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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. Michelle says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    SHARE ME! I am a kindergarten teacher and every morning students in my class sign up to share. Well, this particular morning a little girl (6 years old) got up and shared how she and her mother were accused of robbing an ATM on the way to school! Her mother happens to be a teacher at our school and we were all very confused in the class… until hearing the mother’s version later in the day! Of course, the kids choose to share those scary stories!

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  2. Soleil says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    Share Me!

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  3. meg palmer says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    share me!
    my boss once threw up on me! to be fair, she was newly pregnant and very morning sick. We were chatting about an upcoming conference call that morning and she turned a horrible shade of green and threw up all over my lap.
    She and I were mortified.

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  4. Courtney K says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    Share Me!

    My mom thought I was mute/had a speech problem (my older sister spoke for me) and sent me to speech therapy when I was 3ish. I remember sitting there in a closet of a room as a therapist held up flashcards with a letter and a corresponding letter. When he finally got to “W” he started saying “W is for window. See the window? Can you say window for me?” To which I replied, “why?there aren’t any windows in here.”

    Apparently I was just a smart ass.

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  5. Megan Danner says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    SHARE ME!

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  6. Ciscley says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Growing up we had the only swimming pool in the family so all the relatives under 20 would get dropped off at our house and spend the entire summer using my stuff and telling me what to do (I was the only girl and one of the youngest kids). Sharing got a lot easier when I was old enough to realize how cute all my cousins were.

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  7. Ashley says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    SHARE ME!

    I just admitted to a co-worker that I (and my boyfriend) sleep in a room that looks like it was designed for a 13 year old boy. We have basketball jerseys and hats on the walls and framed pictures of sports ledgends. We are 30. But I have been given free reign to decorate all of the other rooms of the house so he gets to decorate the bedroom. I guess I can let him have it :-)

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  8. Jessica says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Share me! The other day my boyfriend borrowed my deodorant…. Gross!

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  9. Andrea says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    SHARE ME!

    One time, when I was a kid, I “shared” the blame with my sister when I licked all the frosting off a cake that my mom had baked. I didn’t ‘fess up until after my sister had already been spanked. She’s kinda still holding a grudge for that one haha

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  10. Nikki G says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Share me!!
    My hubby & I always share food when we go out, except I do NOT share Chick-fil-A waffle fries!!

    Reply
  11. Desi says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    SHARE ME

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  12. Brandy says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I shared a huge piece of fabric for my friend’s daughter’s wedding. She used it for the shower and reception and now it’s in my office. Multitasking fabric :)

    Reply
  13. M. Martin says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

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  14. Julie says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    SHARE ME! I’ve been trying to teach my 2-year-old how to share. Instead of sharing her toys with other kids, when she wants a toy someone else is playing with she steals it and then tells them to share. :)

    Reply
  15. MeganEmily says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  16. Jessica Morris says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    SHARE ME!

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  17. Kristin Simcox says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Share me! I teach first grade and my students share EVERYTHING with me – stories about themselves, stories about their parents (future sidenote- don’t tell Clara things you don’t want her teacher to know, haha), germs, and most of all… their wonderful spirits and imaginations.

    Reply
  18. Lyndsey says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    share me!!!!
    SHaring a dorm room in college was awful!

    Reply
  19. Heidi says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    SHARE ME!!!

    I travel a decent bit for work and it is our company policy to have everyone stay in their own room. Well, on one trip the hotel sold out and I had to bunk up with a co-worker. We had the best time ever! We watched tv in our pjs and were completely the opposite of business-like. It was such a great experience.

    Reply
  20. Jessie says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    Share me!

    Well when my (now husband) and I met we went out to eat and ordered EXACTELY the same thing. So when he reached over and took a piece of my chicken I was perplexed and asked him why…needless to say it has been a sore spot of his for awhile because we usually share everything. He’ll never let me live it down that I was “unwilling” to share my meal with him!

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  21. Mary K says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    SHARE ME!
    We’re having some work done on our bathroom. I had a question about the shower fixture. Having tested the faucets, I KNEW the water wasn’t hooked up yet. So I asked the contractor about the shower hook up, while he was standing in the stall. Yep, you guessed it. Good thing he has a great sense of humor!

    Reply
  22. Stephanie W says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    SHARE ME!

    My husband and I share a camera – and I can never find it and he’s always leaving it in random places – so, i’m buying my own here soon! Somethings are just not meant to be shared ;)

    Reply
  23. Annie @ House on Rene says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    SHARE ME!

    I deal with this every day trying to get a 4 year old and 22 month old to SHARE!! OK OK mostly the 4 year old! LOL

    Reply
  24. Erin A. says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    SHARE ME!

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  25. Courtney says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    SHARE ME! My sisters and I still “share” clothes today. It’s more permanent that sharing since we all live in different cities, but that’s what sisters are for!

