***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.
Sonia says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is my husband. We met at church and have developed a loving, funny, intimate and silly relationship for the last 2 years now. He is my treasure.
Katie B. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I have the same name! Katie B.! We like to refer to each other as evil Katie B. vs good Katie B. and then switch it up depending on the day. We met in college and have been friends for 11 years!
Penny says
BYOF ME!!
Raazia says
BYOF ME!
Brenda says
BYOF ME!
Very cliche, but my husband is my BFF. 35 years, 10 states and two children and we’re still BFFs.
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met freshman year of college. We joke that we’re the same person and it drives our husbands nuts when we get together!
Allison says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my best friend (and boyfriend) on the first day of high school at the lunch table. We had crushes for a few years and finally started dating almost 3 years later. We’ve been together 6 years now and still going strong! This IKEA gift card would be great– we are living in our first apartment together and I’m craving some new furniture/accessories to really make it ours.
Melissa Thompson says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF is my neighbor. When we finally met, we were instant friends. We love bouncing home ideas off of each other! Although we have completely different taste, we always have some great advice for each other.
Melody says
BYOF ME! My husband Eric is my best friend. We met in English class in 11th grade. We have a lot of inside jokes and quotes from movies that get brought up at the most random times.
Sarah says
BYOF ME!…BFF and I met in 2nd grade, went to school together through high school, roomed together in college, and a total of 48 years later, we are still going strong despite living on opposite coasts!
Katie@LifesNextBigStep says
BYOF ME!
I’m so lucky in that I have several friends I consider ‘bffs’ – a couple of them are from middle school and we are still tight to this day and have ridiculous nick names for each other – a few others I met later in life and we are open books with one another. There really isn’t anything better :)
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I were high school classmates, but we didn’t really hang out until we ended up going to the same college. She lives in Boston now, but when she visits our hometown, where I still live, we love to go “creek stomping” together! I live in Iowa, where there are fields and field streams aplenty, so we just pick one, throw on some flip flops, and walk (in the water) as far along the stream as we can.
Cristina says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in 5th grade! I was the new kid in town and she lived right down the street from me. I never would have survived without her! 16 years later and we are still inseparable!
Michelle Ferguson says
“BYOF ME!”
I’ve got a couple of besties… We have known each other since middle school and high school. Others in our group have referred to us at Elite because if one of the 3 of us is doing something, you can count on at least one more to be there too. It works because we are all “drop of the hat” gals. As in, “want to go to a movie tonight? It starts in 10 minutes” Let’s go!
Kelly G. says
BYOF me!
I met (both) of my bff’s in college… over 10 years ago! Sic ’em Bears.
Vanessa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is actually my husband. We met when we were 16 on a school trip (we went to different schools, but they shared a bus). The thing that we do that gets us weird stares is that we tend to intermix quotes from our favorite tv shows and movies into our conversations, which we find hilarious. Alas, if we do it in front of others and they have not seen all the same tv shows and movies, they tend to look at us like we are insane. Oh well. We think we’re funny.
Rebecca says
BYOF me!
My bff and I met in 4th or 5th grade, in math class.
Amy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in the 8th grade over mutual crushes and hair products!
SavvyFinancialLatina says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met at college and we bonded over boys! LOL
Carolyn says
BYOF ME! I am planning on doing the Billy Bookcase Hack and these gift cards would come in soooo handy. My BFF is my Hubby and he calls me Psycho when I get in full fledged project mode! We will be going to IKEA this Saturday!
emma says
BYOF ME!
Met my bestie freshman year of college, we lived on opposite sides of the same wall, but in different townhouses. How we wished we were put together!
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!
I met my bff in hs
dana says
BYOF ME, please!
My BFF is my older sister. We group up sharing a room, clothes, friends and more. Still sharing to this day!
Lili says
BYOF me please!!!!
