Sunday, August 19, 2012

BIC Back-to-School Package Giveaway! Ends 9/2


Welcome to the BIC Back-to-School Giveaway! 
Before you enter to win the BIC prize package filled with colorful pens, mechanical pencils, and erasers, let's talk about those wonderful pens, pencils and erasers!

Before we get started, I'd like to thank BIC for selecting The Homeschooling Blog to review and host a giveaway for their new product line! In exchange for the review and giveaway, BIC sent me everything you see here... and everything you see here, is everything you'll have an opportunity to win!

 You may or may not homeschoool, you may not even be sure what you think of homeschooling! lol That's ok... whatever your story, you're encouraged to enter to win this giveaway. We don't discriminate. In fact, for those of you who follow my blog, you already know that we aren't currently homeschooling. You can learn more about why in the about me section of this blog. 

Now... let's talk BIC, shall we? While BIC pens are usually purchased for office and school, we have a little artist in the house, so I thought I'd share another great use for BIC brand pens...




My awesome soon-to-be 10 year old daughter created the masterpiece featured above using a handful of the new and vibrant BIC pens! Thank you "J" for contributing your beautiful artwork to this review! 

BIC Pens: 
We are thoroughly enjoying all the BIC pens we received. The overall quality is what you'd expect from BIC... good quality with smooth reliable performance. Great for school and/or business, with a mix of fun and professional. Some of these colors are a bit on the girly side, which works for us! 


BIC Velocity Bold Fashion Ball Pen
Specifics: 8 bold, vibrant ink colors, 1.6 mm point, retractable, soft comfort grip, and clip 
SRP $6.99
Our thoughts: very smooth writing instrument, awesome colors, stylish and fun, girly! We also like that this pen is retractable.
BIC Cristal Bold Fashion Ball Pen
Specifics: vibrant colors, clear barrel so you can see ink level, 1.6 mm point, hexagonal barrel,
10 pk SRP $2.19, 24 pk SRP $4.99 
Our thoughts: simple design, smooth writing, standard pen in fun colors
BU3 Grip Fashion Ball Pen
Specifics: 7 colors, fashionable, side click retraction, sleek barrel, t grip provides comfort
8 pk SRP $3.59, 12 pk $4.59, 18 pk 46.19
Our thoughts: smooth writing, great color selection, comfortable in hand, we liked the retractable feature over having a cap.

BIC Mechanical Pencils:
We really liked the pencils; almost everyone at our house prefers mechanical pencils over wooden. The only negative thing I can think to say about these pencils is that they're all girl! lol My daughter and I love the colors... my son and husband not so much. lol

BIC Atlantis Fashion Mechanical Pencil
Specifics: contemporary metal clip, chrome plated nose cone, cushioned tip to reduce lead breakage
2 pk SRP $3.39, 4 pk SRP $6.49
Our thoughts:  fun to use, great barrel colors, quality erasers, and better quality pencil than what we've been buying
BIC Clic Matic Mechanical Pencil in Fashion Colors
Specifics: Fashion wrapped barrel, contrasting clip, durable eraser, textured rubber grip, side lead advance, certified for standardized tests
2 pk SRP $2.10, 4 pk SRP $3.70, 12 pk SRP $10.09
Our thoughts: very stylish and well... pretty! Love the design on the barrel, clean eraser, great quality, exceptionally girly and fun to use!

BIC Erasers:
Specifics: available in white, orange, green, pink and purple, contoured comfort grip, latex and PVC free, students can mix and match the grips
2 pk SRP $1.39, 4 pk SRP $1.99
Our thoughts: nice erasers, fun colors, comfort grips add color to the erasers making them fun to use and keep hands clean, but my daughter took them off when using them. thought they got in the way. 

THE GIVEAWAY!!
Ok... are you ready to take a stab and winning all these great pens, pencils and erasers for yourself and/or your favorite student(s)?
This giveaway is open to US only. You must be 18+. Winner will have 72 hours to respond to winning email notification before a runner-up is selected. 
Please use the Raffelcopter for below to enter. Every entry counts! Snag as many entries as you have time for and if you'd like to come back another time (before giveaway concludes) to complete the giveaway widget, Raffelcopter will remember where you left off!
Thanks for entering and good luck!

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FTC Disclosure: I received the products featured in this review/giveaway at no charge from BIC Corporation in exchange for my honest testimonial. No other form of compensation was provided. All opinions expressed here are my own.


Wendy Lindsey
Wendy is the blessed mom to a 10 year old son with Asperger's Syndrome, a beautiful 9 year old daughter, & 6 children (miscarried) in heaven. She's temporarily given up homeschooling to give her son the peer modeling he was missing at home, essential for proper development in a child with autism. Currently she works full-time with special needs children as a para-educator.

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71 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great giveaway! My kids would love this!

melissa oliver said...

