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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. Sara Rogers says

    April 2, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Reply
  2. Lindsay Mann says

    April 2, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    SHARE ME!
    hmm… sharing spaces is tough. It is a constant battle sharing a bedroom with my boyfriend – but we make it work!

    Reply
  3. Cindy says

    April 2, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    SHARE ME my precious closet space in my studio apartment, with my husband(then boyfriend)when we moved in together. A lesson in sharing for sure :)

    Reply
  4. Alicia says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Reply
  5. Angie says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Reply
  6. Dani says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Let’s see. The story that comes to mind is from when I was really little (forever memorialized on video). It was Christmas morning, and my big sister was “helping” me go through my stocking. As she realized that she kind of liked a lot of my stuff, she very loudly proclaimed, “we’re gonna SHARE!”

    She has never, and will never live it down.

    Reply
  7. Sara pearson says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!!!

    Reply
  8. ashley says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Sharing my 1st house with my fiance. WOW! What a change! I never knew I could be sp picky about the way dishes were washed!

    Reply
  9. Sherri says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

    How’s this one…..we recently found out we are pregnant with a VERY surprise #3 – the day before hubby was scheduled to get, um, snipped. Ahem. Shock does not describe it…..

    Reply
  10. Kevin Mlutkowski says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME! So glad I don’t have to share hotel rooms with co-workers. Less than ideal experiences from a past job!

    Reply
  11. Meagan says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME! I can’t share my food. The pregnancy hunger is too overwhelming!

    Reply
  12. Casey says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!!!

    Growing up we had 1 bathroom. 1 toilet, 1 sink, 1 shower. We got used to a lack of privacy while tending to any “personal” needs. Morning rituals regularly had all 4 of us in the tiny space at the same time. Fortunately when I was in high school my dad renovated the basement and added a second full bathroom downstairs.

    Reply
  13. Lou Anne says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!

    My husband and I once shared our 3 bedroom, 1500 square foot home with my sister and her husband, plus their not-quite 2 year old and a newborn! It was only for 2 weeks, and it was actually a lot of fun!

    Reply
  14. Robin Bidwell says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share Me!

    Reply
  15. maggie says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!!

    Reply
  16. Amanda says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME
    My favorite “sharing” story is the time I shared a hotel room with my husband’s mom, dad, brother, sister and cousin. Yes, six people in a very small, two bed hotel room in Kentucky. We were there to watch my husband graduate from Basic Training and we ended up spending the whole night sharing poo and fart stories! Yep, that’s the family I married into and I love it!

    Reply
  17. Haley Wilson (@homemadehaley) says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME. It have a hard time sharing good food, I will share bad food any day..

    Reply
  18. Nicole VanDomelen says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME.

    Reply
  19. Mandy says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!
    Boyfriend and I moved in together – so we’re both learning how to share the space, especially the covers (the dog steals most of them). We’re pretty awesome at sharing chores though, so at least that stress has been negotiated!

    Reply
  20. Sarah says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share me! When we were kids, I tried to “share” a piece of my sister’s steak right off her plate at dinner one night. She wasn’t quite as good a sharer (as evidenced by the prong marks on my nose after she stabbed me with her fork). :)

    Reply
  21. Nicole says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share me! My sister and I shared a room until we I was about 7 and she was 9. When we got our own rooms she continued to come to mine because she didn’t want to sleep alone. I was annoyed at the time but looking back it’s pretty cute!

    Reply
  22. Karin says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share me!! Any girl that shared a room with her sister knows how tough sharing can be! Especially when she wears the same outfit as you on school picture day. The green plaid shirt will go down in history.

    Reply
  23. Dayla says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME! –Father in law moved out after 32 nights. It was hell! Glad to not be sharing our home any longer!!

    Reply
  24. Haley Wilson (@homemadehaley) says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME. I have a hard time sharing good food, I will share bad food any day..

    Reply
  25. andrea says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!!!!

    Reply
  26. Catherine says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME

    My sisters and I always had to share one bathroom and it was nearly impossible! No hot water, not enough time, and no privacy. It was dreadful.

    Reply
  27. Amy G says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME!
    Ok, here goes:
    I’ve never been the Grand Canyon. My family took a trip out West to see the GC and various other desert attractions and towns. However, our trip coincided with a convict on the run who decided to hold a family hostage inside the park! The park was closed for days, so we never got in. Of course, this event was MUCH more harrowing for those poor people inside the park, but as a 7 year old, I was crushed.
    True story. 21 years later, still haven’t made it to the Grand Canyon.

    Reply
    • Amy G says

      April 2, 2012 at 3:09 pm

      Omg, didn’t even fully read the prompt. I was just sharing ANY story.
      Color me embarrassed :/

      Oh well, it’s a story about how I “shared” my vacation with a crazy person?

  28. Amber says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share me, please! In the third grade I made the mistake of NOT sharing the “laughing” gas from a helium filled balloon with my little brother. I sucked in the helium until…the room started to spin and then I passed out! I learned my lesson and I always share now!

