***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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Autumn says
PILOT ME!
I love office supplies. :)
Robyn G says
PILOT ME!
Jenifer says
Pilot Me!!
I love, love, love to make a nice long to do lost with pretty colored pens or pencils. But with three kids I don’t always have the time, so I’ve been using my notepad on my phone a lot more lately. Oh, and I love mechanical pencils too!!
Molly says
Pilot me! I have post it note fever (perpetually) and write to do lists, notes, reminders, everything on them and stick them any and everywhere (mirrors/monitors/doors/walls/notebooks). That makes it sound out of control…I do take them down so i’m not drowning in them (although sometimes it feels like I am…)
Veronica S says
PILOT ME! I’ve always been a fan of hand-writing things, whether it’s my to do list or just quick notes to myself…and I always use a purple pen. I just love that it’s a different color then most people use and it never fails to make me smile :)
Lynn S says
PILOT ME! I just love a plain ball point pen :) I love lists and crossing everything off!
Emily says
PILOT ME! I always keep a pen – or 5 – handy for quick notes. Whether I can find the notes after I write them is another story…
Erica says
PILOT ME!
I keep a little notebook in my purse with a pen stuck in the coil of the binding to keep notes on just about everything that pops into my brain. You never know when you might have a stroke of genius! :)
Ellie says
PILOT ME! I love a good ink pen, but I’m also very addicted to the Evernote app on my phone for making lists.
Leah says
PILOT ME!
I use a white board to keep track of my various to do lists at work. At home the spouse & I keep a magnetic note pad on the fridge for shopping lists.
Emily says
PILOT ME! I’m what some might call a little “old school.” I keep a mini notepad and pen in my purse, near the phone, at my desk, etc.
Karen says
PILOT ME!
Love the Pilot g-2 in blue!
Sarah says
Pilot me! I just checked my fave pen and it’s a Pilot G-2. I love it. Never clogs or leaks. I have waaay, waaaay too many Post-Its so I need to get a notebook or two!
Cat says
Pilot Me!
My favorite place to keep urgent notes? My hand! I know this is not the best way to do it, as it would eventually wash off, but I’ll be darned if I’m able to keep track of my post-its…
conny says
PILOT ME!
I love a super fine point pen for taking notes.
JJ says
PILOT ME! I am a good old fashioned pen kind of gal.
Christina says
PILOT ME!
I always keep a ballpoint pen and cute notepad handy!
Jenny says
PILOT ME!
I usually use my phone to jot down notes as I can never find a good pen around.
rebekah says
Pilot Me!
Paper and pen… in my purse, on my desk, on the counter, on the fridge, on the bookshelf.. you get the idea.
Emily Gravitt says
PILOT ME! I really dig a blue inked marker pen.
Cait says
PILOT ME!
I get made fun of at least a few times a week when I whip out my planner and pen to check my personal schedule and write down new plans… I’m sure they’re all just jealous that my planner is color coded. :)
My iPhone will never hold a candle to my stationary supplies!
katie abramczyk says
Pilot Me!
I’m a huge fan of a colored pen and some post-its! I’m a teacher, so I like to stay away from the boring ol’ blue/black!
Maggie says
Pilot me!
I use post-its, I pin and I use my phone. I’m all over the place!
Kathy says
PILOT ME!
I am a serious note taker, both on little scraps of paper, then tranfered to a list, and also by constantly emailing myself with the thought or note.
Carissa says
PILOT ME!!
I am all about pen and paper…I love to do lists! I make them for everything, so I seriously love my pens :)
Lissa says
PILOT ME….Oh, be still my heart which is going pitty pat (btw: auto correct for “pitty” is PUTTY :)) I LOVE pretty, pretty pens and notebooks. Love lists, Love organizing..just love the simple gazing.
Melly says
PILOT ME!
I love a good fine-tip ball point for note taking and always have a couple of them on me.
Heidi says
Pilot me!
I always have a ballpoint in my purse! Would drive me crazy otherwise :)
Jen W says
Pilot me! I love little notebooks that I can keep in my purse!
Ali says
PILOT ME! I LOVE making lists, I have a handwritten list for everything.
Lisa S. says
Pilot me! I always have a ball point pen, my prized fountain pen from my wedding and a Sharpie. Always. I even sewed myself a little pen case with three slots to keep in my purse. Kind of a weirdo like that.
Teresa Olander says
PILOT ME!! I am a scrap paper-user. But I sure could use this freebie to donate to my favorite bunch of special ed. high school students who are struggling to graduate. They deserve nice things.
Jen R. says
Pilot Me (please!)
I use my phone for my grocery lists, but everything else gets the regular old pen and paper:)
Rebecca says
Pilot me!
I like to use blue pens but if I don’t want to lose it, I better put it in my phone.
Dara says
Pilot me! I love my pilot g-2 gel pens!
Jennifer K says
Pilot me!
I’m trying to only make digital notes because of the convenience, but I still can’t keep away from making list with pen and paper. It feels so much better to cross something off when it’s done, then to delete it off a list.
Meg says
PILOT ME! I love Pilot pens- and I always keep a pen handy to jot notes (I’m a nurse, so my particular quirk is that it has to be black ink. And I like one that writes really smoothly.)
Lindsay says
PILOT ME!!
I’m a post it girl :) I use them at work and will write myself notes for when I go home too. I also use the calendar on my phone a lot to remind myself of time specific items.
Megan says
Pilot me!
I love colored pens. When I go to a meeting or seminar I always need at least two pens in different colors. You never know when you need to easily decifer your notes or one pen will stop working when you need it most :-)
Also, I love making lists for groceries, shopping, chores to do etc. My husband keeps trying to get me to use my phone but a piece of paper and a pen is so much more satisfying and pretty :-)
Jo says
Pilot Me! I am a huge fan of a pen in my purse and random scraps of paper (backs of receipts, shopping lists, etc.) but when the pen goes missing, I use my iPhone’s note feature.
Martha says
Pilot me! My husband will only write with a very specific Pilot pen… he’d be so excited to get a whole bunch!
Erin C. says
PILOT ME! My favorite pen is the blue Pilot Precise V5. I have one with me all the time and always jot things down in my planner. I could never pick up the digital habit. I like to write things down.
Aimee says
Pilot me! I’m particular about my pens too. I have the same pen in black, blue, red and green. I just looked down and what do you know, they’re pilot!
Marie says
PILOT ME! I still loving writing notes on actual paper and seeing the to-do list in front of me.
Tyler says
PILOT ME!
Megan says
PILOT ME!
I’m entering this contest for my husband who leaves little scraps of paper with his story ideas on them all around the house!
Julia says
PILOT ME! I love sticky notes and a good pen :)
Faith Plvan says
PILOT ME! I still take notes the old-fashioned way–in a planner with a pencil.
Katie says
PILOT ME! I’m still a pen and paper girl- can’t beat the tangible quality of holding the pen!
Amanda w says
Pilot Me!
I usually use my notes app and calendar app on my phone for convenience.