***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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Vanessa says
PILOT ME!!! I LOVE me a good pen…fine point…of course!! I always have at least 1 pen in my purse but most often 3-4 is the norm hence why I am the go-to girl in my house for an emergency pen hook-up!
nancy says
PILOT ME ! Please. I have vintage flower pots around my home, some filled with pencils and others filled with pens, and notebooks in each room. I am a note-taker, a list-maker, a doodler, a planner … and a new year needs new tools, right? New pens and new notebooks.
Anna says
PILOT ME!
I always keep a pen in my diaper bag/purse, as I am always forgetting little things! And I love post it notes!
garin says
PILOT ME!
I am a list maker, the old fashioned way. I love a fun colored pen and piece of scrap paper.
Nancy says
Pilot Me! I love me a fine point and a note pad … one in the car, in my purse, by my phone! I am always jotting things down!
Mary says
PILOT ME!! I love really smooth pens!!
Jasie says
Pilot me! I always have a pen and my organizer.
Jen says
Pilot Me! I like pens that write well. And I have a hard time telling if they will write well before I try them…
Whitney says
PILOT ME! I wish that I could use phone apps the same way as a notepad to save some trees, but there’s just something about writing in a planner. I need to physically write things down and it’s the best feeling in the world to cross things off the ol’ to-do list! And color-coding, while extremely geeky, is my weakness, so I go through tons of pens/hiliters/markers with my planner!
Kate says
PILOT ME!
I’m like Sherry in that I have a million scraps of paper in my pockets, purse and desk with scribbled notes to myself. I’m trying to switch over to using my tablet, but there’s just something so satisfying about physically crossing something off of a list with a vicious pen swipe!
Kay says
PILOT ME!
I love a good writing utensil! I’m an accountant so I’m partial to pencils. I go to the art supply store to get drafting pencils. My family and friends bribe me with pens and pencils:)
Andrea says
Pilot Me! Post it notes everywhere!
Holly says
PILOT ME!!!! Pens, pens, I love pens! That’s what I take notes with…and mechanical pencils for logic puzzles!
Katie T. says
PILOT ME…we got a boogie board for Christmas and that thing is awesome! I find myself jotting everything down there!
April says
Pilot me!
I’m totally fan of clicky top pens (are you hearing me Scrubs fans?)! :) Any other kind of pen is inefficient!
Brownshuga says
Pilot Me!
Ronda says
Pilot ME!
My favorite pen of all time is the Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine. I’m lost without it when it goes missing from my purse. I keep one at my desk for jotting down my to do’s and one is in my wallet at all times for check writing.
Julie Downs says
PILOT ME:
While lots of my friends give me grief over my “old-fashioned” methods, I absolutely have to write things down–we’re talking pen and paper here: no substitutions. Such things include my notes to self, calendar entries, errant thoughts, scores and lyrics for work and many of the to-dos that keep me awake at night. Despite working in a studio and having the gamut of technological products at my fingertips, I much prefer the feeling of ink being transferred to a page. I even keep separate notebooks for my personal and professional scribbles and am never far from one. There’s one at my desk, one in my backpack, one in my purse and one on my nightstand (which I highly recommend, especially for us ladies). When I’m tossing and turning in bed, long after my husband is in dreamland, I can make a quick list of what I need to remember the next morning. And it’s almost as if it frees up my brain and I can rest easy about falling asleep. The world will continue to turn. Ah. In summary, without my pen and paper nearby, I would be lost. Just this morning, I had to quickly make a slight change in a bed of music for a client and I couldn’t find a pen. It was a moment of internal panic. Sure, I could have tweaked the composition on my digital score but it just isn’t the same. It will never be the same! And before I could completely freak out on the inside, I realized it had just rolled under my chair. Phew. So, 500 dollars worth of Pilot products–the absolutely gold standard of writing instruments?!?! Heaven.
Emily says
PILOT ME!
I’m a big fan of pretty pens; purple, ones with flowers on top, etc. I also keep small notebooks pretty much everywhere for when inspiration strikes!
Kara says
PILOT ME! I write things down in my planner with a BLUE pen. Must be blue.
Amanda C says
PILOT ME!
I take tons of notes and need to sort and reorganize them all the time at work for different projects. Good pens, good paper, and the movable levenger books would make all of this AMAZING.
