***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.
Kara says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my sister so I have known her forever :) Built-in BFF!
anne says
Byof!!!
my bff and I have known each other since high school, 12 years.
gemma@thesweetestdigs says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie at the end of high school, when she hired me to work at a summer camp (yep, she was my boss!). She’s been my go-to gal pal ever since, and we now live in the same city again and our husbands are besties too. Lucky us!
Nikki says
BOYF ME! My best friend is my husband and my brother actually set us up.
Nikki says
Ha Ha, I accidentally wrote BOYF ME. That just sounds dirty.
Megan says
BYOF ME!!!
Shannon Burke says
BYOF ME!
I’m lucky enough to have 3 BFFs and many others who would probably fall in the category when a few years turns into forever. But my 2 longest BFFs are from high school, which means that we’ve all been friends for over 20 years – and that is insane!
Cassidy says
BYOF me!
I have an amazing group of best friends, that still keeps in touch regularily, from high school. We’re meeting up next weekend for a girls getaway!
Christina M says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met in high school in home room!
Allison says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in boarding school, when we were 13!
Kristen H says
BYOF me! I met my best friend 11 years ago at work – my first job, she was training me. It makes me laugh to look back now, because I met my husband there, fell in love, got married and had a baby, and she met her husband there, fell in love, got married and had a baby, too! And our husbands are best friends too, so I think it’s safe to say our sons will follow in our footsteps and be besties too!
Stacey says
BBYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when we were in high school. She’s 2 years older than me and we worked at the local supermarket. She was (and still is) the quiet, reserved one and I’m the loud, over-the-top one and it seems to have worked out for us for over half our lives at this point. Fun little fact…we are born on the exact same day, 2 years apart. Every year since we met we try to have a little birthday celebration all our own on our actual birthday seeing as how ridiculously coincidental it was to meet a person who is not only born on your birthdate but also became your very bestest BFF.
Blythe says
BYOF ME! My best friends….they are the BEST. I love you Jani and Aimee xoxo
Kelly says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my hubby. He’s the cheese to my macaroni. We have been married for 5 months and we love costumes. One of our favorites is to dress up as Marion and Indiana Jones.
Heather says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF and I met in high school 10 years ago. We decided to date, get engaged and then marry each other. We love traveling anywhere and everywhere we can!
Whitney R says
BYOF ME!
Nikki says
BYOF ME!No weird handshake or anything but we do know what the other is thinking just by a look.
Alicia says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie in college but we didn’t become besties until 5 years later when we both ended up moving to NYC at the same time and became roomies!
Joules (from Pocketful of Joules) says
BOYF ME!
My husband is my BFF — he always makes me laugh and always has my back. =)
Carly says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in 9th grade. We slowly became friends and now she is like a sister. We bond over wine and just like to hang out in person when we can (she’s 5 hours away).
Kayleigh says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband; he is the best person I know and we have so much fun together. We met in high school. :)
clare says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in 7th grade Social Studies. We used to only speak French to each other at Target, watch Pride & Prejudice over and over, and eat grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches. We were so inseparable people called us Claurel (combo of our names) for many many years :)
Bridget says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I love to make cakes, we were hired to make a wedding cake at the end of the month. We get to spend time together and make a little money in the process. Win-win!!
Alissa says
BYOF me! I have three BFFs (yep, three, I don’t believe in having just one). Two I met through church, and one I re-met after a ten year absence when she introduced herself with, “I think you know me.” :o)
Veronica says
BYOF!
I met my best friend when I was 15 and he was 17. We met at cheerleading, they wanted me to teach the captain of the football team to stunt. He goofed and we laughed for hours that first night. 6 years later we started dating after he came home from a tour of Iraq with the Marines, and 8 years after we met we married. He is the love of my life and we still laugh as much as we did that first night. We have been married 8 years this year and he is still my best friend.
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend of 22 years became my best friend in our first awkward year of middle school together…braces, hairspray…acid washed jeans and all. Our styles have changed but our friendship hasn’t…and we both LUV Ikea!
Kristin says
BYOF ME!
