***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.
Sarah R says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college and even though now we live far apart we still stay in touch!
Diana says
BYOF me!
my BFF and I met at Binghamton University’s summer orientation 2004 and ended up serendipitously in the same classes and dorm…and orientation group after I sneaked in to spend more time with cool people! Been best friends ever since, across 8 years and 1000mi
geraldine pain says
BYOF ME! Sue is her name, we met in jr. high at the barn…both of us rode ponies and we became best buddies. Went to high school together and travels thru Asia and Europe in college and after…still best friends ( 33 years of adventures good and bad not to mention awesome hubbies and 4 kids)!
Collin says
BYOF me!
I have been close to my BFF since she was born, because she is my younger sister. She is on of my favorite people to travel with, because we know each other so well. Its no big thing to share a hotel room for a week, ride in a car for two days straight, or ride to DC and make an Ikea trip :)
melinda says
BYOF me!!
Devon says
BYOF me! My best friend is my amazing husband.
Melissa P says
BYOF Me! My bestie and I grew up down the street from each other and met when we were three – friends for 30 years! If given a break from our lives/kids/husbands we can be found watching hours and hours of TLC while snacking on chips and Mexicali dip! :)
Kristin says
BYOF me! My husband is my best friend, this might be enough to encourage him into an ikea!
janice says
BYOF me!
We met through our love of rocks and metal!
Heather says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met back in elementary school and we grew up on the same street!
Lissa says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend, Tawana when we were about 2 years old as she grew up across the street from me. After 41 years, she is still the one person that no matter how much time has gone by since we talked, we can still pick up like no time has passed! Her daughter’s middle name was named after me!! Love her!!
Frances says
BYOB ME!
Elizabeth says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF is my husband. We meet at the pool of our apartment complex where we both lived. We’ve been together ever since, 14 years!!
lindsay d says
BYOF me!!!
I met my best friend, Ginger, at church camp when I was 10 years old. Since then, we,ve graduated, grown up, gotten married, and had kids. We’re still best friends! :-)
Monika says
BYOF Me! Ooh, my friends would love if we won this!!!
Alyssa V. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been best friends since we were born! We have always called each other Chuck because when we were younger we thought it was so funny!
Kassy says
BYOF me!
Noelle says
BYOF ME!
We met at work and we buy, renovate and flip houses together…we are addicted and just bought our 9th house to get started on. I <3 Ikea and we use a lot of their products in our renos!
Ashley says
BYOF ME!!
I have quite a few best friends and when I first read this I was racking my brain about weird things that we do…then I realized….oh me and my group of friends have actually created a “gang” and named ourselves according to the color of our cars and we get together every Christmas and “initiate” new people into our “gang”. Along with the initiation is a potluck, secret santa and usually some sort of superlatives/awards. Writing this down made me realize how weird we are.
Kandi says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met when her boyfriend (now husband) brought her to Ohio (she’s from PA) and he needed somewhere to put her so she stayed with me for the weekend. I knew we would be great friends. A couple of years later I bought a house and needed a roommate, so she moved to OH with me. It’s been a year and a half and she’s my very best friend! Our hobbies? Thrifting, antiquing, baking, smelling candles, netflix, shopping, and laughing. She left me to marry her now husband. But, she’s definitely my person!
Kristin says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I enjoy going for walks and snuggling on the couch. He’s my dog.
Tirsa says
BYOF Me!
I met my BFF in college many moons ago. It was her 1st year and my last, but we were room mates and only two months difference in age. We’ve seen each other through a lot. Unfortunately we live thousands of miles away and can only see each other every few years. Thank goodness for the internet!
Johna says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband, and we met about 4 years ago.
Kasey says
BYOF ME!!!
My best friend and I first met in the hospital the night she was born. I was born two days before her, and our first sleepover was in the hospital nursery! We’ve been friends ever since.
Mao says
BYOF ME! My bff and I have only recently started calling each other bff’s. It’s my boyfriend of 3 years and friend of 8 years. :) We met at college!
Cindy says
BYOF ME!
Leah says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I spend many hours trying to be better parents to our challenging teenagers! We are trying to figure them out, but have come to the conclusion that you can’t figure them out!
Ellen says
“BYOF ME!” We met in middle school, about 20 years ago. Goodness, 20 years? We live on the opposite sides of the US, and only see each other about once a year. No matter how much time passes or the events that happen in life, whenever we pick up the phone, it ia just like I saw/talked to her yesterday. I’m very lucky to have found a friendship like ours.
Rebecca says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend :-)
Taylor says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my boyfriend and high school sweetheart of 6 years!
Hilda says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my mom!!
Lee says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my brother. It’s been 23 happy years of friendship.
Lindsey Evans says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend Liz and I met while working at the same store as teenagers. We’ve been best friends for 16 years and I can’t imagine life without her!
Rosanne says
BYOF ME. My BFF and I met 20 years ago when we moved into the same new housing development and she knocked on my door to feel the paint on my walls. I burst out laughing and have been laughing ever since!
Nicole Bieri says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met almost 5 years ago, and even though we seem like we have nothing in common, we have so much fun together! She is currently living Baku, Azerbaijan which is far, far away. Needless to say, my daily e-mail time has gone up.
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
I met my 2 best friends in college! And I have lots of inside jokes and a secret hand shake!
Liz Brobst says
BYOF ME!! ermagherd i love ikea! anyway, my BFF is my partner, fo’ sho’. we met 9 years ago and were close friends for about 2 years before we realized how in love we already were. So now we’ve been together for 7 years, and married for 2 and a half. And we laugh every single day.
Erin W says
BYOF me (Pretty please). I met my best friend on Match.com…got lucky there!!! Then…I married him!!!!
Erin says
BYOF ME!
I’ve know my best friend since 1984 when we were six!
Stephanie says
BYOF Me! I met my best friend in Middle School and despite now living in different states we still talk almost everyday. We just took all our kids to Disney World last week together!
Katie e says
BYOF me!!!
My sister is my bff so I have known her for 26 years. We do everything together and live down the street from each other too :)
Miranda Glaeser says
BYOF ME!
My beastie and I met in college, she lived in the dorm a few doors down. We like to act like complete idiots together, whatever strikes us at that moment.
Nicole says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met 18 years ago – it was the first snow storm after my family moved into a new house. I am 3 years older than my BFF(at the time we where in middle school)and she was trying to show off by saying “heave ho, shovel that snow”. It’s been the running joke since.
Erin says
BYOF ME!
I think my best friend initially liked me in elementary school because my mom bought all the sugar cereals that her mom refused to buy!
Jess says
BYOF ME!
We went to college together.
Robin says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I grew up across the corn field from one another, but we didn’t become bestest of friends until we shared a desk in Biology class.
Carolina says
BYOF ME!!!
My best friend and I have been best friends since high school. We both have strange names but no nicknames…no secret handshake either but we can communicate “telepathically” when the super awkward occasion call for it. :)
OH, and we both LOVE IKEA.
Kay says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband.
Allison G says
BYOF ME!!!! My best friend and I grew up next door to each other and continue to be friends today, 35 years later!
Sandy C. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in high school in 1981. I knew her brother first, but then she began dating the friend of the boy I was dating and we bonded. Those boys are long gone history, but we’re still strong. Spoke with her 2 nights ago, she’s planning a trip to see me in a couple of months, and I can’t wait!! Maybe we’ll add an outing to Ikea Orlando when she visits?