Kelly says
Pilot me!!!
Alicia says
PILOT ME!
At work I’m all about the mechanical pencil…but I love a gel pen when I get ready to write notes or letters.
Am says
Pilot me I love making lists!
Jill says
Pilot me! I love using erasable pens! No mistakes!
Dawn says
Pilot Me!!! I love all of my pilot pens, I use them for taking notes to sketching to color coding a project. This giveaway touches on ALL the things I love….from great writing instruments to list making and all from Target….doesn’t get any better than that!
Brandi from Bloomington says
PILOT ME!
I’m kind of a nut about pens and paper, especially pretty paper. Also LEVENGER. Come one!
Tamani says
Pilot Me! I am the queen of sticky notes!
Jenny says
PILOT ME! i have a pilot g-2 roller addiction.
Stephanie P. says
PILOT ME!
Gel pens and a scrap of paper since the little notebook I used to keep in my bag disappeared or the notes section of the iphone.
Rae says
Pilot Me! I keep my notes (semi-) organized in the Target notebook I learned about from you.
Marci-Rae says
Pilot me!
I am pretty much completely digital. My hand cramps if i have to write much more than a short sentence!
Christine says
Pilot me!
I’m still a little old fashioned and use tons of post it notes and a planner instead of my phone. I like to use pencils to write things on my calendar because it’s so much neater to be able to erase and change things.
PS Great giveaway!!!
Kristin says
Pilot Me!!!! I’m a doubler, I like to write everything down and keep everything digital too!!
Veronica B says
PILOT ME!
I love a good ball point, medium, black pen that writes smooth. I hate ink that looks scratchy when written. My favorite way to take notes is on a sticky pad or small notebook so I can cross things off.
Leanne says
Pilot Me! lately i have been using the evernote app but i love a pen and stickie note
Steph says
Pilot Me! I alternate between lists on cell phone (I love the idea of having it everywhere I go) and the satisfaction of physically writing on brightly colored post-its with smooth gel ink pens in a multitude of colors. Yes, I have a thing for pens and post-its of all colors.
Cindy says
PILOT ME!
I am a note-taking-fool! I cannot function without my lists and no matter how much techno-gadegtry I acquire, I just can’t quit my list-making/note-taking habit. I’m hooked, I tell ya! ;-)
Thanks for the great giveaway, guys!
Luce says
Pilot Me!
I love writing in my organizer and making lists.
It helps me be organized.
Kim says
PILOT ME!!…please :)
My fave way to jot down notes is just with any ballpoint or gel pen, and a good ol’fashioned sticky note. Might help that those are all we’re supplied with at work, but whatever!! Even at home, for our budget, etc…I love using a pen and paper. I think it makes everything feel more concrete, and I can cross things out easily. I’m also a huge TO DO list person though, so maybe it’s my Listy personality shining through.
Paula says
PILOT ME! I never seem to have a notebook on me, so I always end up taking notes on little scraps of paper that are later lost.
Laura says
Pilot Me! I love purple pens, I have one tucked everywhere.
cc says
PILOT ME! I will probably always be a pen-and-paper gal, because jotting down digital notes never seems to help my memory the way the physical act of writing does.
kaycee says
PILOT ME!
Brittany says
PILOT ME!
Good ol’ pen and paper for me!
Michelle says
Pilot me!!! I LOVE pens and pencils – I have them everywhere. I am particular about which kind I use and what color. I have some that I just look at and don’t use. My grandmother always used a fountain pen – that’s where my fascination began. She taught second grade for 27 years and she had the most awesome penmanship!!
Savannah says
PILOT ME!!!
I refuse to use any pen other than the precise ones! I keep a clipboard of notebook paper to jot down lists, notes, ideas, etc. I used to rely on phone apps until one day all of my notes disappeared!! Now it’s strictly pen & paper!
Roxy says
PILOT ME! I’m a fan of using the nice gel-type ink pens (but in normal business colors) on post-it notes, since I always seem to have those nearby.
Alli says
Pilot me! I will always be a pen-and-paper list maker…it’s the only way I feel organized.
Sarah M. says
PILOT ME!
We save flyers that come in the mail and turn them into “notebooks”, then just use a good old fashioned pen to write on them!