Moleskine Star Wars Limited Edition Giveaway!
11/08/11: Updated with Google+ point entry. Details below.
A long time ago… well almost 13 years ago, Avalon.ph was established (you can read our short history here). It was 1999, the Philippine Internet community is buzzing with companies and websites riding on the dotcom boom. Unfortunately after 13 years, most didn’t make it.
Since 1999, Avalon.ph continues to be one of the most patronized local online shopping websites in the country. We would like to say “thank you” again for your amazing support. To end 2011 we would like to give you an opportunity to win some of the most coveted items this upcoming Holiday season.
Here’s your chance to win a Moleskine Star Wars Large Limited Edition Plain Notebook! Not only that, by joining this giveaway you are also increasing your chances of winning our next one (a Moleskine planner)! Read on for the details.
A limited edition dedicated to the greatest space epic ever told combines classic Moleskine features with exclusive artwork from the original 1977 film.
The Moleskine Star Wars Large Plain Notebook is presented in a black hard cover with silk screen printed and debossed Star Wars graphics, quotes, logo and a paper band with a fleet of X-Wings. The inner pages are decorated with material from the Lucas film archive and include bespoke Star Wars paper inserts or stickers and full-colour end papers.
Features 240 pages of acid-free plain paper, pocket, ribbon and elastic closure.
Mechanics. Do at least one of the following:
1. Leave a comment below about the first time you heard about “Star Wars”. It doesn’t have to be about the film, it can be about their comic books, action figures & other merchandise/variations. (+1 point)
Note: Entry won’t count if for some reason you unintentionally talked about … Star Trek.
2. Blog about this giveaway with your answer for #1 linking back to this post. Please enter the link of your blog entry in the comments below. (+3 points)
3. Twitter (+1 point). Just tweet: Win a Moleskine Star Wars Large Plain Notebook courtesy of @avalonph! Details here: http://bit.ly/srAHJy
4. Tumblr (+1 point). Check out avalonph.tumblr.com and reblog the specific Moleskine Star Wars entry posted in this Tumblr link. No follows required.
(new: updated 11/09/11) 5. Add us on Google+ (http://gplus.to/avalonph) and share our contest link. “Sharing” through Google+ is the only requirement but it would be easier to track it if you add us first. (+1 point)
Giveaway Twist: All points earned participating in this giveaway will have a chance to count as extra entries in our next one (Moleskine 2012 Large Planner). Make it so that you join now and increase your chances of winning!
Poster by the Brothers Hildebrandt
- This giveaway is open only to residents of the Philippines with an address that is serviceable by major couriers.
- Giveaway starts on Nov. 2 (Wednesday), ends on Nov. 16, 2011 at 1:00pm (Manila time). All valid entries will be tallied and a winner drawn via a List Randomizer website. We will announce the winner within 36-48 hours. Winner must respond within a reasonable period, preferably 2-3 working days.
- We will not answer inquiries about the number of entries you entered. We are very efficient in monitoring giveaway entries so do not worry. We will not notify a user if his entry is invalid. Avalon.ph reserves the right to invalidate entries that are considered ‘dubious’, ‘malicious’ or from ‘fake’ accounts.
- Upon willfully engaging an entry to this giveaway you are waiving all rights to contest the rules, our handling of this giveaway and the results. COMMON SENSE apply on all disputes, loopholes and oversights. Avalon.ph is the SOLE arbiter to decide which entry is valid. Avalon.ph reserves the right not to really change, but to fine-tune the mechanics as we see fit during the duration of the giveaway.
Good luck and may the force be with you!
Website note: We do not have stocks of the Moleskine Star Wars Notebook and the Moleskine 2012 planners. Sorry!
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It was the summer of 1996. My older brother took me in hand, sat me down, and had me watch Star Wars: A New Hope. A few hours later found me instantly hooked to the series, so much so that my older brother and I started collecting and quoting Star Wars lines at each other.
A few years down the road, after playing the games (PC, Playstation, PSP), reading more than ten books and collecting quite a number of figurines later (and a lone green lightsaber), we’re still hooked, and it looks like there’s no end in sight. We plan on introducing it to our future sons and daughters too (and maybe hand down our collection, if we can bear to part with it!
). Star Wars will always be our number 1 fandom. My brother even had his wedding cake topped with Anakin and Padme! Hopefully in the future, our kids will love it as much as we do. ♥
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My dad kept a bunch of Betamax tapes in their bedroom when I was little and one of the titles he had was, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope”.
