***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And our lucky-slash-friendly winner this week is… Jennifer M (whose best friend is her husband. They met in college studying architecture together and now work together). Congrats!
If you saw that title above and thought “oh, like the Bestå media storage system from Ikea” instead of “typo alert!” then you may be just as into the fine purveyor of flat-packaged Swedish furniture as we are. And if you’re not the only Ikea lover in your circle of friends, then you’ll be happy to learn that this Saturday on March 9th Ikea is celebrating BYOF (Bring Your Own Friend) day as part of their ongoing Life Improvement Project. The day will feature freebies, special discounts, seminars, activities, and even gift card giveaways. Speaking of which… they’re giving one lucky reader three $100 gift cards right here this week (one for the winner and two for his or her friends) – which I’m pretty sure would solidify your status as BFFs for life.
- PRIZE: Three $100 gift cards to Ikea
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “BYOF ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … about your BFF. How did you meet? How long have you been besties. What’s the weirdest thing you love doing together? Do you have funny nicknames for each other – or a secret handshake that involves winking and doing the Macarena?
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not legally able to vend things beyond specific areas (more on that here). This giveaway is open to the United States.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, March 6th at 8pm or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners 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 winners. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
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 Ikea.
JessicainFlorida says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met 4 years ago when she was born. My niece is named for me and we truly are besties. She calls me Auntie and I call her Peanut. We would love to use these gift cards to fix up her room to welcome a new brother and sister who are coming soon from Africa to join our family forever.
Krista C. says
BYOF ME!
Met my bestie in college – we randomly became roommates our 2nd year and have been best friends ever since!
Sara says
BYOF me
Karena Del Sarto says
BYOF Me! My BFF and I met in preschool and are practically sisters. She just got engaged and I am so excited to be in her wedding this summer.
Lindsey says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since first grade. That adds up to 26 years of friendship! WOW! Now that we’re both homeowners, we have been known to go on the weekend trifecta shopping spree — Home Depot, Michael’s and IKEA. We would love, love, love this freebie :)
Ally says
Byof me!
Sounds cliche, but my best friend is my husband–he tells everyone I was dancing on a bar when we met.(not true!) and the first time I saw him I thought he was about fifteen years my senior (he’s two!)
Ashton N says
BYOF ME!!!! My best friend means the world to me. We met in 6th grade when she broke her arm falling off the bleachers. I was the one that helped her pick her books up, and we have been separable ever since!
Julie Davis says
BYOF ME!
I have a group of BFF’s and we are called ‘The Mob’. I’m not sure where that came from. We even all have the same tattoos! Way weird. Anyway, we eat lunch together every day at work and act like we’re 12. If it weren’t for the laughs we have I would probably go crazy!
Lindsey says
BYOF me! My best friend is my sister. She is my fave and I’ll totally hook her up if I win this!
Kimberly says
BYOF ME!
She’s my twin sister!
Nikki says
Byof me! We met as co-workers a few years ago and sadly now live on opposite sides of the country. We love taking classes together and have taken courses in astronomy, beekeeping and canning. She’s coming back to NY for a week and I’m so excited to pal around the city together.
Kristen says
BYOF ME! I’ve been friends with my two BFFs since high school. We share a love of pink champagne and pedicures!
Andrea says
BYOF ME!!
So many best friends, how can I pick one?? I guess I am just really blessed in that respect!
Brittney says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met in college when we were in the same sorority!
Caty says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my partner in crime and life and husband!
Christi says
BYOF ME!! I have a few bffs & enjoy spending time with them!
Katie says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend and has been for the last 10 years :)
Zhaleh says
“BYOF ME!” I don’t have one exclusive BFF, but my most geographically local BFF and I met this past year and have been staunch study-buddies. We have a thing about the anatomical snuffbox and lumbricals… because med students are strange like that.
Elise R. says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in high school and we’ve been besties ever since. As far as weird things we do together – we used to have dance parties in our dorm room, and later in our apartment where we’d turn down the lights, turn up the music, and just dance around for awhile.