    Reply
  26. Emily Reis says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    SHARE ME!
    From the time I was about 3 to the time I was about 8 my sister and I shared a bedroom. I did have my own, but it was too scary to sleep in. My grandparents had built the house in the 1950’s so over the years it ended up creaking alot. Also, my bedroom had 2 attics and a walk in closet which equals so many places for monsters to hide! So every night I went into my sister’s room to sleep. So much safer in there!

    Reply
  27. Alexandria says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Sharing clothes with roommates should be illegal lol! I shared clothes with my roommate a few times only to find half my closet in her closet before we moved out! Never again lol.

    Reply
  28. Sara says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Share me please!

    Reply
  29. Kristine says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Share me!

    I honestly can’t even begin to think of a story, but I wish I could!

    Reply
  30. Catherine says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Share me!!!

    Reply
  31. Stephanie says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Share me! Last night my puppy decided to share my dinner with me by “stealing” a slice of pizza off the stove and running around the kitchen with it. There was cheese everywhere!

    Reply
  32. Holly says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    SHARE ME!

    My husband and I have lived together for 7 years now and I am still learning to share our one bathroom! From my toiletries all over to him leaving the seat up we are still working through our bathroom quirks :)

    Reply
  33. Kate S. says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    SHARE ME! My husband and I have a one-bathroom house and that one lone bathroom is tiny so unfortunately, we share a little too much of each other sometimes. :-)

    Reply
  34. kate says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    SHARE ME…I once shared a tiny rental car with four friends for two weeks, traveling across the country. Talk about harrowing.

    Reply
  35. Kimbercrafts says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Share me! I had to share a bathroom with my little brother growing up. I’m a perfectionist, and he’s pretty messy so it didn’t always jive!

    Reply
  36. Samantha says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I borrowed a friend’s retainer once.

    Reply
  37. Fercita says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I remember when I was very young, I shared my house, my mother attention, my bathroom and my friends with my cousin, who came from the south to go to university in my city. It was hard at first time, but then I learned to share as she was a little sister of mine and it was fun.

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  38. Jennifer Kellogg says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Share me!!

    When reading bedtime stories to my two year old daughter, Sienna, we picked up The Giving Tree. There is a picture of Shel Silverstein on the back cover, and I asked Sienna if she knew who the picture was. She said “Uncle Jason!” who is my mountainous brother-although not bald he does have a very thick beard and bushy eyebrows. It only happened last month, but it is one of my favorite memories of bed time with Sienna. It always makes me smmile!

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  39. Lucia says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    SHARE ME! My 5 year old son was actually very excited when we told him he’d be sharing a room with his baby brother. The novelty has since worn off, though :).

    Reply
  40. Tanya says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Share Me!!!

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  41. charlotte says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    SHARE ME! My little brother and I still can’t share anything and we are now 24 and 30!

    Reply
  42. Amy Alday says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Share me! Oh, if I had a penny for every time Ive said the word share to my three year old, then I wouldn’t be needing this giveaway :)

    Reply
  43. Diana says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    SHARE ME!

    When I was in college I stayed at hostels while travelling through New Zealand, where EVERYTHING was shared, including a 4 person sleeping room. My 2 friends took one set of bunk beds and I was left to split the second bunk with an older gentleman travelling by himself. I let him take the bottom bunk since I didn’t want him breaking a bone climbing in and out of bed. Well when I climbed out of my bunk one morning, I kicked over a glass by the bottom bunk and felt warm liquid splash over my foot and leg. Turns out, the older gentleman was just as lazy as he was drunk and decided to relieve himself in a bedside water glass while we all slept.

    Needless to say, I haven’t stayed in a hostel since, but I still find ways to share :)

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  44. Ashley says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    SHARE ME

    Reply
  45. Cassie says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    Share me!

    After having double sinks in our first home, our new master bath is single sink. So for the first time in our marriage, we are sharing a bathroom sink and it drives me crazy. Someone else’s toothpaste spits? Awful!

    Reply
  46. Lois says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    SHARE ME! Oh the joys of sharing a double bed with my sister when we were growing up!

    Reply
  47. Erica says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    Share me! My 3 year old loves to share her germs with me.

    Reply
  48. susanj says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Reply
  49. Val says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    SHARE ME!

    When my husband and I were getting married, I was trying really hard not to cry during the ceremony. As we were saying our vows, my lips kind of stuck together from emotion when we got to the “repeat after me” part. Instead of saying, “I, Val, take you Tim” it came out “I, Meow, take you Tim” I wanted to die. My husband still to this day teases me that we aren’t really married.

    Reply
  50. Dana says

    April 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    SHARE ME! Battle of late is teaching our 22 month old to share. Or watching the neighbor children, 4 and 3, try to share. :)

    Reply
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