Natalie and I met when we were 8! She and I have been planning our retirement since then. We’ll grow old on the same street and spend our days sitting on the front porch watching the world go by. In fact, she is a great artist and actually painted this scene for me years ago as a birthday gift :)
Amy says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my best friend since 2nd grade. We love just hanging out together, getting our dogs together for playdates and eating! We really are BFFL
CohoesMom5 says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We met in college.
Taylor A. says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my soon-to-be-hubby (as cliche as that sounds)! We met at a college party after laughing a little too hard about “The Hangover”! We both LOVE design (I love the decorating, he loves the construction). We’re currently looking for our first home, so this would be a HUGE help!!!
Kelly McGrath says
BYOF ME! It’s corny but my best friend is truly my fiance. We met almost 4 years ago and have been inseperable since. He makes me laugh and I feel totally at ease. As for nicknames, he calls me “Bird” and I call him “Bear” and I have no idea where those came from!
Amelia says
BYOF ME! Met at birthday party. Age 5. :)
Molly says
Byof me!!
I am lucky enough to have 2 BFFs… I met them both in middle school! I have matching Build a bears with one that speak all of our inside jokes, the other one gave us “old lady” nicknames in high school because we would rather stay in and read than go out and party, Patty and Margaret :)
Raquel says
Molly – that is crazy! My BFF and I gave each other old lady names in middle school, too. I was Ethel.
Kerry says
BYOF me! I met my best friend in college. I had heard her make a funny joke so, I decided to befriend her in our dance class. Everyone was sitting already so instead of getting up and walking over to her, I scootched my butt alllllll the way across the floor and introduced myself. It was ridiculous and exactly right for our crazy antics. LOL.
Emily says
BYOF me!
My BFFs are my mom and sisters. We do pretty much everything together. Some of our favorite things to do are shopping at Ross and watching The Bachelor on Monday nights. Yup, I watch trashy TV with my mom…not uncomfortable at all. ;)
Lindsay@ A Design Story says
BYOF me!!!
My bestie is my hubby… we met at a church small group & two weeks later we were inseperable! He’s pretty much amazing! We can always find time to laugh and enjoy each other’s company!
Jen R. says
BYOF ME, Please! I met the bestie when I was in elementary school. We started playing a board game during inside recess one day with our mutual friends. The mutual friends got bored and left, and the rest is history:)
Emily says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in fifth grade (18 years ago). We were enemies when the school year started because we were both fighting for the attention/friendship of a popular girl in class. One day the popular girl was absent, so my now-bestie and I ended up talking and getting to know eachother better. We’ve been pretty inseperable ever since!
Yen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school and still going strong!
Brooke says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in high school. She’s a friend of another close friend and the first summer we all hung out everyday, going to the beach, to the mall, dance clubs. You know, the normal teen age stuff.
Monica says
BYOF ME! My BFF & I met at girl scouts, 33 years ago!
Anna says
BYOF me! does my mom count? :)
Michelle says
BYOF ME! My BFF meet almost 15 years ago at work where we are still working together. We get on each other’s nerves, but still love one another.
Stacey@StuffbyStace says
BYOF ME!
My BFF here in Wisconsin used to be my cubemate when we both lived and worked in Florida. Now we live 5 minutes from each other all the way across the country. Our guilty pleasure is watching awards shows together and providing our own color commentary. ;)
Janay Thornton says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I were roommates in college!
JessO says
BYOF ME! My bestfriend and I are pregnant together!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend during my 2nd year in college. We do everything together…our favorite is dance parties at midnight – you’re never too old for that!
Teresa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF- toss up between my hubby and my friend I’ve known for 20+ years! Love ’em! :)
Dawn says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my neighbor. Her name is Deb, but we call her Deebs, or the Deebs. We do walk and talks, the gym, text, family things, etc. We love ikea, and have even stopped in just to wander around on a rainy day and eat lunch! lol.
Amy L. says
BYOF Me!!!! I met my best friend at work. I got her hooked on YHL a few years ago :)
Jolene says
BYOF Me!
My best friend is my husband. Cheesy? Yes, but true! We met at church camp in 2000 and have been married over 10 years.