***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.
Justine in CT says
My BFF lives in No. Carolina & I’m in CT so we don’t get to spend much time together lately. We met in Girls Scouts when we were 10 (50+ years ago)!! We’ve been thru husbands (5 between the 2 of us), children (5), grandchildren (many) and the usual ups & downs of life. We know each other’s history and STILL like each other – LOL.
Christie says
BYOF ME!
The bestie and I met in pre-school. I don’t think we were great friends to start off but we kept seeing each other because our mothers worked at the same school. Before you know it, we were thick as thieves and have been ever since.
Briana Spinks says
BYOF ME!
I work with her husband and he introduced us.
Sherri says
“BYOF ME!” My BFF and I met in high school. We don’t get to see each other very often, but when we do we just pick up where we left off.
Jessi says
BYOF me! One of my BFFs I met on the first day of college and we became friends while studying and commiserating together! We eventually decided to live together and were roomies for 3 years after!
Sarah says
BYOF me!
We met the first week of undergrad orientation, when she plunked down (uninvited) in the common space of my dorm room. It was magical, and I am so glad to have such a brave person in my life!
Roya Gonzalez says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in College 8 years ago. What began as bonding over partying and cute boys has turned into bonding over raising children!
Paige @ Little Nostalgia says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at school in second grade. That was 20 years ago, and we both ended up back in the same city!
Renee says
BYOF Me!
We met at birth (she is my sis). We love to shop, and Ikea has become a new love for us both!
Caroline says
BYOF me :-) I don’t have ONE best friend but rather many people I love and connect with in different ways, if I rolled up my sister, my cousin, my aunts, my high school girlfriend, another longtime girlfriend, my husband and kids into one, I’d have my one giant 10-headed BFF!
Katie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF met in our third grade class over twenty years ago! The nerds we were, we bonded by reading the Encyclopedia Brown one minute mystery book series on the school bus (anyone remember those??)! No funny nicknames, but we would always walk to meet up at the spot between our houses whenever we would hang out…hence the motto of our friendship: Meet ya halfway! :)
Tammy C says
ByOF Me! We grew up together!
Sandra says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF is my husband :) This summer we will be celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary! We enjoy spending time together, doesn’t really matter what we’re doing.
Nicole says
BYOF ME! I’ve met all 3 of my BFFs at 3 different jobs while I was in college.
Emily says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in high school and now he’s going to be my ‘best man’ in my wedding this year!
Whitney says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met when we were six, and have been best friends for 20 years! Even though we live far apart, I can’t go long without her!!!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend, and we met in a class in college.
CarolineK says
BYOF ME!
Kayla M says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend when we were just 2 years old at church we are now 25 and we have been best buddies ever since!
Rachel says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend this fall in college, and we are now roommates. We are actually going to IKEA this saturday for the first time together, super excited! We both love shopping, coloring (yepp we will never grow up), and watching reality TV shows together. Perfect giveaway since we are heading there together this weekend!
Emily says
BYOF me! I met my bestie at a house party I had about 5 years back and we’ve been friends ever since. We like to do our grocery shopping and meal planning together…which usually means we eat most dinners together as well.
We’ve both been called by a wrong name and thinking those were too funny, those names have stuck!
Michelle says
“BYOF ME!” I met my best friend freshman year of college! 11 years later, I can’t go a day without chatting with her on the phone.
rmg says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband. We met at a mutual friend’s housewarming party.
Brooke says
BYOF ME! To me best friends is a tier not a person. And in that case I have many. :)
Lauren says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I were born into our friendship. Our moms were best friends and I was born 2 months prior to her and we’ve been friends ever since 24 years and counting!
kendra says
Byof me! My sister is my bestie! We met on the day she was born.
Sara says
BYOF me!
My truest BFF is my husband, there is no one else I would rather spend time with. My girl BFF is a friend that shares a mutual interest in photography.
RebeccaJoy says
BYOF me! Pretty please! The hubs has been my best friend since high school, since before we were an item and I count myself lucky to spend every day with him!
Yocheved says
BYOF me please!!
Shannon says
BYOF Me!
My best friend, Libby and I met in middle school – age 13, but we really became best friends in high school. We love poring over Martha Stewart Living magazines together and call each other Lib and Shan. We make cookie turkeys for Thanksgiving together every year and haven’t missed it once in 17 years! She’s someone I can just sit with and do nothing and it’s completely comfortable.
Lauren says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in band class in high school. BAND NERDS!
Julie H. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I grew up on the same block.
Brooke says
BYOF ME! We have a weird handshake/mockery of our grade school mascot we like to do for pictures. Not exactly cute, but cracks us up!
Katherine says
BYOF me!
My two best friends and I met freshman year of high school and have been inseparable since. This summer will be our 10 year friendiversary :)
Tamara says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at work, 13 years ago. We definitely share the same sense of humor, and we love to people watch together. ;)
Kristen says
BYOF ME!
I met and bonded with my best friend at work through our mutual appreciation of sarcasm!
Tara says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend once I started my grad program. Being that we are both poor grad students, we like to spend time thrift shoppin’ together.
Laura says
BYOF ME
We have known each other half my life now, and most of my adult life. We met at work, and through moves, marriages, divorces, job changes and widowhood, we have remained besties. We used to have nicknames, but now we are just Jill and Laura. I can’t imagine my life without her in it.
Laura says
BYOF ME!!!
We meet in college sooooo many years ago and hangin out with each other. Wouldn’t trade her for the world.
Amanda says
BYOF! Met my bestie in HS. Still friends all these years later :)
Aimee L says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met at the bus stop in grade school. We’ve been besties ever since. She just bought a new house and I’m remodeling so this would be a great surprise for her as well as myself. I love how no matter how long it’s been…we pick up right where we left off and won’t shut up until our voices are gone.
Janine says
BYOF ME!
My best friend it Jen. We met at our neighborhood christmas party when we were in 4th grade. The wierdest thing we used to do together is re-enact comercials and laugh and laugh and laugh at each other’s acting skills. Our secret hand shake was actually a secret song.
Craig says
BYOF me!
Angie says
Byof me pleeeeez!!
Laura says
BYOF me!! I met me best friend at work and the craziest thing we have ever done is have babies 3 days apart. It was great being pregnant together and now our sons are best friends too! We like to tell them that they have been best friends since before they were born!
Ellen T says
BYOF of ME – My east coast BFF (my BFF from childhood leaves in California and I live in NJ) is a wonderful friend whom I met on my honeymoon. We have been friends for 25 years now.
Christie G says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend freshman year of college. We were talking about the many great qualities of the movie Newsies, and have been BFF every since! (and we love IKEA!)
susan says
BYOF ME! – Besta giveaway!
molly says
BYOF ME! I met my bff in highschool we both recently purchased our homes and we are enjoying renovating them together! What a great treat this would be for us!
Caitlin V says
BYOF me!!