***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.
Liz Dunning says
BYOF me! We were hallmates in college. . .and have been buds ever since!
Steph says
BYOF ME!
Steph says
ooopppsss…..hit submit before finishing my post! I have one BFF that I haven’t seen in a few years, but we keep in contact on FB (like the rest of the world), but when we do talk, we pick up like it’s only been a few days since we last spoke. We’ve known each other since we were 11. Our birthdays are only 1 day apart.
Courtney says
BYOF me!!! My BFF and I met, man, 18 years ago in college!
Christina Basalla says
BYOF me!! I met my BFF in 6th grade. We started being friends after our first class together and I told her she had something on her butt. Ha ha! True friends keep it real!
Emily says
BYOF me! I met my best friend at work almost 6 years ago and have been married to him for almost 5. Sadly, we don’t have a secret hand shake. I think we should…
meaghan says
BYOF me!
My BF and I met in high school. We played volleyball together!
Sarah C. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend was the brother of the girl who lived next door to me freshman year in college.
Courtney says
BYOF me!! My husband, he can impersonate ANYONE and always gets it exactly right!
trix says
BYOF ME
Well, I shared a womb with my BFF so we were pretty much in it from the start. ^_^
Tamsen says
BYOF ME! My best friend, Alison, is lovely! We met in college and have been friends since, I would be very lonely without her!
Molly says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I met in 7th grade when I moved back to the states. I gave up my tatter tots at lunch so I guess she thought I was a good person to keep around!
Rachel@hammeringourwayhome says
BYOF ME ! Ash, my sister. So it was a pretty simple meeting. Mom & Dad just brought her home one day. It was pretty sweet.
Melissa says
BYOF me!! I have a few best friends. I’ve never been great at choosing the best of anything. :)
Tara A. says
BYOF Me! Always met mine through dance or sports. My first two were from dance when we were 3. Needless to say, I don’t remember it – we’ve just been friends for as long as we can remember!
KatieV says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met at church about 10 years ago. She’s the outgoing, silly/fun one, and I’m the practical one who does the driving if we go somewhere together. :) :) :)
Lisa says
BYOF Me
My best friend and I have the same first name! And we both HEART ikea!
Abigail says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in college. We are always on the same page about EVERYTHING. Including loving YHL! :)
Michele A says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in college! We are totally different and totally the same all at the same time. Back when we had more time for silly stuff, we would spend hours shopping at Sephora and dining out. Now we’re all about getting together to chat about life stuff and to drink…lots of drinking…so much drinking!!!
Genevieve says
BYOF ME!!!!
Oh dear, I have a small group of bff’s. we’ve traveled the globe together, shared adventures, heartaches, and joys. Each one is a treasure!
Casey says
BYOF me!
Victoria says
BYOF me! My older sister is my best friend. I met her when I was born. :)
Ellie says
BYOF Me!!!
My 2 best friends and I have been friends for 16 years. We still like to sit around and drink coffee like we did in high school.
Erin says
BYOF me!! My best friend and I met at our little brothers’ soccer practice. Now 30 years later and several states apart we are stll as close as ever!
Marissa says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in sophomore year in High School, when we started dating best friends. :P
Erica says
BYOF ME! My BF is my husband…he’s the best companion I can imagine.
Melody says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend because I married her brother. :) We are frighteningly similar and get along like we were blood-related ourselves!
Kristal says
BYOF ME!
We met on the first day of first grade and were instant friends. Fast forward 22 years later and she’s my MOH and I will be hers next year. I couldn’t have asked for a better BFF! :)
Alex says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF when we were wee babes, and although she moved away when we were 5, we always seems to pick right back up where we left off. Our song is “Footloose” and I had it played at my wedding just for the two of us!
Erin aka TheSavvySeeker says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is my hubs…we have super dorky names for one another…but a girl has to keep some secrets! A perfect day for us hopping in our 1972 Dodge Adventurer, pickin’ up some hot dogs at The Boardwalk and hittin’ up For the Love of Jesus thrift!
Stefanie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF was my roommate freshman year of college. 17 years later (yikes!) we still talk all the time. Who knew random roommates could work out?
ROK says
BYOF Me! My BFFs are work besties. We bonded over home decor and eBay addictions:) Planning a wedding didn’t hurt either.
Marcy says
BYOF me!
One I met in geometry the first week of freshman year of high school. One lived just about across the hall freshman year of college. And one was a new friend of an old college friend (after we’d all graduated and moved to DC) and we decided that we liked each other better than we liked my previous friend. oops! All 3 were in my wedding.
Amy says
BYOF Me!! My best friend and I met in kindergarten! 18 years later we live in different states but make a point to visit one another a couple of times a year.
Gretchen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We met in college during “How to Read a Film” class. We were the only two students who showed up for the screenings. We’ve been together for 17.5 years.
Colleen Wheeler says
BYOF Me! I met my BFF back in Jr. High and although we had a bit of a friend hiatus through highschool, we picked right back up in college and have besties ever since. We love wine, shopping, cooking, relaxing, and just being together!
Molly Coons says
BYOF ME!
jen says
BYOF me! I met my BFF at work :)
Matt S says
BYOF ME!
My wife is my best friend.
Brittany C. says
BYOF ME! My two sisters are my best friends! This would be a perfect prize for the 3 of us!
Sara says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college where we developed a love of people watching :)
Heather H says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I were next door neighbors since 3rd grade. Even tho we’re states apart, we’ll still have a special place for pepperoni and olive pizza on Thursday.
Lindsey says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my Husband, we have so much fun together! No one compares!
Sara says
BYOF me!!
My best friend is my hubby. We met 5 years ago when we were set up by friends.
Kelly says
Byof me!
Mariah S. says
BYOF ME! My bestie’s name is Sorah, wait-actually it’s Sarah. We met in Jr. High… I don’t remember how, and did NOT hit it off. We argued about pretty much everything until we sort of grew on each other. Now she’s headed to Russia for 18 months and I’m hoping I’ll survive. Wish me luck!
Bethany says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at work, she actually trained me to do my job! We don’t work together anymore, and I miss seeing her every day : (
Thelma says
BYOF me.
Not sure what to say about my friends. just that they’re great. and love IKEA too:-)
kelly McK says
BYOF me!! I met my best friend on our high school crew team!
Kelsy says
BYOF ME!
I believe my best friend met me first. We are cousins and piratically sisters. I believe she came to visit me when I born. I may have hated her as a baby, but bff’s now.
Abigail says
BYOF me!!! My bff met as kids, our houses backed up to each other so when she moved in, both of our moms said to us “it looks like there is a little girl your age playing in the backyard, go talk to her!” Haven’t stopped talking since :).