***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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Sara says
PILOT ME!
I’m a die-hard pad and paper girl. It has to be a very sharp pencil or the perfect pen – black or colors, but not blue. Particular enough?
Anne c says
PILOT ME!! Please :-)
I love taking notes in general . :-) I have a weakness for cute notebooks and I have “notes” on my iPhone and my calendar is full of notes. I like notes :-)
ruth says
pilot me! I write on the top side of my hand. You always see it.
Jennie says
Pilot me!
Pens and a notebook … My life!
Dorothee says
PILOT ME! I used to love writing with a fountain pen, but it’s really difficult to find ink in the U.S. So the next best thing is a Varsity pen. So, please, help out a (French) woman here!
Brittany G says
PILOT ME! I am already a huge fan of Pilot. I keep one of their pens and a small notebook in my purse to jot down anything important that I think of while I’m out and about.
Heather says
PILOT ME!
I make tons of notes and lists. Sometimes they make into my phone, but often they don’t. Sometimes I even rewrite lists when I decide to do things in a different order. I am also left handed, so my writing implement is very important to me. It has to be something that doesn’t smear and leave the side of my hand all marked up. I’m a little high maintenance when it comes to my writing tool!
Sarah T. says
Pilot me!!
I usually use pens but they have to be colorful! Normal blue and black just aren’t spicy enough.
Emily E says
Pilot me!
As a law student I go through pens like crazy taking notes all the time…. Can’t use pencil because of all the smudging!!!
Allison says
PILOT ME!
I love blue ink on college-ruled paper! But I also take digital notes and scribble on whatever is handy.
Hillary says
PILOT ME! I prefer scribbling to typing for my “to-do’s”, and fine-point Sharpies are my scribbler of choice … while the backs of envelopes (cringe) are the most at-hand (and eco-friendly!) lists-in-waiting.
KC says
PILOT ME!
Diehard pen and paper girl here.
Steph in Toronto says
PILOT ME! I keep a pen and pencil in my backpack, and a pen in my purse at all times.
Hannahhenning says
Pilot Me . . .My new iPhone has been incredible at keeping my calendar of events organized. But I love gel pens for writing thank you notes, letters or grocery lists! Boy do I need some organization!!
Janet says
Pilot me! I love pens, pencils, markers, sharpies, etc., etc. I could do school shopping year round for writing supplies! The more note taking materials the better!
Laura says
PILOT ME!
I love making lists!
Alice Coombs says
PILOT ME!
Pens are the way to go. Pens are confident. :)
Beth says
PILOT ME!
I am a teacher and I have so many pens everywhere! I have at least 100 of them in my desk, probably 20 in my purse, and I find them everywhere. I love pens especially the thicker ones with hand grips. I also love to get fun colors for when I am grading papers.
Ashley says
PILOT ME!! My calendar is electronic but the millions of to do lists are always notebook and pen.
Ronni says
PILOT ME!
Definitely not a digital girl! Pencil for quantitative stuff and pen for qualitative.
Lindsey S says
Pilot me!
I’m a sucker for felt tip pens and jotting notes on post-its. I can stick them to my phone or water bottle so I don’t forget! Class notes are meticulously scrawled in Five Star notebooks though.
Summer says
PILOT ME!!
Stefanie says
Pilot me!
Megan W says
PILOT ME!
I use a combination of pens, pencils and digital depending on the job.
Mikala says
Pilot me! I love a nice smooth pen that dries quickly because I’m left handed and hate dragging my hand through wet ink.
Jodi says
PILOT ME! I live by post-it notes. Something about the sticky note that can be put anywhere to remind me of anything! It keeps me on my A-game!
Adrienne says
Pilot Me! Huge fan of the gel pen and post-its.
Phil says
PILOT ME!
I make a lot of lists just using pen and loose paper. Seeing as how I’m horribly organized, though, my lists don’t really end up being useful because I normally end up losing them. I should really do something about that.
Catherine says
PILOT ME! still jot down all lists and notes on paper…I don’t even have a smartphone! And I’m a total Levenger fanatic…this is an awesome prize!
Soniya says
Pilot me! I always keep one in my purse, because I hate to ask to borrow one when I need it.
Lindsay Paul says
PILOT ME!
Im definitely a post-it note-scratcher. I’ve got notes and scribbles on scrap paper and napkins everywhere!
Renee says
Pilot Me! I prefer pens and post it notes to write down all my adventures in mommyhood and wifedom!
Renee K says
PILOT ME! I’m super picky about my pens too, they have to write JUST right for me to like them :)
Allison says
Pilot Me! I’m a fan of the pen and sticky note. My desk has multiple sticky notes all over.
Hally says
PILOT ME! I’m a college student and my husband is a physicist who doodles and does equations ALL day and he’ll ONLY use Pilot. No joke. Ohh, I hope I win, this would save me sooo much money!
Marla Rafferty says
Pilot Me!
I’m a math teacher so pencils all the way.
Tammi says
PILOT ME!
Love pens, love Levenger Circa notebooks. Currently I’m rocking a small Circa and a purple rollerball.
Katelyn says
PILOT ME! I color-code everything at work and have TONS of pens/markers to make it happen.
Caroline B says
Pilot Me!
Carrie says
PILOT ME! My favorite is a good pen and paper but I usually just end up using my phone lately.
MelanieO says
PILOT ME!
I love good old-fashioned pencils as well as a high-quality pen, and have a serious weakness for those highlighters that have post-it tabs in them. Having said that, I could not live without Microsoft Outlook’s to-do list and it’s cousins the Task app on my iPhone. I’m a girl of all things organized!
Misty says
Pilot me! I love a fine point pen.
jackie says
Pilot me!
I always have a pen handy for notes…unfortunately, I use my hand in place of paper more often than I’d like to admit. I call it my “palm pilot”.
TheSpringRose says
PILOT ME!
Renie says
PILOT ME! In design school we used Sharpies all the time, I’m still in love with them, especially since Sharpie Pens were invented.
Manda Clancy says
pilot me. I love writing with a good ballpoint pen and post-its… lots of post-its.
Allyson N. says
PILOT ME! I often use a pen and notecards to write my to-do lists on.
Aimee says
Pilot me!! Totally a magnetic fridge notepad gal!
Liz says
Pilot me!
Still jotting pencil notes down on a scrap of paper. A post it note if I’m feeling fancy. :)
Erin says
PILOT ME! I love the basic pen and post it.