***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.
Wehaf says
BYOF! I have two best friends, both from college, and we are as thick as thieves!
haverwench says
BYOF me! This is my kind of giveaway. Unfortunately, my BFF is not into IKEA. We first met about, let me see, gosh, it’s like 17 years ago now–but we bonded a couple of years later after both being dumped by our SOs at the same time. So we hung out together for about a year, going to concerts and parties and stuff and generally being assumed by others to be a couple, even though we weren’t. Then we were–for a couple of years. Then I got involved in a long-distance relationship with someone else, while continuing to see my BFF at home. Then the other guy moved out here and we moved in together and eventually got married–and my BFF is now friends with both of us! How cool is that? We still go to concerts and festivals together and meet regularly for board games. But we’ve never gone with him to IKEA. First time for everything, maybe?
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
BYOF ME!!
As corny as it sounds… I’m married to my bestie. Nuff said.
Jon Michael Jones says
BYOF me!!!
i met my bff on a trip o juarez mexico while bulding houses for people that dont have them!
Beekeebear says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met scooping ice cream together at a restaurant during a summer. The first thing she said to me was “Are you 17 too?” and I replied, very indignantly, “No, I’m EIGHTEEN. I just GRADUATED.” Despite my sassiness we ended up becoming absolute best friend and bonded over much Taco Bell, many shopping trips, and the movie “Annie” that summer.
Angela Wilson says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend and I met in middle school and it has been exciting to grow up together! We are both now in our careers, making our homes, and doing all sorts of adult things…when did that happen?
Amanda Claggett says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at work over 4 years ago! Right now our favorite things to do together is decorate his new house!!!
dorisd says
BYOF ME!
Katie says
BYOF ME
My BFF and I met in Kindergarten, became friends in 6th grade and have held strong ever since (we’re in our 20’s). It’s pretty cray.
Amy says
BYOF ME!
Me and my life-long BFF were crib friends…since then we’ve gone through many obstacles and love each other fiercely!
Jenny says
BYOF ME!!!
My Mom, cause she is my Momma! :-)
Sumati says
BYOF ME!
Courtney says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met on the bus on the way to Kindergarten on our first day of school!
Maggie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when she started dating my husband’s best friend. She got a husband and a bestie out of that relationship! ha. We just did a family sledding day, and spent more time sledding together than we did with the kids :) two grown women sharing a sled? Awesomely hilarious.
Jennifer Miller says
BYOF ME! My best friend, a.k.a. “My Sister”, and I live far apart from each other, but we communicate in some way or another at least three times a day. No one can make me more irritated or laugh so hard! As a bonus, we are married to brothers so she is also my favorite sister-in-law!!!
Molly says
BYOF me!
My bestie & I have been best friends since I was 1…so that would be 27 years of besties! She is more like a sister than a friend! I think that is how it should be!
Erin@Managing the Manor says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my hubs–we met at a bar :)
Katie R. says
BYOF me! I have a few best friends, all from different stages in my life but I can pick up where I left off with all of them and I love them to death!
Kate C. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in law school – we’re like the same person in different bodies :)
Kirstin Jansen says
BYOF ME!
Katie Schmidt says
BYOF ME!
My BFF was my roomate all through college and even though we don’t talk or see each other often anymore (since we live so far away!) we’re always back to instant BFFs when we get together!
Jason says
BYOF ME! My best friend & I met at camp – have been friends for 20+ years.
Beryl says
BYOF me!
My bff is my twin sister. we live in different cities but we chatted every single day.
Jenny says
BYOF me!!!
Ashley S. says
BYOF Me!!
My BBF and I have know each other since we were 2 years old. Our Parents were all great friends and that’s how we met. We have tons of Nicknames for each other that have accumulated over 20 years!
Kiera Brown says
BYOF ME!
We met in high school—20+ years ago! plenty of private jokes and even have our own language- that we now use to talk about things that we don’t want our kids to understand.
