***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.
paintingsunny says
BYOF ME!
Okay, my BFF and I work together and the weirdest thing we do is, everytime we go out (maybe once a month for wine or dessert or to a movie) we take a picture together. Usually we try to make the “duck face” picture like in Jersey… but are generally not successful at it. Our most famous pic was us in front of a Magic Mike movie poster looking scandalized. We might be goofballs.
laurie says
BYOF me!
My bff and I met at Ikea! j/k.
We met in high school, but that sounds boring, right? :)
Sara Bell says
BYOF ME!
We met in Kindergarden and we are not 30 years old. We drive each other nuts and are very different, but will always be friends. :)
Kat Burton says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met during the adoptions of our first children. Because our kids are adopted, people often get everyone confused… who is part of whose family?? Either way, we LOVE ikea!!
Megan K says
bff me!
kristen, noel & I all met in elementary school – friends through thick and thin :)
Meredith says
BYOF ME!
I asked (forced) Megan to live with me our sophomore year of college. She really didn’t want to, but I won her over with my awesome dance moves. And now, I can’t imagine life without that crazy girl.
Kara says
BYOF me! My best friend is my cousin.
Heidi says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend actually started out as the annoying little sister of one of my friends in high school!!
Elaine says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my hubby.
Karen says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I didn’t get off on the right foot when we first met. We don’t know how old we were, but it was under 10. She hated me. Now she was my maid of honor a year and a half ago, and I’m going to be her matron of honor in just a couple months. :-) Our favorite thing to do is watch Pride and Prejudice. The Keira Knightley one.
Kathy says
BYOF me!!! My BFF is my husband and our favorite thing to do is renovate our 100 year old house in the city!! That might not be weird to this crowd, though. :)
misslaura says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met in pre-school (22 years ago) when she bit me and threw me off the playground. She had me at hello.
Gina H says
BYOF Me!!
My best friend is my awesome husband who I just can’t get enough of! Love that guy.
Liz says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my bestie the first week of college!
Sunny says
BYOF Me! I met my BFF in my freshman year of college. She went to high school with my roommate.
Rebecca says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I were randomly paired as roommates on an abroad summer trip to Greece. The first night I “held her hair back” after too many ouzo shots and after we learned we share the same shoe size, we have been best friends ever since!
Alice H says
“BYOF ME!” I am very fortunate to have 6 ladies that I consider best friends. I met my friend Kristy in 5th grade so we have been friends for almost 20 years. Then I have 3 others that I have known since 8-9th grade. And then the other 2 are friends I have met thru my older son playing sports and we have been friends since our boys were about 4.
Jennifer Masi says
BYOF me!!
My BYOF and I met in college almost 20 years ago (OMG!!). We’ve done almost everything together but I think our favorite times are anytime we can spend together in person – we live on opposites sides of the country so it’s not as often as we would like :(.
Ashley says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my sweet and funny husband!
Deborah Graham says
BYOF me please!
My BFF and I met 14 years ago when I taught her daughter in my 2nd grade class.
Wendy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband, and he loves it when I buy Ikea furniture to assemble. Hope I win to give him some more love… ha!!!
Lyndsey says
BYOF me!
My bestie and I have been friends for 3 years- we met on a playground- her daughter was playing with my son. I had just moved to town and I gave her my phone number and asked her to call & set up a playdate. She did! We’re better friends than our kids now!
Jennifer says
BYOF Me!!!
My BFF and I met in middle school! Everyone says that we look like sisters, and once my mom thought that she was me (when she was sleeping!)
lana says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband! He gets me completely and I get him. We met at my niece’s wedding and have been together since!
Emily says
BYOF Me! We have inside jokes that last for years. Most of the meaning of the jokes has been lost on us over time, but talking about them is still funny!
Megan P says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met while working in the cafeteria in college. I asked him if he was Jesus (he’d played Jesus in a church skit the night before… so it wasn’t quite as awkward as it sounds… kinda).
Teresa B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby, as corny as that sounds, but the guy can seriously make me laugh when I’m having the worst day. He has this gypsy dance… it cracks me up every time. We’re super goofy weirdos together and I love every minute!! No one else gets me like he does :)
erica says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in 8th grade in our math class.
JP says
BYOF Me!
My best friend & I do microrobot research together!
Kate L. says
BYOF me!!! My BFFs are my sister and my mother and we love Ikea!
Erica says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sweet hubby. We met in high school (we went to separate high schools). My high school BFF was his neighbor. : )
Ang says
BYOF ME! My husband is my best friend – we met in college – and have been married almost 18 years!
Kimberly says
BYOF ME!!! :))))) yippppeee
My best friend and I met in the 1st grade and are still BFFs til this day :))))
Ada says
BYOF me! I met my BFF at BIRTH! Seriously we were born on the same day to mothers who were best friends! We have been friends ever since and now live beside each other! my husband loves it! ;)
Brittany says
BYOF ME!
My BFFs and I met in college when we lived in the same dorm and we definitely have inappropriate nicknames for each other. Plus, we’ll be best friends forever because we know each others’ dirty secrets..
Debra Wooley says
BYOF me!! I knew my now best friend in middle school but we did not become friends until years later. She helped so much through the difficult times and I owe her so much! I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago and it is a TOTAL IKEA kitchen – I get so many compliments on it.
Whitney Cutchin says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I met in high school and we are so different but also so alike! She’s even Serbian so has taught me their language. We’ve been friends for 7 years and now live an hour apart. We dont see each other a lot but when we do its like no time has passed.
Sharon R says
BYOF me! My two sisters are my best friends. We go to museums together and we love going to yard sales and antiquing! Especially in Richmond. :)
Urban Wife says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I have been friends for 20 years, this August. We actually started out as pen pals. It’s a much longer, cooler story than it sounds. :)
Erin E. says
BYOF me!
My husband is my BFF…we met in elementary school :)
Amanda says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I have been friends since elementary school. It doesn’t matter how much time has passed since we last spoke, it’s like no time has passed at all.
Emily Anne says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend Lauren in 3rd grade and we’ve been bffs for 20 years! She is the best friend a girl could ask for!
Karen says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband. We’ve known each other for 8 years, been together for 6 1/2, and married for the last year and a half. Our favorite thing is watching our shows together and talking, or going out to eat and talking.
Ambierre says
BYOF me!
My husband is my BFF and we met while studying abroad in London. It was incredible to get to travel through Europe together while falling in love : )
Colleen says
BYOF ME!! Me and my BFF have known each other for 22 years (we met in 7th grade). Funniest thing is we both married guys with the same first name (it’s not a really common name either)and both guys were born in the same month within one week of each other.
Now we both have boys that are growing up to be BFF’s.
Callie says
BYOF me! I met one of my best friends, Liz, in the LAX airport on our way to study abroad in Australia! We got to know each other by getting lost together in unknown cities…turns out neither of us is very good at directions, but we always had a blast!! ;)
Melissa Cain says
BYOF me!!
My bestfriend loves to work on projects and has a knack for DIY! This would be the perfect p[lace to spend the afternoon together!
Carrie Meise says
BYOF me!!!
I met my best friend in middle school in the lunch room, we’ve been friends for 14 years. We love driving around and explorign new neighborhoods and ooh-ing and aww-ing at houses near our hometown. We also share a love of ice cream and the beach, even in the dead of winter :)
Hailey says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF and I met teaching a class together 4.5 years ago. We’ve been supporting each other and making each other laugh ever since! <3
Emily H. says
BYOF me!