always seem to have six pens on my person.
Tamara says
Pilot me! I have pens in almost every drawer of my house and many on my purse!!
Ashlynn says
Pilot me!
Kathleen says
PILOT ME! I love Sharpies and I write letters with them all the time. I need to get me some more Ultra Fine Point ones to write more letters to friends!!!
VickyC says
“PILOT ME!” Roller ball pen and 4×6 lined post-it tablet are my go to tools.
Heather says
“PILOT ME”
I love to write on anything and everything! As a former restaurant worker and now a teacher, I always have a pen on me! I lurve the Martha Stewart collection at Staples, and I have a note pad on the fridge that says ” Good Things,” which I find is so much nicer than a to do list! Plus, it’s a fabulous shade of aqua, which makes me feel kike a grown up to write on such pretty paper!
Ashley House says
PILOT ME! OMG – i love office supplies! my favorite way to take notes is with fine point sharpies (in various colors!) on post it notes or quad-ruled notepads.
val says
pilot me!!! the perfect writing utensil makes my work day sooo much better :)
Laura says
PILOT ME!
Gotta love a juicy ballpoint pen :)
tarynkay says
PILOT ME!
I love writing by hand with good pens, in nice journals and day planners. I don’t use my phone for any of that stuff, just because I get so much satisfaction from the physical act of writing. Which is weird, I grant you.
Vanessa says
PILOT ME!
I love felt tip pens. So easy to color code everything!
carrie says
PILOT ME!!
i love me some sharpies! i’m VERY VERY much a list girl. sometimes i’ve been know to make a list of the lists i need to create. (does that make me sound crazy?) :)
Lauren says
Pilot Me!
I am a habitual list maker! I keep a running list on my phone all week, and make a master list on paper of what we need when I head out for the grocery store!
Briana Jacobsen says
PILOT ME!!!
I keep a small notebook in my bag and random pens. Sometimes my pens disappear and I end up using a crayon my kids have floating around my bag or the car. Whatever works I guess!