Even at that young age, I somehow felt that Star Wars was something that I had to experience. So I asked my dad and he enthusiastically told me to watch IV, V and VI.
Of course, I loved it because it was awesome and especially at that time when special effects weren’t as polished as they are now. I remember asking him where I, II and III were and he said that they haven’t been made yet and that George Lucas decided to come out with IV, V and VI first. That just added to my fascination. What a strange way to go about things, I thought.
I learned about Star Wars through the movie franchise. It’s part of my childhood. When I was in grade school I wanted the Princess Leia hair. Later I want to be like Darth Vader!
The first time I encountered Star Wars was through our neighbors. I think I was around 6 or 7. They were a nice couple, husband and wife, who didn’t have children of their own at that time so they would always invite us neighborhood kids over and play children’s movies while we were there.
Return of the Jedi wasn’t exactly a “children’s movie” but I remember getting so fascinated with the Ewoks. Of course, I didn’t understand a thing about the story at that time, nor did I care. I was just happy to see cute teddy bear looking creatures running around in their cool village.
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First time I encountered Star Wars was when I was shown as a primetime Sunday movie in one of the local channels. I don’t remember much else except that I either wanted to be a Jedi, or one of the Sith lords, just so I could have a light saber. I finally got what the story was all about when someone gave us a VHS copy of the original (and still the best parts) trilogy.
Up to this day, I keep watching the original and the prequels just cause…and I still want a light saber.
My brother and I used to share a room. I say “used to” because it was our parents’ wise decision to separate us because we “competed to much with each other.”
The story all goes back to that fateful day my uncle brought a Master Yoda figurine home from the US. Before that, as it is the truth, I didn’t really bother watching the movie which, apparently, my brother watched at least twice every weekend. I was fascinated with that green, wrinkled, yet somehow seemingly wise-looking figurine that stood in front of my brother’s battalion of toy soldiers and other Star Wars figurines. So fascinated, in fact, that after countless tries of asking my brother to just give it to me, I took it from its home on the top shelf and placed it on my part of the shelf which was practically filled with books and dolls. Somehow, I felt that Master Yoda belonged there. I started educating myself on the whos, whats, and hows of Star Wars just to show my brother that I knew much more than him. But what once was pride actually turned into a fondness for the franchise.
It was after a few more days that my brother found out about his missing Master Yoda. Needless to say, a fight ensued between him and me, causing our parents to allow us separate bedrooms for the rest of our lives. Or whatever. In the end, I still got Master Yoda.
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I remember encountering a DK Star Wars book in a local bookstore, with full-color illustrations of the battleships and movie props and costumes. All the detail and attention to miniature things enthralled me.
The first time I heard about Star Wars was in the mid-80s. I was barely five or six years old, but thanks to my uncle, I knew what Star Wars was (if mostly for that funky robot R2D2). Read more about it here.
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First time I encountered Star Wars was during my early childhood years..I think that was in the 90′s. I saw these battery-operated swords that would light. It was like a magic sword for me. My rich neighbors had the best of them. Some stalls during fiesta also sell them. It was fun to watch those other kids sword fight.
First time I encountered Star Wars was from my elder cousins who are true blue Star Wars fanatics. When I saw the movie, I was so fascinated with Master Yoda’s one-liner quotes and the somewhat reversed manner he delivers it. My favorite quote is “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering.” Agree, do you?
First time I encountered Star Wars was when I saw Star Wars books in a garage sale. I am not really much of a fan of the sci-fi genre but Star Wars changed that. I have copies of all 6 movies, and am currently addicted to the Xbox game.
This franchise is one of the few things my brothers and I bond over.
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Hi, Jasper! Congratulations on your anniversary!
Here are my contest entries:
1. I don’t remember the exact age when I learned about Star Wars but I think I was young and my cousins were raving about it since they’re big sci-fi fans. I remember watching the first Star Wars movie with my family but since I was still young, I didn’t understand nor remember much about it.
2. Blog post – http://mukhangpera.com/2011/11/contest-moleskine-star-wars-limited-edition-giveaway/
3. http://twitter.com/dementia/status/134218877071667200
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5. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103797396454208759991/posts/jL1jTSccg1U
I did not hear about Star Wars until I was in my high school years. This was the time that I was into UFOs and such. My friend and I watched the old films and the stories captivated me. I promised to see every single film thereafter.
My very first Star Wars encounter was way back 1999, when me and my siblings watched Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace. We were so fascinated with the action-packed scenes that we really would want to have a sword for ourselves. After the movie, me and my sibling immediately bought a lightsaber for each of us and imitate the fight scenes in the movie.
