*** This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below! ***
Good news – the prize pot is now up to over $500! Even better news (at least for one lucky person) random.org has selected our winner as… Karina (who notes that both teaching and learning to share is hard, just ask her kiddos). Congrats Karina!
As we mentioned last week along with our curator collection, Joss & Main offers small referral fees in the form of store credit to anyone who refers someone who makes a purchase, but we wanted to pay those forward. So instead of accepting the referral fees, we saved all of those credits up in a separate “gift account” so we could dish ‘em out in a big fat giveaway for one lucky reader this week. Oh and Joss & Main kindly donated $100 to get things rolling (and to ensure that we didn’t have nada to give away if no one signed up, haha). But guess what? It earned over $300 worth of referral credits! So if you add in the $100 from Joss & Main, the prize pot is up to over $400 for one lucky winner to spend on whatever they’d like!
- PRIZE: Ownership of the special Joss & Main referral account that we’ve set up, which has an account credit of $430!
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SHARE ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … a funny / touching / harrowing sharing story. Maybe about the time you had to share a hotel room with your boss on a business trip? Or the challenges of teaching your kids to share? Or a memory of when you and your siblings shared a bathroom / car / wardrobe growing up?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 4th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The lower 48 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- 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…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Joss & Main.
Mendi says
Share Me!!!
Elle S. says
SHARE ME!! I grew up with young parents who didn’t have much, and constantly was forced to wear hand-me-downs from older family members. One of the gracious “donators” was my cousin Kara. We have always shared a special bond, and wearing her “cool” clothes made me feel even closer to her. She remains one of my dearest friends today.
Jean Weber says
SHARE ME!!! I share my birthday with my twin brother!!!! always have, always will!
Beth says
SHARE ME! I traveled abroad to Costa Rica in college. My friend Caron and I shared a room— we went to Puntarenas for a surf competition our first weekend there. We got home late Sunday and so we didn’t unpack our bags Monday before heading off to class. We got home and saw this dark object in the corner of our bathroom! I threw a sock at it and it unfolded itself— it was a huge vagabond crab! It must have been a foot across (well at the time it seemed to be….) We screamed and refused to go back in our room until our host father removed it. Good times :)
Jenny M. says
SHARE ME!!
Jennifer says
SHARE ME!! I am used to sharing everything with my sister who is 13 months older than me! I couldn’t wait until I got I job so I could buy my own new clothes after wearing hand me downs for years!!
Paige says
SHARE ME!! When I was in middle school my family moved from VA to VT and we stayed at an extended-stay hotel while buying a house. My older brother and I had to share one of those beds that flips out of the wall!
ShellyP says
SHARE JOSS AND MAIN WITH ME!!!!
Elizabeth Selgrade says
SHARE ME! My brother and I shared a car in high school, leading to a lot of embarrassment for me and entertainment for him. I remember riding home from school one day with a styrafoam head sticking out of the window and native american drumming music blaring from the stereo. He was amused; I wasn’t. (Looking back on it though, it was kind of funny.)
Sara says
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I’ll go with a funny story: A few years ago while on summer vacation my husband and I were goofing around and ended up in a high speed chase around the room. One minute we were laughing and having a blast when all of a sudden BANG, I ran INTO the footboard of the bed which happened to be sticking out about 6 inches past the mattress. I practically did a front flip and landed face down on the floor. Tears instantly started flowing but were accompanied by uncontrollable giggles. Two adults being such silly kids ended with me flat on the floor! It’s been two years and I still have a DENT in my leg from the hit!
True story!
Rhiannon says
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After my husband and I got married, we decided to move in with his parents to save up our money. About 2 months later my husband’s uncle moved out of his house and brought his 3 kids with him. Between us, my in-laws, my 2 sister-in-laws still living at home and his family. We had 10 people all sharing 1 bathroom. Terrible….
Jackie K. says
SHARE ME!
Sharing a room with my brother growing up was quite a challenge. But we got through it and now we are super close friends today! :)
jessica brown says
share me! I’ve had to share my husband with an insane graduate program and three kids for the past two years! so glad it’s almost over!
L says
Share me!
My sister once had to share a hotel room with her boss on a business trip. Bad enough, but then it was a new fancy avant-garde hotel in Spain–so the bathroom walls were clear glass.
Christine says
“SHARE ME”
Lisa says
SHARE ME! My 23 year old son has “borrowed” his younger brother’s toothbrush on occasion when he visits, even though we have a cabinet full of new toothbrushes. YUCK!!!!!!!!
Sarah M says
SHARE ME!!!
Nicole says
SHARE ME!
As a child I once had to share my Twix bar with my sister, even though I bought it with my own money – it was tragic.
Julia From Cary, NC says
SHARE ME!
Katie says
SHARE ME!
We moved into a small apt. while our house was being built when I was growing up. I had to share a bedroom with my 2 brothers. I remember changing in the small closet and never having any privacy.
Patti says
Share Me! I remember always hating sharing as a kid, what’s mine was mine. As the youngest of 6 I usually got my way :)
Rose says
SHARE ME! My younger sister and I had to share a car in high school. All my friends called it the drive-by because it had rust spots that looked like bullet holes!
Mara Smith says
SHARE ME!
