***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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Jess S says
PILOT ME! I tend to take notes with pencils, but I use my pilot disposable fountain pen when I want to take fancy notes.
Melyssa says
PILOT ME!
lynn says
Pilot me!
I usually think fancy and pretty notebooks will make me organized,but I tend to jot sloppy notes onto scraps of paper in the name of saving paper!
Renata says
Pilot me!
I actually have a problem with ball point pens, I keep stealing them! The other day I decided to clean my purse and realized that I had 5 pens just chilling in there and then I opened the side pocket and 2 more came out! No wonder my husband keeps telling me I keep his pens, I told him he was crazy and then he saw my crazy :s In other words: Hi my name is Renata and I have a pen addiction :)
Maggie says
PILOT ME! I keep a pack of pens with me at all times (in my purse, work bag, and at my desk) that I use to color-code everything. I love good pens and when I fall in love with one, I fall in love hard (all 3 packs I mentioned are the exact same)!
Jaimee says
PILOT ME!
I am such a Luddite. Everyone tries to get me to use apps for notes, lists, etc., but I just can’t give up my little notepad and pen. They are always in my purse, ready to go.
Matthew Kain says
Pilot me! I email notes to myself and keep a white board calendar above my desk.
Steph says
Pilot Me!
I carry sketchbooks with me all the time, just to write down ideas, drawings or things I don’t want to forget!
Katie A. says
PILOT ME! I love using my phone, which I have with me all the time!
Kim P says
PILOT ME! Scrap paper and a pen and a good list! Woo-hoo!
Diane says
PILOT ME!
Blue pen on a Post It!
Emily says
pilot me!!! Something so darn sexy about a notebook full of empty paper and a brand new Pilot G-2 pen. I feel like I could conquer the world!!
Dan says
PILOT ME! I always have a ballpoint pin on me. As a lefty, I find pilots to be the best for pushing the pen across paper instead of pulling (as a righty does) but no gel pens, please! They are impossible to not smear.
Dan says
pen…rats.
megan says
Pilot me! What do you know, I just decided to buy a good ole fashioned paper planner this year because the web-based calendars just aren’t working for me. I also love to keep a stack of post-it notes in my bag to make lists as stuff occurs to me.
Jael says
Pilot me!
I use the note function on my phone and every once in awhile, I’ll take a sheet of our printer paper and organize my life, aka start a grocery list and add to-dos to it.
Bonnie says
Pilot Me!
I love good old fashioned handwritten notes, but lately I also use the notepad function on my iPhone and iPad. I kept track of my Christmas shopping and to-do list electronically this year.
Kathleen W says
PILOT ME! I love a good gel pen that writes with blue ink!
Ashlee says
PILOT ME!!!
I’m a list person, and I love the satisfaction of crossing things off my lists, so I’m an old-fashioned pen and paper gal. However, I’m also environmentally conscious, so I use scrap paper until it’s completely filled, and then I recycle it. :)
Katie says
Pilot me!!
I love writing things down, adds a whole new level of accountability.
Valerie Ann says
PILOT ME! I always keep a notebook and pen with me. In my bag, glovebox of my car, and a few other places so I can jot down lists or thoughts to remember. I also use Springpad for digital notes, but there’s nothing like a handwritten note.
Lisa F says
PILOT ME! I write lists on paper and phone. My lists are much more organized electronically, but I accomplish more with paper lists.
Leslie R. says
PILOT ME! I am trying to be a digital convert, but I just can’t get there. I have anywhere fro 1-3 notebooks or journals in my purse at any given minute, with all of my assorted jottings in them. It’s total madness.
Rachel says
PILOT ME!
I like to write with a fin or extra fine point pen, it makes my messy handwriting pretty.
Aimee says
Pilot Me! I love a really sharp pencil or a gel pen!
Jenny says
Pilot me! Love a ballpoint pen
Jackie says
PILOT ME!
I love to write with a fine point Sharpie… surely Pilot has something comparable?!?! :)
Anna says
Pilot me!
I am a combination of pens and smartphone
Kim says
PILOT ME! I am still an old fashioned note maker. Always have paper and pen in my purse and on the kitchen counter. Also have a chalkboard on the wall in the kitchen for notes like “Already fed the dog….”etc.
Jennifer says
PILOT ME!!
I always go for a scrap piece of paper and a pen…makes for a mess usually!
annie says
pilot me! i’m an artist and always have a variety of pens and pencils on hand, but my favorite is a pilot pen.
Betsy says
PILOT ME! I love ARC/Levenger systems. :)
Corey says
PILOT ME!
I love pen and paper lists!
Katie says
PILOT ME! I love crossing items of my To Do list with a fun colored pen.
angie says
pilot me!
Laura says
“PILOT ME!”
I make lists like nobodysbusiness! I seriously make a list for everything. I am also very picky about my pens ;)
abbie says
PILOT ME! I tend to take notes on my phone and in a small notebook in my purse with a BLUE pilot pen.
Maggie B. says
Pilot me!
I am a nurse who takes notes and charts all day and, no joke, I always use a pilot G-2 pen in the 0.38 width because it’s the only pen that writes small enough to get all I need to say clearly on the chart. You gotta love a good pen, it makes all the difference. :)
Erica M. says
Pilot Me!
I’m reliant on my Moleskine, I use one (maybe two) for the entire year. I’ve thought I lost it a coule times, and have completely FREAKED OUT.
Laura Roussy says
PILOT ME!
I love to use different coloured pens to write notes at home.
Love your blog so much!
You guys are wonderful.
Jen says
PILOT ME!
I always notice that servers have the best pens. Maybe that’s because everything seems better after happy hour.
I’m a student, and I love taking notes in class electronically, since it’s searchable. But come test time, I always print out and add with a nice blue pen. No better way to remember information than when you write it by hand yourself.
Emily says
PILOT ME! I prefer to use paper for fleshing out ideas. I’m old fashioned, I guess :)
My arsenal is full of pilot G-2s, old school pencils and more. I have two jars of writing supplies on my desk.
Ashley I says
Pilot Me!
My husband always brings home the best pens from conferences. I steal them and he thinks they get misplaced. bwahahaha!
Michelle says
Pilot me!!!
I’m a grad student so I’m all about a good pen to take notes with…
Kelley says
PILOT ME! I’m trying to move to all digital (keeping my iPhone and my iCal synched up and updated) but I love my Pilot Precise V5’s with some pretty stationary.
Jan S. says
PILOT ME! I’m pretty old school so love putting pen to paper, but my husband is
trying to pull me into this century by getting me to use my phone.
Kristen says
PILOT ME!
I love pens. I have an Erin Condren planner and a pen in my purse at all times, and that is how I keep my life from derailing. :) Pens + Target=my kind of giveaway!
Rachel S says
Pilot Me!
I keep a pen in my purse at all times and scratch on almost anything–reciepts or scrap paper.
Kristy says
Pilot me! I am a sticky note girl. I also love the notes function on my iphone.
Kristin says
PILOT ME! I use a combo of pen and paper (or whatever is near me like index cards, post its, etc) and digital apps to keep track of lists.
Erin T says
PILOT ME! I always have a blue ballpoint pen (Pilot G2) in my purse. My Mom ingrained this habit in me (though she prefers black ink) as soon as I started carrying a purse! It’s strange, but it’s come in handy more than once.