***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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Erin says
PILOT ME! My favorite way to take down notes would be a few bullet points accompanied by oodles of doodles. Whenever I get my hands on a sweet pen, my notes turn into some serious art. Although I am a graphic designer and primarily go digital, I still can’t get rid of my notebook calendar that I keep in my purse with a few colorful ballpoint pens.
Thanks in advance for considering my post!
Becca says
PILOT ME!
I’m a huge fan of little notes and lists on post-its — good old fashioned pen to paper notes.
Magdalena says
PILOT ME!
I use a pen and piece of paper…somehow I can’t get used to taking notes on my iPhone!
Emma says
PILOT ME!
At work I have a liquid ink blue pen that I use all the time, but at home when I am making lists and writing notes and letters I prefer to use felt-tipped markers
Lauren C says
PILOT ME!
I am the List Queen. I even check things off once they’re complete!
Marlea says
PILOT ME!
My partner LOVES levenger circa stuff! I’m more of a use-what-I-have girl… napkins with lipstick or post-its with whatever is closest to hand.
Joy W. says
PILOT ME! Pilot Precise V5 are my absolute favorites- I even asked Santa to put a box of them in my stocking. Yay! I love writing lists and notes and journals with them. Just simply the best!
Rachel says
PILOT ME! Old-fashioned….I love a pen and a paper for all my list-making.
Jason says
Pilot Me!
I use the Pilot G2 gel pens, and I’ll be lost if they ever start making them. I’m a leftie, and once I found a pen with ink that dried fast enough that I don’t smear it, I stuck with it.
stacey r. says
pilot me!
Elaine says
PILOT ME!
I handwrite my lists and notes initially, but if it seems like something I’m going to track for a while, it all goes digital.
Yvonne says
Pilot Me! Love pens, pencils, and paper, no digital! I always use a pencil for my calendar for easy erasing.
Christy J says
PILOT ME!
In college, I was a bank teller, so I had to have a pen on me at all times. Fifteen years later, I still have the same habit!
Britten says
Pilot Me! I’m a list-maker so I always have a pen and a notepad on my desk. But in the middle of major remodeling projects they tend to get lost. I’ve been seen at the hardware store with a list written on a scrap of drywall or 2×4.
Amy H says
Pilot Me!
Really important…don’t loose me notes…I type on my phone. Daily scribbles are jotted on note pads around the house.
My head becomes filled with all sorts of lists!
Jessica says
Pilot Me… I often will scribble a note or reminder on my hand when I’m in a pinch or a rush
Jeanette McClellan says
PILOT ME! :) I love Pilot products. I lived on Pilot pens as part of my survival kit during law school. I’d love to be hooked up with this great kit! I love using a combo of pens and paper as well as my iPhone to keep tabs on my never-ending to do lists. Thanks for the giveaway!
Samantha says
PILOT ME! I always carry a pen and usually at least one notebook around. I’m constantly making lists and being in grad school means I need all the notebooks I can get!
Heather says
PILOT ME!
Love a super find point pen w/ graph paper! Makes sketching & list-making 100x more neat.
Mel S. says
PILOT ME!
I like ballpoints for making lists. I’m old-fashioned that way.
Gretchen Brown says
PILOT ME!!
I love a good “inkey” pen. I hold on to them with dear life when I find a good one because people like to steal ’em! I always have a little notebook and a good pen in my purse – ALWAYS! You never know when you’ll need it.
CammyS says
Pilot Me!
I love using pencil and paper, mechanical pencil that is. I can’t work with regualr pencils, they’re way too thick.
Andrea says
PILOT ME!
I make mental notes! I need to start writing things down though!
sarah says
pilot me! still a pen/paper kind of girl, but i use excel to stay organized too!
Allison says
PILOT ME!
I am very particular about my pens also and happen to have a Pilot one sitting next to me right now!
If I don’t have a pen and paper handy, I’ve found the Notes function on my iPhone to be very helpful as well.
Naomi says
Pilot me!
Love pens and stationery!
S.C. says
pilot me!
Hanna says
Pilot Me – I love a roller ball pen and small notebook that fits in my purse.
Meghan says
PILOT ME! I’m all about my iphone when remembering things at home while at work… but at home I have post it nots everywhere!!
Heather says
PILOT ME! Lists lists lists… all hand written, love the feeling of crossing things off!
Megan K says
PILOT ME!
I usually have 25 sticky notes going on my desk at any given time. I also love my white board on the fridge for *urgent* things and my grocery list!
Kristen says
PILOT ME!
One of life’s simple pleasures- a great new pen, and a whole empty notebook to journal, dream, scribble, and plan away. Making lists, scheming, getting organized, etc. I have to do on paper- something about the process of writing out & seeing it all before me not only makes it real, but makes it doable & for me, easier to remember!
Sharon S. says
PILOT ME!
I always have a 0.5 Needle Tip pen with me. I’m kind of OCD about my pens :-)
Jessica says
PILOT ME! I love me some nice quality pens in a variety of colors. But right now, I’m working on taxes, so I’ve been breaking out the pencils from grade school (Jurassic Park pattern, anyone?).
Wendy says
PILOT ME! Who doesn’t love a good pen?!?!
Sue Rankin says
PILOT ME!
I like to make lists in my weekly planner, mostly in pen. Sanity demands lists.
katlyn says
PILOT ME!
LOVE TO and MUST handwrite everything ! Recipes, agenda, calendars, bills, EVERYTHING.
kelly :) says
PILOT ME! I love to note take with a ball point on unlined paper. I must mention that “note take” often means doodle while my mind wanders.
Gray says
Pilot Me! I always have multiple pens in my bag…unless of course I really need one.
Breanna Reish says
PILOT ME PLEASE oh PLEASE. I go through a lot of pens in my line of work so I will happily use them =) I am a little bit of a mess. I use digital notes and post-it notes to write all of my messages. My husband goes through pencils like crazy because he is a landscape contractor and is always drawing out designs. Thanks for the contest!
Lisa says
I love blue ball points!
Katie says
PILOT ME! Pens and post-its are my jam.
Marla says
Pilot me!
I make notes on sticky pads with pen. Then lose them. :(
alexis says
pilot me!
Donna C says
Pilot me!
Thanks for an opportunity to win this giveaway. This will help me get organized this year.
charlotte says
Pilot Me!
I am a list-maker and typically write it on a post-it with a pen and stick the post-it to the back of my phone so I will remember!
Jenn Jenn says
PILOT ME! I am a sticky-note junkie. They’re everywhere–on my desk, my monitor, my wall, in my purse, by my bed, on my fridge… :) And I sure do love me a smooth-writing blue gel ink pen! But sometimes I mix it up and go all colorful on my sticky notes.
Sarah K says
PILOT ME!
I’m a bit of a pen snob, so I love me a good G2! I still take notes with pen and paper….old school.
Christen says
Pilot me!! I always keep my lists on a wipeboard on my desk… easy for this teacher to erase as she goes along!
Jorja says
PILOT ME!
I’m totally a tech-girl, but I can’t get past the good ol’ listmaking on real paper! I love being able to strike something off my to-do list! :)