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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Sharing The Love

| By John Petersik | April 2, 2012 | 7,109 Comments

Fab Freebie: Sharing The Love

*** 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!

Joss Main Giveaway

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Cortney says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  2. Krista says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I don’t like sharing ice cream, even with my kids, but I’ve learned to allow my husband a little taste every now and then.

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    SHARE ME!

    I remember the days back when I was in high school, when my whole family “shared” a cell phone. Whoever was going out, we’d have to take it with us so the others could reach us. Of course this just meant the phone (one of those old-style Motorola brick numbers) got lost all the time and was never charged. But we were so modern! With our cell phone! Seems so silly now.

    Reply
  4. Julie says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    SHARE ME!

    I won’t go into detail since it’s a bit on the gross side, but our darling 10 month old daughter shared her Hand Foot and Mouth Disease with her daddy. He got hit hard — far worse than she did. Once he was over the initial discomforts, I joked that we’re teaching her the value of sharing at an early age!

    Reply
  5. Meghan says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    SHARE ME!!!

    Hardly harrowing, but when we visit my brother/sister-in-law, the guest room shares a jack & jill bathroom with our 3 year old nephew’s room… who is potty training. Needless to say, it’s no longer safe to quickly hope in the bathroom at night without hitting the lights!

    Reply
  6. wendy says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    “SHARE ME!”

    I shared a bed with my sister and she insisted on sleeping with every doll/stuffed animal we owned!

    Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    share me! My sisters & I shared a room growing up and shared a full size bed with one of them. Someone was always crossing the understood “line” that separated our sides and the pushing always started soon after. But I appreciate having had to share my space as it made it easier to deal with roommates in college.

    Reply
  8. Justin says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    share me!

    Reply
  9. Deanna says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  10. Tina says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Share Me!!!!

    thanks!

    Reply
  11. Shelley says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    SHARE ME! My husband is a notoriously great sharer, especially of food. I, on the other hand, am the bake-off-and-order-your-own type of girl. I feel a bit hypocritical teaching my kids to have a sharing heart. =)

    Reply
  12. Sarah P says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    SHARE ME…
    Shared my food with my 3 year old. Every. Single. Day. :) I love it.

    Reply
  13. Casey says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Reply
  14. Susan says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    SHARE ME and this past weekend all my plants were wiped out by the rain :(

    Reply
  15. Sandy says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Reply
  16. robin says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    SHARE ME! Right now I am working on teaching my 18 month old how to share…and though I know he is too young to really get the concept, we practice with his lovey doll and it is so cute when he offers it half of what he has!

    Reply
  17. Amanda Mann says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    SHARE ME!

    A few weeks ago, we had a family get together, and when my mom was talking and motioning with a buttered roll in her hand (for emphasis of course), my 2 year old niece thought my mom was sharing her roll with her and took a huge bite right out of it as my mom was talking!

    Reply
  18. Jen says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Share Me!

    When I was little I had to share a room with my brother, who, to this day, snored louder than anyone I’ve ever met in my lifetime. As “payback” I would climb down from my bunk bed and pinch his nose until he started snoring/breather through his mouth and eventually wake up, where I would run into the bathroom or my mom’s room and hide. This happened pretty much every night for the few years we had to share a room.

    Reply
  19. Abby says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Share Me!!!!

    Reply
  20. stacey Millett says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    share me.
    i shared a bathroom with two older brothers for 18 years. one sink. one toilet. teenage years were hard. i had no time ro ever do my hair. i think i perfected the messy bun because of those years.

    Reply
  21. noel says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    SHARE ME!- sharing the stage is sometimes hard! I want to tell the WHOLE story by myself sometimes! :)

    Reply
  22. Krista says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    SHARE ME

    I can’t think of anything interesting.

    Reply
  23. Andrew says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    SHARE with me please. It would make my wife so happy!

    Reply
  24. Skye says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    SHARE ME!!! It’s fun (yet maddening) to watch our little man (who will turn two this week) learn to share…

    Reply
  25. Nicole says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Share me!!

    Reply
  26. Rachel says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Share me! I can’t think of any stories off the top of my head… but this is a fun giveaway!

    Reply
  27. Julie says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    SHARE ME!!!!

    Reply
  28. Mary says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    My neighbors pool recently fell into a state of disrepair after a harsh winter (the brick surround crumbled and made it essentially unuseable and dangerous last summer.) Since it’s a well shared neighborhood pool we were all disappointed and saddened by our neighbors’ misfortune. At the time, they couldn’t afford the hefty price tag to fix it but have decided this Spring that they will. Of course, our entire neighborhood is delighted (especially my 5 and 7 year olds, the heaviest users!) Recently,the pool owners stopped by to borrow some tools and my 7 year overheard him telling my husband that he was going to fix it, he inquisitively asked “How much will that cost?” and the neighbor appropriately replied “Oh,a lot of money.” Next thing I know, my son returns with his Star Wars wallet, which he has un-velcroed, and tries to give our neighbor his hard earned cash to help pay for the pool repairs. I was so proud of him for understanding that he could SHARE in the cost to fix the pool since our neighbor’s so openly SHARE the use of their pool. Lots of sharing going on in our ‘hood.

