***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.
Aliesha says
BYOF ME!
Melanie says
BYOF me!! My two friends and I have been hanging out together since we were in diapers. And we have the (embarrassing) pictures to prove it!
Lauren V says
BYOF ME!!!
Rachel says
Byof me! My best friend and I grew up together. We lived a block away from each other and would ride our trike/bike/cars to each others homes and hang out pretty much 5-7 days a week. Yes we had nick names for eachother and no way I am saying them haha. We love making people uncomfortable. It’s the best!
Liz says
BYOF me!
My bestie and I met on the first day of college @ UVA. She was wearing blue.
Izzy says
BYOF me! My best friend is my sister – so we met at the hospital and, except for a few crazy teenage years, have been BFFs ever since!
sarabean says
BYOF Me (us!)
High school trig class. We knew each other before, but I was shy and she thought I was a snob. And she was loud and I thought she was bossy. But we needed each other to pass. :)
BrassyDel says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I have been pals for 22 years, and yeah, we totally have stupid nicknames.
Lee says
BYOF ME! Friends since high school but became flatmates after college and spent many hours bonding at Target and IKEA!
Caroline says
BYOF ME!
I met my two BFFs at school in California. We have now been friends for over ten years, have never lived in the same state since prep school, and are closer with each passing year.
Ashley says
BWOF me! ME. The one right here! Thanks in advance for any BWOFing.:)
Danielle says
BYOF ME! We met at summer camp and I adore her.
Sara says
BYOF me! Can IKEA be my best friend? I think she’d be so chic ;)
I never had one best friend growing up, but have a great group of BFFs who have gotten together every other week for over 3 years – through kids, births, deaths, trips to Vegas, weddings, and everything in between.
Michelle says
BYOF ME!
We met when we started our first day of freshmen year at college. Now we are in each other’s weddings and major life events every year. Friends are a blessing!
Sarah B says
BYOF ME!
Is it sad to say the my best friendship of all time disintegrated? :( I have some great close friends, but no one who currently holds the Best friend title. Maybe some day!
Margaret says
BYOF Me!!!
Kim says
Byfo me! I met my BFF in middle school and we have managed to stay close despite being far away from each other.
Tipling says
BYOF Me!
We met freshmen year of high school and life even ended up moving both of us to the same state after college. So 13 years after meeting we still get to live near each other. We even meet up for lunch at IKEA every once in a while :)
the cape on the corner says
byof me. my best friend and i met about 8 years ago, and we’ve had a standing dinner date once a week that whole time. pretty impressive, actually.
Sara says
BYOF me! My best friends are my sisters :)
Genelle G. says
BYOF ME!
We met when my husband and I interviewed her to be my doula for my son’s birth. We hired her and she helped me labor with my son and then 3 years later I attended the birth of her youngest child. We have been great friends almost since the day we met. We love to craft together, clean and shop together. She has been a real blessing in my life and I’d love to surprise her with a gift card to IKEA! (And it doesn’t hurt that I get one too!)
Laura Adelman says
BYOF ME!
My best friends are Lauren and Ashleigh. We met at college and have been best friends since the day we met. We have seen each other get married, have kids, and start our lives as adults all while remembering our crazy college nights that made us who we are.
linda Nguyen says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend, Kim, while playing highschool tennis with her! WE ended up playing as a doubles team, and I love her like no other! We both even had kids at the same time – our oldest kids are 10 days apart, and our youngest kids are 3 months apart.
Avery says
Been BFFs with my BFF since 7th grade. We have been through everything together (including getting married 2 weeks apart from each other)!
We have this laugh that uncontrollably happens every time we are together- the crying but making absolutely no sound laughing. Just mouth wide open-ab work out-silent laughing.
Anna says
BYOF ME! Well my bet friend is my twin sister so we have known each other for quite a while! ;)
Jodie says
BYOF ME!
Met my BFF summer before 9th grade (aka 1994) and haven’t missed a beat since! Love doing everything and nothing together!
Elizabeth says
BYOF me! I met my BF in China during a study abroad and we have been tight since!!
Christy K. says
BFOY me! My best friend is my husband…we’ve been inseparable for 10.5 years!
Jennifer C says
BYOF Me!!
I meet my best friend at a young marrieds group at church about five years ago, we used to scrapbook and shop together but since we have now both had kids so right now our favorite thing is DIY small projects for our kids rooms, and stealing about time for coffee, and sharing out latest deals we have scored. We are pretty boring!
Karyn M. says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at Dairy Queen over 5 years ago. He had a gross mustache that i was miraculously blinded from seeing. Now he’s clean-shaven and we’re married. He makes life better-especially when we get ice cream.
Jennifer I. says
BYOF Me! My BFF and I were neighbors and she’d love this!!! :) and I’d love it.
Erin H. says
BYOF me!
We met on the bus going to school our first day of 5th grade, so we’ve been friends for 19 years! We don’t see each other often enough though.
Laura says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my bestie. We renovate well together.
Dan says
BYOF Me!
I met my best friend in college. She’s hot and now my wife. Marrying hot friends is fun. Pick Me!
Betsy says
“BYOF ME!”
My best friend is D’Ann. I met her in High School when her family
moved here from Indiana. we have stayed friends ever since! I call
her Foo!
Kelly says
BYOF Me!
We were roommates in 2006 and has been my best friend ever since!
Jessica says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend in 3rd grade – 20 years later we live 2000 miles apart but every trip home isn’t complete until I see her.
Cristina says
BYOF ME
I met my bff at work soon after graduating from college.
Lauren says
BYOF me! My best friend is my lovely wife Melinda. We met at a housewarming party years ago and just got married (legally) in DC this past weekend! Our “real” ceremony is in Michigan this summer and we couldn’t be happier. :)
Jen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in undergrad. She lives on the other side of the world right now (SNIFF!), but it really doesn’t change much :)
Anne says
BYOF ME!
I met my Bff at work. A year later we ended up renting an apartment together. 3 months later, we were both transferred to the same department, and then a month later, ended up sharing a cubicle together. I’m not sure I could have handled so much space-sharing with anyone else!!
Mandy says
“BYOF ME!”
My BF is my twin sister! It was sort of decided for me at birth, but I have to say I couldn’t have done better if I’d picked her myself :)
bethany says
BYOF me!
Michelle says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I met when we were 12 yrs. old in 8th grade. We bonded over a love of NKOTB and shopping and have had a million adventures since! Now we’re both married and expecting our second babies, three weeks apart. Now that we’ve added husbands and kids to the mix, and had to let NKOTB go, more or less, we’d like to at least keep the shopping part up!
Hannah Richman says
I became friends with one of my best friends because we took the SATs together!
Nicole K says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband — we met in 2000 at a bar where he was a bartender and I was a waitress. My name is Nicole, and he calls me Nico. His name is Dan, and when we are feeling extra goofy and have to write “Dan and Nicole” for whatever reason, we just write Danico. Super dorky. If we were a band, that would be our name.
Kelly says
BYOF me! My BFF is my sister, Kim. We met when I was born, obvi…. and the rest is history!
Annie says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend in middle school and we have been friends for 18 years.
Allie C. says
BYOF ME !!
My BFF is my little sis. We have tons of fun going to Historic Home Shows, the Parade of Homes and Ikea !! When a fun new movie comes out on DVD, we throw a Movie Party and make fun snacks to go with the theme.
LC says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband (and yes, we’ve passed the “Ikea test”) =)