***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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Emily says
PILOT ME! I love pens, paper and pencils. I should marry a man who owns an office supply store! I have a dozen pens, pencils and permanent markers in my bag at all times :-)
Jean says
Pilot Me!
I’m a make a list and cross it off kinda girl. And it’s gotta be in pen or sharpie.
Becca Smith says
PILOT ME!
laura says
PILOT ME!
I write contracts at work so I always need a great blue ink pen. Why blue ink? So once a contract is photocopied, you can easily tell which one was the original.
Extra points for useless fact??
Laura in Texas
Angie T says
PILOT ME! I make a list for everything and always use a black pen and scrap paper. I may have even been known to make a list of my current lists:)
Stephanie says
PILOT ME
I always use Pilot g-2 pens blue!
Crystal says
Pilot Me!
My husband gets a new box of Pilot V7 extra fine in his Christmas stocking every year! Always blue ink. Important for legal documents so you can tell the original from the copies. I have the same pens in my bag but in pink, purple and turquoise ink so I can make my notes more colorful!
Maggie says
PILOT ME! I grab whatever piece of paper is nearby and scribble my note. This leaves me with mounds of random snippets of thought.
Shauna W. says
PILOT ME!
Christine says
PILOT ME!!!! For quick/on the go notes I do digital but I’m a pen and paper girl at heart, calendar on the fridge, day planner in the purse and always a note pad for meetings and lists.
wendy says
PILOT ME!!!!!!
OOHHHHHH, this one makes my heart flutter!!!!! I taught before staying home with my boys and NOTHING excites me more than going back-to-school shopping for either myself back in the day or now my boys! I love color-coding our calendars, making old-fashioned pen and paper lists, and still love sending and receiving cards in the mail. I’m all about writing and having the perfect utensil for the job. Someone will be very happily organized in 2013! :)
Lacey Shoenemn says
“PILOT ME!” Please please. What a generous offer! I have an affliction for writing tools, notebooks and journals of all kinds. I always have a notebook and a pen and pencil.. just in case. I love journaling “Smash Book” Style. My notebooks and pens haev to be versatile because I use them for anything and everything anywhere and everywhere. I have notebooks all over the house, car, work that keep different lists. I loooove lists! Their one of my all time favorite things.
Michelle White says
PILOT ME!
My phone calendar is so full of notes my husband constantly teases me about it. I love that its always with me and not one more thing I have to carry around!
But when it comes to crossing items off a list there is nothing like a good ol’ fashioned notepad! Love that feeling!
Tonya says
Pilot Me!
Katie says
PILOT ME!!
Lord almighty, I love a list. I definitely prefer pencils for my list making – I recently discovered some #2 1/2 pencils at my office and I am totally hooked. SO MUCH BETTER than #2!
But for letter-writing and such at home, a nice fat marker pen is my fave for sure.
k says
PILOT ME!
My mom was a secretary and I always remember how she used her Pilot pens to scribble on notepad paper while she was on the phone. She would say “Oh, they are just doodles” but to me they were the most beautiful pieces of art. I used to hang them up in my room and act like I had classy abstract art on my walls haha!
Now I am lost with my Pilot pens! The way the ink always runs so smoothly lets my creative juices run freely instead of getting frustrated with clogged ink!
Kristen says
PILOT ME!
I have tried to get into digital note-taking/list-making/organization, etc, but it just doesn’t work for me. I love a pen and pad of paper with a line drawn down the middle. Left side: work, right side: home. Plus, the satisfaction of crossing things off!
Jenna says
Pilot me! My obsession with office supplies is out of hand! I love my pilot felt tip pens…in different colors of course.
Iris says
PILOT ME!
I love to jot down notes in a happy colored pen! It makes the whole process of “to do” lists a little more exciting. :)
Donna says
PILOT ME!
Sarah says
PILOT ME!
Although I find it often less convenient in the moment, switching to making all my notes on my phone (Google Drive) has greatly improved my ability to ever find those notes again!
Bridget says
PILOT ME!!! I love keeping notes in my iPhone. I do write down my grocery list @ home though!!!
Courtney says
PILOT ME!
I’m a sticky note fiend. They’re all over my desk at work, usually in stacks according to which task they refer to.
Sjmatt says
PILOT ME!
i’m a ‘use what’s available’ type. but since my husband and i are both teachers, our pens tend to wander off! so having more around is always nice. =)
LaurenM says
Pilot me!
My notes involve whatever method is closest to me… typed into my phone, scribbled on junk mail, penned onto my hand… it all works!
Lara says
Pilot me!
I’m traditional and love making lists but sometimes need to use my iphone so I don’t forget things!
Maribeth Scott says
PILOT ME! trying to go digital so I don’t lose as much…
Cassie says
“PILOT ME!”
No matter how much technology I am provided with I still reply on a pen, because I love to scratch things out, makes me feel productive once I can actually cross something off my list!
KaeleyAnne says
PILOT ME!
I do a mix of pen/paper (random notes and personal notes) and digital (for school/work). My preference is pen/paper, but I like the organizational aspects of digital.
My favorite pen is the Dr. Grip gel pen – I have several that I keep stashed in various places so that I’m never without one. I only use pencils (always mechanical pencils) for math/engineering work.
Emily says
PILOT ME! I’m partial to blue ink pens or Sharpie pens
christina says
Pilot me! I’m mostly digital out of necessity–my kids seem to think finding and hiding mommy’s pens is one of the best games!
Lilia says
Pilot me!
I have a few pens in my purse for my notes, no digital for me =)
Cynthia says
Pilot me
Anna says
PILOT ME!
I need a pen and paper to keep my life on track….if I didn’t have a real paper calendar, I would be in real trouble
Kathryn says
PILOT ME!
I’m definitely a pen girl and I’m all about lists! I used to have a bad habit of writing things down on my hand but have thankfully graduated to using a planner :)
MamaG says
Pilot me! A handy list written in pen on a variety of notepads I have around the kitchen. Can’t get into the digital lists yet.
Stephanie M says
PILOT ME!
I keep pens in strategic places around the house for note taking and list making. My husband is not allowed to use them because he “forgets” to put them back. So when he does I “forget” to not dump all his pens on his office floor until I find mine. I’ve tried the phone/tablet lists, but it’s not the same, I can’t get the hang of it. I’m a pen person.
Angela says
Pilot Me!
I take notes all day long for work, I work in a call center. I make lists with pen and paper on a legal pad. I really like to write in blue because it stands out & I love a good writing gel pen!
DEB C says
PILOT ME!
Nancy says
Pilot me! Always have a pen and notepad in my purse.
Melissa G says
PILOT ME!! I always have a pen with me!
Mandi T. says
PILOT ME! A combination of post-it notes and iphone lists.
kristina says
Pilot Me!
Love pens. Have a few in my bag at all times, pencils always leave a mess.
Liz says
Pilot Me!!! (please)
I use the notes on my iphone, but I’m pretty inconsistent so this would be perfect!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Paige says
Pilot me!
I jot down notes all the time, and I, too, am a pen snob! Is it weird that I’m overly excited for this particular giveaway?
Courtney Corrigan says
Pilot me!!
amelia says
PILOT ME! I themselves to carry a very small (maybe 3×5″) notebook in my bag, and a clicky ballpoint black pen …my very favorite pens are finepoint felt tips though :)
Maggie G says
PILOT ME!
karla says
PILOT ME! I am trying to break free of the mechanical pencil (engineer)!
Lauren says
PILOT ME!
Nothing beats pen and paper. My current favorites are Uniball Jetstream or Sharpie pens and a nice, thick pad of graph paper!