***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.
Amber says
BYOF ME!!
Ashley says
“BYOF ME!”
I met my best friend on the first day of high school in a brand new city. We’ve been singing kitchy disco ever since!
Chelsea says
BYOF me! My husband is my best friend…truly the best person I know!
Mary says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I were freshmen year roomies
Heather @ What Does She Do All Day? says
BYOF ME!!! My hubby is my best friend.
Jill Foream says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in kindergarden in spanish class. We still like to talk spanish together!
Krystal says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since junior high (about a decade ago). We met in a class and had a lot in common, and have been friends since. We like taking trips to see each other, and when we are together we watch ridiculous Youtube videos, eat Ramen noodles, and just have fun. We don’t really have funny nicknames or handshakes, but we do have plenty of inside jokes.
Tara F says
BYOF ME!
Sarah says
BYOF me!!!! My best friend and I met in kindergarten and have survived through to our own kids now.
audra says
BYOF ME!
i met my best friend in 3rd grade. Her dad became our pastor and they moved to MI from CA. On the first day of school everyone wanted to meet her…she wasn’t used to such a large crowd so she ran at recess to get away from everybody. i am not usually fast, but that day i kept up with her and we’ve been best friends for 23 years now!
Katharine says
BYOF me! I have 3 sisters that I count as my best friends. I’ve known them forever and they’ve been right there through some really tough times with me. They get me and still love me. It’s mutual.
Sarah R. says
BYOF ME!!
Gina P says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie at work 6 years ago. We share a very similar sense of humor and she is the sister I never had.
Jane B. says
BYOF me!
What can I say, met on first grade and 25 years later still BFFs!
brenda says
BYOF Me!
My best friend I met at 8, didn’t really get along till high school and now she’ll be my maid of honor in my wedding this august. its been over 16 years! She’s amazing and I love having her as my bestie.
Jenn F. says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend when we were in 4th grade. She had just started at our school and was neighbors with another close friend of mine.
Our dorky nickname with each is Cheese. Sometimes we use actual cheese names (i.e. Gouda, Swiss). What can I say…we really love cheese! :)
Now we live hundreds of miles apart and I still love her like crazy. She’s the BEST!
Ginger says
BYOF Me! My bff lived across the street from me growing up. We’ve been bffs for as long as I can remember. She’s the best!
John says
BYOF ME!
By far, my wife. We can communicate across a crowded room just eyeballs (and boy do I know her “silence or I’ll keel you” look!).
Brooke says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in HS and instantly clicked…she’s def the one I call to when I’m upset for reassurance, and the first person I want to share my good fortunes with…she’s just the best person! :)
Alicia B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is Sara, we have known each other since 1st grade, and have been BFFs for 25 years! We are more like sisters now and She is even the God Mother to my new baby boy!
Courtney says
BYOF Me! Ironically, my BFF is from high school, funny how time can stand still for some things!
Sandra says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend when I married my husband, because she is his sister!
Adrian says
BYOF ME! We were college roommates and now live down the street from another in a different state!
Lauren says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met in kindergarten and have been going strong ever since. On birthdays, we call and sing that Bette Middler song “Wind Beneath My Wings” to one another.
Jessica says
BYOF Me! My best friend is my sister.
Amy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at work. We’re so alike in every way, you’d think we were twins! We even look somewhat alike!
Rebecca says
BYOF ME!
We were in kindergarten together.
Bryn says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my little sister. We hated each other through high school, but now love and respect each other, talking/texting daily even though we are 1500 miles apart! thank goodness for Skype!
Sarah says
BYOF me! my best girl bestie… we met in college… our mom’s actually forced us to exhange information during at an orientation before school started. And we’ve been best friends ever since, even now states away from each other.
Stephanie V says
BYOF ME!! I met my bestie while working at a movie theatre when we were 18. I call her my sister wife, my son loves her like another mom and my husband loves her like a sister.
Valerie says
BYOF me……I need toy storage and an excuse to make the 2 hour trip to the nearest Ikea.
Jamia says
BYOF ME!
She kept shushing me in choir class!
missy says
My BFF is Kristi and we have been best friends for 13 years now. She is the kindest, sweetest, most genunine person I have ever met. I love my BFF!
kate says
BYOF Me!
I met my bff in middle school…bonding over acid washed jeans and scrunchies…our fashion sense has changed (and improved, thank goodness), but we’ve remained friends for almost 20 years now.
Sarah says
BYOF Me!!!
My best friend and I met in 5th grade when I transferred school districts. I remember she was wearing a Betty Boop shirt and stirrup pants, I still give her a hard time about that:) We both married our highschool sweethearts and we each have a little girl:)
Melissa // the faux martha says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister. But we were far from BFF’s when we first met. It took until late high school to realize we really liked each other.
Amy L says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband – we met in college :)
Kathryn says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in high school. We were both on the track team and I taught her to hurdle.
Hattie R says
BYOF ME!
My BFFs are my 3 sisters…we speak in inside jokes :)
Morgan says
BYOF Me!!
Jasmine Loague says
BYOF Me!
I met my bff Tenisha in college and we bonded during our first conversation at lunch one day. We’ve now known each other for 15 years but it seems like a lifetime. Now that we have have husbands and children our time is not as free as it once was. But the weirdest thing you used to love to do is go to Old Country Buffet (a random buffet restaurant here in Illinois) in the middle of a work day and eat until we could barely walk out of the place. The funny thing was at that time of the day we were always the only 20 year olds in a restaurant full of senior citizens. We loved it!
noel says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend freshman year of college! We lived on the same hall! We live far apart but make frequent trips to see each other..I’ll be there next weekend! :)
Leigh says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met during an ice breaker our freshman year of college when we learned that we have the same birthday. We’re still birthday twins/besties 10 years later!
Cynda says
BYOF ME! Please :)
I met my BFF 12 years ago in the college dorms, we were randomly put in rooms next to each other and we’ve been friends since!
lisa says
BYOF me
Kristin says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met in grad school and have been going strong for almost 10 years! I met my other bestie in college, so we’ve known one another for quite some time now.
Kristin says
byof me! gwen and i met in college…we have the same birthday! it’s so fun celebrating every year. she also doesn’t like coffee so instead we go to mcdonald’s for “morning cokes” :)
Jenn says
BYOF ME! I have 2 BFFs – My hubby who I met in junior high at the community pool. He was a friend of my then BFF & went to a different school. My other BFF I met in high school and she & I do all kinds of weird things together because well, that’s why we get along so well.
Patricia says
BYOF ME!!
My “bestie” is the mom of my son’s best friend. We’ve known each other since our boys started cub scouts together and we’ve become even closer now. No crazy dances or handshakes, but we do like to go on very long bike rides together when the kids are in school.
Leah Morris says
BYOF ME!!! I met my best friend on at our first class on the first day of college. It’s been 7 years and were still besties!