Katie says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met in college and have been friends for almost 17 years :) We call each other Big Red and Buttercup but I can’t tell you why…its a secret and literally no one else knows where we came up with those ridiculous nicknames! Haha :)
Laura D. says
I met my BFF when I was oh, a month old. Couldn’t tell you much about when we first laid eyes on each other but our parents have been best friends for over 30 years!
Lindsey says
BYOF ME!! My hubby is my best friend! We met when we were 16, that was 12 years ago :)
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I met in college. We were both studying accounting and are now both CPA’s!
Deena Hopkins says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met about 11 years ago and we have been besties since. We combine our last names and call the four of us (us plus husbands) one combined name. My house is Horton North and their house is Horton South. Eg, “Pick you up at Horton South in an hour!”
Rita says
BYOF ME!!!
Beth says
BYOF ME!! i didn’t meet my best friend until college. we met through facebook a few months before we left for study abroad in spain together. i am paz and she is melizard. :)
Alana Holter says
BYOF! My best friend and I became best friends because my husband’s best friend made his then girlfriend hang out with me while all of the guys had poker nights. We tried so hard to not like each other, but couldn’t not end up being best friends! My best friend and my husband’s best friend are now married and no one has to be forced to hang out with any one! My best friend and I actually take whenever-we-can trips to IKEA, we make a day out of it since the closest one is 1.5 hours away. We stop at a cheese castle on the way home and pickup White Castle for the guys!
Anna M says
BYOF ME!!
Melissa says
BYOF ME! My bff and I have been friends for 26 years! We grew up on the same block – just one house separating us!
Amy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in the summer before Freshman year of highschool – a very dramatic & ridiculous time for two teenage girls. We’ve been besties ever since and have weathered everything from cancer (her), an ectopic pregnancy (me), to marraige and kids. We’ve loved each other for 18 years and the thing we love to do most is read! We’re nerds at heart and love recommending/reading each other books!
Chelsea says
BOYF ME! My BFF was my roommate all four years of college. We were just randomly assigned to live together by our school’s Residence Life office! We took a little while to warm up to each other while we felt each out (living with a stranger is weird!) but have been best friends now for over ten years!
SJ says
BYOF ME!
My BFF Shannon is amazing! We met in the 8th grade, and became better friends with each passing year. We are opposites in many ways, but we never have as much fun apart as we do together! Plus, we are the loudest people I know (aside from my mother, who trumps all), and it’s fun to feel like you’re TALKING IN A NORMAL VOICE ONCE IN A WHILE!
Richard says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been partners for 22 years. I am Richard and he is Charlie, but somehow we call each other Fred and Jed. No idea how that started. Oh, except at Christmas time. Then I’m Emmett. ?????
Star says
BYOF me! My best friend is my sister, I would happily share this with her as she loves IKEA too!
Heather says
BYOF ME!
My besties are my Mom and sister! :-) ….and my husband of course1
Andrea says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met 10 years ago and thankfully our husbands have become best friends too!
Mellisha says
BYOF ME! I’ve known my bff since kindergarten and am so excited to see her this summer.
erin says
BYOF Me!!
ahren says
BYOF ME! my mom is my best friend. so i have known her for along time ;)
Katie says
Byof me! Me and my besties are obsessed with food and drink, so that’s pretty much all we do together!
Michelle says
BYOF Me! I met my bestie at work almost 12 years ago! We keep each other sane from family & in laws!
Tara says
BYOF ME!
My besty is my boyfriend. We are high school sweethearts!
Meri M says
BYOF ME! My BFF lives across the country, so our weirdness is amplified for when we get together (ie when we went into Michaels and tried on dress-up hats and masks for kids at Halloween… We were 30).
rachel p says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met on the first day of college (20 years ago!) and have been inseparable every since. We both LOVE ikea, so it would be uber cool to share this with her!
Lauren says
BYOF ME! My beastie and I met 6 years ago…no secret nicknames or handshakes…just awesomeness :)
Sarahincola says
BYOF Me!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie at work.
Christina says
BYOF ME!Please!
My best friend is my husband. We have been besties for 10 years.
Adria says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at work 5 years ago. We both love gossip, good food, and a good cup of coffee. After I left work last year to stay home with my newborn she was there every single week for a coffee or lunch date. Couldn’t have made it without her!
Lori Wojciechowski says
BYOF ME!!