My BFF also happens to be my cousin. Even though we were raised in seperate states (Wa & Nd) we were raised with similar values, work ethics, etc. Before email bcame too popluar, in Jr High we wrote letters to each other for years. I still have every letter and picture and silly little gift she sent me. As adults, she lives in Australia and I am still in Seattle. Thank God for Skype and email to keep us and our families connected over the miles. Even though we have lived miles apart our hearts are very close. In fact, she is flying here in May with her 9 mo old son to be here “hopefully” for the birth of my first son. What a friend to fly half way around the world! Hre name is Jill and I call her my Jillie-Bean. I feel so lucky to have the friendship/sisterhood I do with her, not everyone gets to experience the bond that we have. Thanks for offering the giveaway!I’ve got my eye on a floor lamp at Ikea that would be so perfect in the nursery! :)
Lili
Debi says
“BYOF ME!” My bestie and I met at a Cheer sign up for our girls “Go Modesto Vikings”!!!! My daughter Tatyana 5 and My besties daughter Mikayla 4 have also have been bestie’s ever since. They are now in their 7th year of cheering together now on the Varsity Team. They tell us they will be besties forever and are going to Paris when they graduate from High school. Oh the joy of being so young and not worring if they can afford it! lol
Kerri KC says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in elementary school. We just celebrated our 20th year of friendship in the coolest way imaginable! We both welcomed our first baby only a couple months apart. So now we get to watch our sons grow up together and have a new generation of besties!
Brittney Everett says
BYOF ME! – I met my best friend over waffles for breakfast in the dining commons in college. We actually lived next door, but developed our friendship over waffles. She would make them one morning and I’d get the drinks and plates, and the next morning we’d switch.
Denisa H says
BYOF ME
My best friend is my husband.
Colleen says
BYOF ME!! BYOF ME!! Me and my BFF have known each other for 22 years (we met in 7th grade). 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. The guys are now BFF’s and we both have boys that are growing up to be BFF’s.
Cathy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my older sister. She has always been there for me and has always been the “mediator” when my little brother and I fought growing up. Now we confide everything to each other and it feels natural because she’s family and I know she will never judge me.
Blaire says
BYOF me!!
Met in 6th grade doing gymnastics. Although we don’t talk everyday when we see each other we pick up right where we left off.
chelsea says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is Brittany, we couldnt be more different but we just work! we met day 2 of college
Katie D. says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF is my sister. She always knows how to tell it to me straight while respecting my space, and she knows I’ve always got her back.
Jennifer 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!!!
Susan says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my hubby.
Kate says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my boyfriend… we met at work and became friends because we are both kind of eccentric. Now we own a farm together!
Laura M says
BYOF ME!
Andrea says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend when I was 16…we just celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary!
Valerie says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I have been friends since the day I was born! We actually met in the fifth grade and became fast friends. When we got a little older we found out that we were born a day apart, in the same hospital, and we were both right next to each other in incubators for almost 3 weeks! Now, thirty years later, she’s still my absolute best friend!
Jessica says
“BYOF ME!”
I’ve known my best friend since freshman year of high school when our previous bffs decided that they wanted to sit together in class one day. So I wound up sitting with my new bff and we’ve since enjoyed a 17 year best friendship. Longer than the best friends that ditched us by about 16.5 years…haha.
She also reads YHL, in fact she was the one that got me hooked…so you may see this story a couple of times. haha.
Elise says
BYOF me! I met my best friend in 1997 – we have known each other more than half of our lives!
Liz says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my twin sister. We met in the womb and have been finishing eachothers sentences ever since:)
Melanie A. says
BYOF ME! My best friends are my sisters…so I met one at birth and the other at age 2. :)
Jessica says
Byof me!
I met my bestie in middle school.
Lynzee S. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF Lana bo-bona!
Amanda says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met my freshman year of college – we lived on the same floor.
Alexandra F says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I met in 5th grade and even though I moved across the country in 8th grade, we stayed BFF’s and we’re now in our late 20’s.
Emily says
BYOF ME! I married my bestie :)
Carolyn says
BYOF me!
My sister is my bestie. We met when she was born (ok, maybe a couple of hours after that…). She’s going to be my MOH this August. We have eleventy billion nicknames and talk every day. We have a rule that if you say the words “cookout milkshake” you have to go get one; otherwise you’ll just dwell on how miserable you are without a delicious milkshake for hours. Pure agony.
Sara B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when a boy she crushed on and I was friends with introduced us, saying: you two should be friends. 7 years later he is still right. :)