Once at a Twilight convention (don’t laugh), when I was first checking into my room, I had a difficult time reading the room number that was written on the card key. I went to the door that I thought was my room, the key worked. Went into the room and things seemed “off”. Room was very clean, but I noticed a phone charger and opened bottle of water. I proceeded to the closet and saw someone’s clothing in there. Obviously the lady at the front desk couldn’t read her own hand writing either and activated the card for the wrong room.
I’m just glad I didn’t decide to take a dump before checking out the room.
Carla says
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Chantelle says
SHARE ME!
I am currently in the process of sharing my uterus…lol. I am a gestational surrogate and am going through the process of making a couple from Taiwan parents :)
Aastha says
SHARE ME! once at a restaurant i stared at the dessert of the table next to me, i guess longingly enough that they offered me a piece. ahhh so embarassing!
Debbie says
SHARE ME! Teaching our children to share was not too bad. There are 5 (all grown now) and the only arguments were when the girls were older and they borrowed each others clothing.
Rich says
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Kate says
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I don’t force my kids to share. I encourage it but I wont force them. I don’t like to share my favourite things with strangers so why would they?
Lindsey says
SHARE ME!!!
Nicole says
Share me!!
My sister and I would share clothes growing up…and by share I mean I would take something from her closet while she was showering, ask if I could wear it, and then tell her I already had it on when she said no! The joy of being the younger sister :)
Meg says
Share Me! We shared our house for a weekend with a soccer team of 9-year old girls….and we only have ONE BATHROOM!!!!
Holly says
SHARE ME!
I had to share one tiny bathroom with my family of 6 growing up until I was 18, and then I had to use a dorm bathroom! Only finally now do I have my own bathroom (that I technically share with my husband) :)
Kassia says
SHARE ME!!!
JGrady says
When my three sons were small(now 25,23,& 22)they “shared” their baby sister with their respective classes for “show & tell” Now 16, Gabby has been the recipient of so much love and sharing from her big brothers over the years.
Christy C. says
SHARE ME! My sister and I still laugh about having to share a punishment for fighting with each other when we were ages 8 and 10. We were battling over everything! My mom took some scarves, tied our wrists and ankles together, and told us, “Figure out how to work together.” It was a few hours, and the kids in the neighborhood all came over to see what fun new game we were playing. Though reluctant at first, we did it; when one had too pee, guess what? By the end of three hours, we were giggling and using our teamwork skills to come up with new ways to do things together. It was a funny, harmless, inventive way to get us to change our actions.
Dawn says
SHARE ME!
When it comes to pie my dad has not always been good at sharing: he has been know to cut one piece of pie out and put it on a plate…for they rest of the family to share. He then proceeded to eat the whole rest of the pie himself…in one sitting. And my dad is as skinny as a rail – go figure.
Christie says
SHARE ME!
I am remembering the time my sister and I shared a hostel in Paris with two MUCH older men that did not speak a lick of english. We opted for all girls hostels after that!
maurie says
share me please! what fun it would be.
Nancy says
SHARE ME…I shared a bedroom, bath and closet with my grandmother for most of my teenage years. Fifteen year old me wasnt thrilled but it turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life!
Liana says
SHARE ME! My 2 year old loves brushing his teeth – but not with his (very cool, giraffe-covered, especially picked out by him) toothbrush. Nope, he has to use mine. Yay. Since having kids, absolutely nothing belongs just to me.
Jacqui says
SHARE ME! I shared a house with five other girls in college. You were lucky if your food was still in the fridge the next day! We all made it out alive though! Now I live comfortably in my own apartment :)
Hilary says
Share me!
The first time my husband and I met, we were out to dinner with a few of our close friends. I have a habit of “sharing” desserts from other people’s plates. My husband, an Army Sergeant at the time, slapped my fork straight out of my hand as I came toward his plate full of chocolate cake.
I learned never to do THAT again.
Tracy says
SHARE ME!
I had to share a bathroom with my sister (well the whole family) when I was living at home, and one morning when I was 13, my sister was brushing her hair with her left hand while I was curling my bangs with my right hand. Well, her arm bumped mine, and the curling iron when directly into my eye. I had a huge blister across my eyeball and when we went to the emergency room, found out that I had burned off my cornea. Great news though, that’s one of your body parts that regenerates, and it grew back in 3 days while I wore an eye patch like a pirate. No vision problems or lasting effects.
Corrie M says
SHARE ME!
My one-year old is almost too good at sharing! She gives stuff away to everybody!
Kat says
Share me!
My husband and I inadvertently shared toothbrushes once…last time I buy gender neutral colors!
Maryanne W. says
SHARE ME! My 20 month old daughter happens to be good at sharing….not that I have done anything to make this happen! Maybe they are teaching her at daycare, but I am just happy that it isn’t a problem right now!
Anne Marie says
SHARE ME! I had to share a bad hotel (not room) with my boss. The hotel was gross because he waited until the last minute to decide what days we were going to attend the conference. During the night I received two phone calls saying, “hey baby hey baby…do you want beer?” I had to call the front desk to stop calls to my room.
susanne says
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Katie says
SHARE ME – Several decades ago, my little sister shared her bday $ with me once by ripping her $5 bill in half. She was such a cutie :) I’m totally stoked – even if I don’t win – b/c Joss & Main has the awesome white leather storage ottoman back. I’ve been hunting for that beauty ever since you guys displayed it in your Living Room!!!