I will share with kiddos

Elena said...

I will share it with my son

Anonymous said...

I will give it all to my daughter she loves collecting pens pencils and notebooks

Andrea said...

I would give to my son's. One in high school and one in college.

Mrs Groovy said...

I would share with my kids and my Mom.

Maxine Rose said...

I would share this with my 3 kids if I win. What a great contest--Thanks for the opportunity.

Jennifer Wexler said...

i would share with my brother

Unknown said...

I would share it with my daughter

Anonymous said...

I'd share with my son & husband.

Deana said...

I would share with my kids to use for school.

Kelly Burgess said...

If I win this giveaway, I'll be sharing these products with my 3 kids!

Arin Barbaro said...

If I won I would share it with my kids.

Our 365 Days said...

Awesome giveaway! I don't want to share, but I guess I could {hehe} I would share with my two sons, they are getting ready to go back to school soon!

ali_marea said...

I'd share with my kids, of course! :)

Christina said...

I have three kiddos home schooling this fall; we could use the supplies. Thanks for the chance to win.

Anonymous said...

I'd share with the kids!

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jodi lasher said...

I will split this up between my 3 daughters. Thanks

Irma said...

I would share it between my kids. Thanks for this awesome giveaway...

Andrea said...

I would share these with my sons for school and for the hubby who always loses pens. :)

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Char W said...

I would share it with my kids :) Mama needs new pens too!

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Anonymous said...

My kids!

Unknown said...

My daughter..

Nancy said...

I will share it with my son.

freddie said...

I will share it with my daughter who is going back to college. dwelchert@yahoo.com

Stacie said...

I would share this with my son

Unknown said...

i will share this with my niece thanks

Donna said...

Great giveaway, I'd give to my son.

debbie prinzessdeb6@aol.com said...

I will share with my nephew

Janice said...

My grandchildren

Lucy said...

I'll share with my kids!

Tarryn J said...

I homeschool my 2 children, I would be sharing with them! Thank you for the opportunity!

Dolly Norris Hooker said...

I would share with my family. Hubby 'steals' my pens and my son has an obsession to cool writing instruments just like I do. :)

Jillian said...

We would use them in our homeschool! :)

Donna C. said...

Great Giveaway! I would share with my husband who went back to school to get a computer degree.

Kris B said...

I would share with my kids!

Lovely Fluffy Mama said...

I would share with my kids :)

Nicole Sweet said...

Would be totally helpful and kids would love it!!!

Shea =) said...

Prolly hubby... he is forever stealing my pens! =)

Angela C said...

I will give it to my kids.

Ebner said...

wow - i think my kids and my hubby would be stealing - i mean "sharing" this prize if i won ;)
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Stephanie said...

Hmm, I would probably share them with my kids who are forever taking the pens out of my purse. Then again... maybe not ;)

Heather said...

I have five children who would happily steal these off my desk!

Anonymous said...

I would share with my family.

Jaime Hilsenbeck said...

I would share with my 2 kids.

Anonymous said...

I would share with my 4th grader!

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Cori and Ben said...

I will share with my family and a friend of mine.

Kelsey said...

I would share this with my boys!

beth ekelsay said...

I would share with between my grandson and my niece and nephews

Bethany G said...

I would share with the homeless teen program at our local high school.

Brittany said...

I would share with my kiddos!

Chris and Brit said...

I would share with my classroom, as a teacher I always have kids who don't bring supplies so it would be nice to have extras for them to use.

Memarie Lane said...

If I win, I will share the booty with my church's Educational Resource Center.

Melissa said...

Um, not sharing as a homeschool mom of 6 I need these for me, lol

MidniteFaerie said...

I will be sharing this with my daughter as we both are pen fanatics!!

mrsmoskal said...

My 2 daughters

Dawn Starr-Freeman said...

I would give some to my kids and some to my church to be given to kids that need school supplies.

HiiS GuMMy QueeN said...

i would shsare it with my younger sisters

Unknown said...

I will be sharing with my daughter and 2 sons.

nibowler said...

I would share with my 3 children. One in college, one in community college and a middle schooler.

Unknown said...

I'd share with my kiddos, probably a gs troop or cs den;)

Unknown said...

With my mom and Kids

JMidwest said...

I think I'll share this one with myself this time. Hehe.

Seth & Daniale said...

The kiddos and I will use them in school! How fun!!

Ellie Wright said...

My grandsons will share this.

Ale said...

I would share it with my little princess that loves drawing and wrtiting!;)

Unknown said...

My precious daughter and nephew will be so happy to get this!!!

Crystal said...

I would share with my daughter and son. My daughter loves to create artwork, so these would be perfect for her.

Miss Lee said...

If I win, I will share this with the students in the classes I substitute teach.

jewelngyz said...

i would share with my students

Pameula said...

I homeschool my grandson. So he and I will be sharing.