    Reply
  29. Gina (Lady Goats) says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    SHARE ME! I’m an identical twin, and I get “that’s so cool!” allll the time! And you know what? It is! NOW! My sister and I had a horrible relationship as kids, and we had to share e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. My grandma even gave us a gift basket and told us to share everything, and there was only ONE pack of underwear! No, we didn’t share them… but that’s one of the few times we got out of it. Now that we’re adults, with our own separate lives, we’re great… but it wasn’t always like this!

    Reply
  30. Leslie says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Share me please! :-)

    Reply
  31. Holli C says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share Me! I had to share a room with my boyfriend’s sister and her husband when we were on an out of town trip, I woke up around 6 a.m. with my now brother in law staring at me laughing. Apparently I’d been talking LOUDLY in my sleep :) Good thing I married into the family so I can be reminded of it! :)

    Reply
  32. Laura says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME!

    Last week my husband and I were eating at a local brewery on a busy night and another couple asked to share our table with us. Ended up having a great time together and the nicest experiences I’ve had talking to new people. We ended up making some new friends that we plan on seeing again soon!

    Reply
  33. amy r says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME! SO COOL

    Reply
  34. Ann says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share Me!

    Reply
  35. Dayna says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME!!! This isn’t funny or harrowing, but my hubby and I like to share meals when we go out to eat bc the portions are so big and it saves us a lot of money!

    Reply
  36. Cathy says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    share me!

    :-)

    Reply
  37. SJ says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME!
    Sharing brownies with my husband is quite the task. The man has a SA-WEEET TOOTH, and I’m lucky to get more than one if I make a batch for just the TWO of us! I made a batch last night, and suggested he take 3 into work, one for each of his co-workers so that we (he) didn’t eat an entire pan. Three brownies, no biggy, right? WRONG! He flat out refused to share with them!

    Reply
  38. stephanie says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    share me!

    Reply
  39. Kayla Z. says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME.. Growing up, I had to share a room with my sister. Sadly for her, I snore loud enough to wake the neighbors. She slept on the couch for years and years. No my boyfirend gets to live with it! Haha.. poor guy!

    Reply
  40. Rachel says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME!
    I remember the first road trip where my brother & I did not have to share the back seat. I thought our mini-van was palatial. We no longer fought about sharing the seat but instead we fought over who got the back (bigger!) seat. It was always something!

    Reply
  41. Emily says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me!!

    My sister (who is 5 years younger than me) and I went on a family vacation one year to California. Our parents took us through one of those tourist traps on Hwy 101- something having to do with Lord of the Rings I think. You walked along a trail and would push buttons to hear about the different things that were staged along the way. My mom told us we had to take turns pushing the buttons- but because I was older (and faster)- I beat my sister to all the buttons and pushed them all first. She was so mad- I STILL hear about it to this day about how I never let her push the buttons. HA!

    Reply
  42. Cailin says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    “SHARE ME” I remember my sister babysitting me when I was 10. I pretended to be dead on the floor and she cried for hours until my mom came home… I thought it was funny back then I guess. Now I do nice things after 20 years :)

    Reply
  43. Neil says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me

    Reply
  44. Mandy says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME

    MY sister and I are 7 years apart (she’s younger) and we shared a room for about 4 years, from the time I was 11 to about 15. I hated when I had friends over, and she would come in to hang out with us, I would tell her to get out, and she would say “but it’s my room too!”. UGH!!!! So then our Mom had to explain that yes, it is in fact her room too, but she couldn’t disturb my friend and I just because she wanted to.

    Glad that was a short lived experience :)

    Reply
  45. Carrie says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME!

    We have two headstrong boys. They were fighting over an angel christmas decoration one night that their great-grandmother gave them. It glowed with little LED lights in it. Little brother is the worst at sharing…but eventually gave up and shared it…with big brother’s face. So. Much. Blood. An ER trip followed.

    Reply
  46. Andrea Dvorak says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    SHARE ME… somehow I got most of the way through childhood without realizing how bad my dad’s snoring was. Until, when I was in high school, my sister and I split a room with him on a long ski weekend! She ended up trying to sleep with about 4 pillows on her head – and I slept in the bathtub. We didn’t have the heart to tell him why we were so tired that weekend! :)

    Reply
  47. Crystal says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me!

    Reply
  48. Hillary says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me! My story is about my horrible roommate that I am currently sharing space with… I don’t think this spoiled girl has ever heard the concept of CLEANING! I am currently showering at my gym because I am sick of being the only one who cleans our shower. I move out in three weeks and would LOVE to spiff up my new place with Joss & Main products!

    Reply
  49. Angela R-C says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me!

    My most interesting sharing experience was my first time sharing a room…college. Luckily my roommate was patient, and I went to school half an hour from home so I could get a break whenever I needed it!

    Reply
  50. Jessica says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Share me!!!

    Reply
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