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Got to first hear about the star wars movie when the first episode was about to be shown several years back and when finally shown in movies, it set an untrodden trail that changed the film industry standards. Unbelievable film making style then. Lucas was ahead of his time. Of course now, things are better and film making have evolved due to available revolutionary computer manipulation.
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You can’t forget the openning song once you’ve heard it.
well im not a sci-fi fan, but to take it from JT- I believe in the freedom of science fiction!
I first heard of Star Wars when Natalie Portman portrayed a princess looking like a china doll, princess amidala, was it? or amygdala? i really dont remember lol..
but what counts is my knack for notebooks and what could be more lovable than a moleskine? I want that sparkly moleskine!
The first time I heard about star wars is through my brother in the 80′s watching it on betamax.
Back in the 80s…
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I want everybody have the opportunity to gain lot of entries so I will not answer the first question by writing in this comment. Good luck everybody!
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I was about 10 and my dad took me to see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in the cinema. That was the first time I’ve seen a movie and witnessed long lines at the box office and a standing room only theater.
I first learned about Star Wars when I was still in grade school. I was rummaging through our old Betamax tape collections when I found one which says “A New Hope”. I popped it in the player and that’s how I got to know the saga. Up to now, I’m thankful for being curious that day for I wouldn’t have discovered the way of the Jedi.
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Me and my brother first saw Star Wars when it was introduced it to us by our parents. My parents loved watching movies and Star Wars was one of their favorites. The first one we saw was Star Wars: A New Hope and then the Empire Strikes Back and then the Return of the Jedi. We were so amazed by the story, characters and the technology..everything about it is amazing because it was different and because of that we became a fan of it. When we heard about another episode of Star Wars back in 1999 we were happy and excited because we thought that the 4-6 was the last one. Back then Star Wars was our joy and one of our favorites up until now it still is.
I was four years old when my parents played “Return of the Jedi” on the Betamax in their bedroom and all my elder cousins showed up and watched the show at our house. I didn’t understand the story but was fascinated by all the starfighter jets zipping about in outer space. I turned over one of the chairs and pretended that it was my X-Wing fighting Imperial spaceships, and zipping all over the cosmos.
I was in grade school and I bough Star Wars Comic Books in a garage sale!
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The first time I “heard” about Star Wars was the first time I watched the first Star Wars film. I don’t remember how old I was but I remember watching it at home, on a VCR. My cousin (who then lived next door to us) and I decided to watch it with my dad. I didn’t understand what was happening but I know that I liked the robots. Until now, I still love R2D2 which I thought was cool when I was a kid.
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Hearing the annoying screams of my cousins as they make a fool out of themselves copying the moves in the film prompted my introduction to the widely popular movie franchise of history!
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Well, I already had an R2D2 plush pillow when I was 4. And this was before Lucas decided to remaster the original trilogy. Goes to show that I’m getting old.
The earliest memory I have of Star Wars is this Darth Vader mask/helmet that sits quietly, unnoticed, on one part of our study area back home at Bacolod. My dad apparently bought it when he and my mom went to Disneyland years ago. He bought that mask and the Star Wars trilogy in VHS. Yup, he is a fan.
The first time you heard about “Star Wars” is when I attended a costume party when I was a HS freshman and one of the upper class men wore a Darth Vader costume.
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I first heard about star wars back in the mid 80s from my family.. I think I saw it in our tv but I can’t remember the plot at all. It’s the prequels that I remember more now.. And I have a strange obsession with darth vader now.. So cool!
I remember hearing about Star Wars as a kid. My mom used to pop any of the first three movies on our betamax whenever I was restless. Have been a big fan ever since.
When I was a kid, first heard about Star Wars from my older siblings. I still don’t understand it then. But now, hubby and I use to watch it over & over again.
The first time I heard about Star Wars was from my parents. My parents and I would sometimes watch movies in the afternoon. I remember one of them was Star Wars, although I don’t recall which one we watched. I was too young to understand what the heck was going on, but it was cool enough that it’s one of the very few movies I remember from my childhood and during the glory days of Betamax.
I blogged about this giveaway with my answer (as above) here — http://www.hyukta.net/journals-and-a-2012-planner/ and posted a tweet — https://twitter.com/#!/hyukta/status/136520523348844544
I should have four points. How do we know that we have been entered in the draw?
Oh, I should say five.
Everything will be counted efficiently. Good luck!
I was about 3 or 4 years old when we first watched a star wars movie. I think I slept through the whole thing except for the ewoks part. haha The movie was too long for my toddler brain.
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