Penny says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met in the 4th grade, sitting next to each other and loving “James and the Giant Peach”. Had lunch with her last week and laughed like we did back then!!!
Courtney says
BYOF ME!
My best friend & I met in elementary school – we live apart from each other now, thank god for cell phones! :)
Jennifer says
BYOF ME! My BFF was my random roommate in college. I cried when I first met her because I didn’t think we’d get a long. Boy, was I wrong! She’s a hoot.
Raazia says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby, who I would be dragging to IKEA when I get this gift card :D
Thirkellgirl says
BYOF me! My best friend is Rachel, who just absolutely CRACKS. ME. UP. We met at church and are like ten year old girls about sitting next to each other on Sunday nights, lol.
Melanie says
BYOF ME! My BFFs are my sisters – Michelle and Marisa, Michelle and I met when I was born (and she was 2) and Marisa and I met 2 years later, when she was born :)
Stacey says
BYOF ME!!
Rebecca says
BYOF Me!!!!
I met my bestie almost 17 years ago on the very first day of Algebra class in 9th grade. We have been through a lot in our life but our friendship has never waivered. I don’t have any weird nicknames for her but I have just been named B Diddy…which I have to admit I love! We do many weird things together. And we often say the same off the wall weird comments/jokes at the same time.
Stefanie D says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at church, while she was trying to make my brother want to date her :) They didn’t work out, but we did!! I call her “The Sam-Banana-Tiger”, which I’m fairly certain qualifies as a weird nickname…
Sarah says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met on a 6th grade field trip to the statue of liberty!
Megan says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie in high school and although I moved around a lot we still remain close.
Virgina says
BYOF me!
My hubby, met at work 24 years age!
Katie Waddell says
BYOF ME! My best friend is hands down my Momma! ;)
Harmony says
BYOF me! My husband is my bestie, and we met when I hit on him on myspace :) I always knew that my super sneaky online stalking skillz would totally pay off!
Megan says
BYOF ME!
We met over 18 years ago. I moved in next door, and we clicked right away! Even cut a hole in the hedge to make our walk ‘that’ much faster.
Anna says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met at church and we were instantly stuck to each other like velcro. Isn’t it awesome when you meet someone and you instantly know this person will be the greatest friend ever?!?! That’s me and my BFF. We love planning things (trips, plays, anything) for us and for our families.
Nicole Hansen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college on our swim team. We lived together for 3 years and bonded over our love of hip-hop music and dancing. Thank goodness for facebook, skype, and texting…we get to chat all the time even though she’s in DC and I’m in Ohio
Jess says
BYOF ME!
My BFF & I met in college :) (Technically before college at our college orientation.) We call each other “Buddy” … thought I couldn’t tell you how that started!
CJ says
BYOF ME!! I have 2 best friends – I met Rebecca in 3rd grade in the “smart kid” class, and Amy our freshman year in college when we pledged our sorority. They’re polar opposites of each other, but I couldn’t imagine my life without either of them!
Casey says
BYOF ME!
I was trying to choose between my few best girlfriends who would be THE one… but truth be told my hub is the real BFF. No one else I’d rather spend time with. SO cheesy written out like that, but totally true. :)
(that being said, my sister and my cousin would get the two other cards for sure). :)
Beth says
BYOF Me!
I met my bff in churchschool kindergarten. She started getting me in “trouble” then and basically has always added lots of spice to my life!
ERIKA says
BYOF ME!
My best friends are my sisters :)
Leanne Migliore says
BYOF ME, PLEASE!!!
I met my BFF the first day of college. And I was scared to death of her. She was so cool and edgy…I on the other hand was the preppy, head to toe Gap clad Catholic school girl with a ribbon in my pony tail. How we ever bonded is beyond me, but 17 years later, I’m forever grateful that she is such a huge part of my life.
Lindsey A. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at a party just after college and we’ve been inseparable ever since! I also have lots of great running buddies that share many miles, talks and laughs along the way. It’ll be a tough choice! Thanks for the giveaway!