    Reply
  29. Dawn R. says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  30. Cassie D. says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    SHARE ME! I’m an only child, so sharing has not always been my strong point. When my husband and I bought our first home, we moved in with four dressers and there are three closets. Needless to say, I take up three of the four dressers and two of the closets. Though we do equally share the coat closet in the foyer :) I’m learning!

    Reply
  31. Tara says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    SHARE ME! Don’t try to share a washing machine with my sister-in-law! When we were vacationing at the beach one summer I saw her loading the washer and just tossed a color appropriate item in. No worries right? Wrong, she was not happy and I got an earful about the proper things to wash and not wash together! We laugh about it but boy is she serious about her wash.

    Reply
  32. Mary says

    April 3, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    SHARE ME. darn, forgot that part!
    My neighbors pool recently fell into a state of disrepair after a harsh winter (the brick surround crumbled and made it essentially unuseable and dangerous last summer.) Since it’s a well shared neighborhood pool we were all disappointed and saddened by our neighbors’ misfortune. At the time, they couldn’t afford the hefty price tag to fix it but have decided this Spring that they will. Of course, our entire neighborhood is delighted (especially my 5 and 7 year olds, the heaviest users!) Recently,the pool owners stopped by to borrow some tools and my 7 year overheard him telling my husband that he was going to fix it, he inquisitively asked “How much will that cost?” and the neighbor appropriately replied “Oh,a lot of money.” Next thing I know, my son returns with his Star Wars wallet, which he has un-velcroed, and tries to give our neighbor his hard earned cash to help pay for the pool repairs. I was so proud of him for understanding that he could SHARE in the cost to fix the pool since our neighbor’s so openly SHARE the use of their pool. Lots of sharing going on in our ‘hood.

    Reply
  33. Ginger says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  34. Evan Thompson says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    SHARE ME!
    My BFF and I share our closets with each other. Every 6 months or so we exchange bags of our clothes that we no longer want. Its great because it feels new to the other person and helps rid us of those clothes that sit in the back of the closet unworn. Half the time we hang out we have something of each other’s on.

    Reply
  35. Katie J. says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    SHARE ME!! I’ve been trying to teach my dog how to share with the cat when we let them lick our dishes… it’s not going so well :).

    Reply
  36. Blair says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    SHARE ME! I hate sharing my milk with anyone and I realized how much I really love my boyfriend when I didn’t freak out on him for stealing the last sip one time!

    Reply
  37. Renata says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Share me:

    the other night my friends and I had an amazing dinner conversation the digressed to one of my girlfriends telling us about how she was leaving her cruise ship cabin for formal night with her then boyfriend (sans panties to avoid lines) & as she opened the door to leave, the pressure her to… ummmm… vacate a bowel movement on the cruise ship carpet. She is positive he saw- she just looked at him and said ‘i don’t think I’m going to make dinner… why don’t you head on without me.’ i haven’t laughed that hard in a LONG TIME!

    Reply
  38. Andria says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    SHARE ME!

    We recently packed our car so full of Ikea purchases that my husband and I had to share a car seat all the way home

    Reply
  39. Leslie says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I’m an only child so, alas, I don’t have many good stories about sharing…

    Reply
  40. Sarah Lefebvre says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Share me pleeeease!
    I have no good stories to share about myself, but my silly husband tried to keep up drinking with his boss one night and they shared a hotel room. My husband was sooo sick – no hiding that from the boss when he is in the room! My husband was quite embarrassed.

    Anyway, would love to win, thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
    ~Sarah

    Reply
  41. Lauren says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    SHARE ME
    Please.

    Reply
  42. Carrie G says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Share Me!

    Reply
  43. Jen S. says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Reply
  44. Valerie says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Share me!!

    I have an Indian coworker, and every single day, I walk into his office and ask him to share his curry lunch with me! Growing up in my culture, we never had such deliciously spicy food! He always gives me a little dixie cup full sample for the day! He is the best “sharer” around!

    Reply
  45. Jessie says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I love food. And my love for food has resulted in my having a bit of a problem with sharing.

    My husband and I met for lunch one day (while I was on maternity leave). He and I enjoyed our meal and he ordered us some fabulous cookie dough flautas to go. Well, we each had a piece the restaurant and I took the rest home with me. Well… they did not last. I told him that they did not taste all that great after all so I had to toss them.

    He could see right through me – he laughed at me because he knew I could not resist just having one piece.

    My name is Jessie and I love food and your blog!

    Reply
  46. Rachel says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Share me!

    I was doing some project or other that involved a rotary cutter, and managed to slice through my computer’s power cord. I had to “share the power” with my family, and we would pass the computer plugs back & forth, based on who was running out of juice at the time. After that incident, we all used colored Sharpies to label our power cords.

    Reply
  47. kaia says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    SHARE ME!! I am currently trying to better teach my 4 year old daughter to share- we have a 6 month old daughter as well and I can only imagine the fights they will have over toys and clothes and everything else! :)

    Reply
  48. Carol Ann says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    SHARE ME! The time I got a little too close to the monkey’s cage at the pet store (can you believe they had a monkey?) and he grabbed my glasses right off my face. My sisters were so embarrassed they left me there screaming, “The monkey grabbed my glasses!” And yes, he put them on.

    Reply
  49. Lindsy says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    SHARE ME! Yeah, I did have to share a hotel room with my boss, and it turned out she snores…loudly. Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep for a few nights.

    Reply
  50. Sharon says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Reply
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