***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.
Kimberly says
BYOF!
I’m fortunate to not have one best friend, but a group of ladies who are my closest friends, support group, and cheering squad. We refer to ourselves as “The Council” and we get together every Thursday night to share dinner, conversation, and sometimes, TV.
Kimberly says
Ha, that should be BYOF ME! Sigh…Mondays…
Kat says
BYOF ME!
BFF since birth! Our parents square danced together while our mothers were pregnant…and no, we have not carried on the tradition!
Kelsi says
BYOF ME! My Bff is my husband, and we met in college!
Amber says
BYOF Me!
My best friend is my sister, so I met her when I was born- haha. I know that may be a lame answer, but she is seriously the best and I am so lucky to have a sister and friend like her in my life.
Laura says
BYOF ME!! I have been blessed with a built in BFF in my twin sister! We met in my mom’s belly :) And she started calling me Ludey Babe and I call her Baby Girl…yeah we’re 26 and very mature :)
Michelle O says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend in 6th grade english class. We enjoy talking about your blog, getting our YHL boos signed in celebration of our 40th birthdays (remember us from Carytown?) :)
We also enjoy shopping at IKEA!! If I win, I’ll share with her!
We call each other “friend.”
Rox says
BYOF ME!
ryan says
“BYOF ME!” My BFF is my hubby : ) It’s hard for him to NOT by my BFF because we spend so much time together! We met in highschool, basically forever ago. We do lots of fun stuff together, but I love the stories we create when we travel.
Alicia says
BYOF ME! Great prize!
Jenny says
BYOF me! BFF and I met in 5th grade.
Rebecca Zepp says
“BYOF ME!” I met my bestie in middle school – 20 years later, here we are!
Kelsey says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I have been besties for 10 years. We eat bagels together. Always have. Always will.
Erin says
BYOF ME!! I met my BFF at our high school jobs and we’ve been tight ever since…going on almost 20 years now!
susan says
BYOF me!
Kristinah Henson says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I have been pals since 7th grade( so over 20 years now! wow!) and we met in science class. Our favorite things to do together are shop, ride bike races ( like the Tour de Donut in Staunton, Il) and eat Mexican food! No funny handshakes, but we can play cups and have 1,000 inside jokes.
Amanda K says
BYOF ME
My best friend and I met at freshman orientation in college 13 years ago. He calls me Amandalita and I call him Boo. Our favorite thing to do is eat!
Ammie says
“BYOF ME!” Met my best friend in the 9th grade. She looks, acts, and talks just like me – so all logic points to her driving me crazy but I just love her! And she’d love an ikea gift card as much as I would!
molly says
BYOF ME! I call my BFF “biscuit”.
Madeleine says
BYOF me! We met teaching at the same school — and now he’s married to me!
Kendra says
BYOF Me!
We met in grade school and are going on 20 years of friendship. She’s the best!
Lisa in Seattle says
BYOF ME!
I am lucky because my BFF is also my husband. We have a lot of pet names but I will take them to the grave!
Ashley says
BYOF ME!! My BFF is my puppy Jacque. We have been best friends for 4.5 years now. I love him.
Samm Spangler says
BYOF me!!! I met my BBF in math class… we sat at a table of four and we each had nick names… both of ours stuck… Im Storm and she’s Aquagirl… dont ask how we got those, I have no idea!
Emily S says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in college…we’ve been friends since freshman year!
Jessica C. says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in college through a campus ministry we were both involved in. She’s awesome.
Kate says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have known each other since birth and we love crafting together!
Amanda says
BYOF ME
We’ve been besties for 15 years.
Logan says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at my job, where we were so inseparable that we were constantly mistaken for each other, despite lacking any physical similarity other than being females with brown hair. That’s how BFF we are. We call ourselves Loganica – which is also the name of the fictional planet we inhabit. Yes, we’re nerds. But I love her, and she lights up my life! :-)
Coleen says
BYOF ME! My BYOF was my mom who passed away a few years ago. I still miss her everyday and talk to my kids about the Grandma that they never met but who loves them to pieces. I have other good friends, but no one will ever take the place of her!
Jenna says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in high school and have been inseparable since.
Amanda says
My bestie and I met in college. Over 10 years later we still make mixed CDs that celebrate our friendship… we’re weird :-)
Sandra says
BYOF me!! My best friend and I have been BFF’s since we were 12 years old (we are now 33)! We met in Science class when I told her I didn’t like her shoes…
Jenny A. says
BYOF! My BFF is my daughter’s BFF’s mom. That’s how we met – through our daughters. I guess it was just a natural fit, ha ha.
Carolyn Ellsworth says
BYOF Me! Best friend is my husband. We actually do have a secret handshake:)
Cody says
BYOF Me!! My girlfriend is my best friend! We just bought a house and are in need of some new Billy bookcases for our DIY closet!
Keally says
BYOF ME!! My wonderful group of girlfriends from college have the weirdest nick names for each other, mine being Keesh. I have a few besties, but 18 years is how long I have known my oldest best friend.
Susan says
“BYOF ME!” My bestie is Sara. We love to craft together and go to Mexico. We do take our hubby’s along :) We have been friends for about 3 years but it seems like forever. She is such a blessing to me! One of our favorite things to do is make Ikea road trips. Our closest one is about an hour away. Thanks for the giveway!
jessica says
BYOF ME! Hmm I’d bring my sister, better than a best friend =)
patty says
BYOF I’d bring my friend Cynthia
Bonus: :)
We met when our eldest children were in pre-school, heres a hint, they graduated college this past May. Sheesh how’d we get so old!
RD Shugart says
This may sound completely cheesy – ok, it will – but my best friend is my husband. We met at work exactly 17 years ago today. We are different, yet with similar interests and we love watching “The Walking Dead” together. It’s about the only TV we watch. :)
RD Shugart says
Forgot to add: BYOF!
suzanne says
BYOF ME!!! we meet in germany in 1988 and have been inseperable ever since.
Cassie J. says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met in grade school and have been best friends ever since!
Beth says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met because we were lucky enough to be neighbors! We’ve known each other about 9 years. One of our classic moments is when she had to help me take off the bathroom door when my 3 yr old locked himself in!
Aly says
BYoF! My best friends and I started wedding photography together and now we work together even though we live in tree different states :-)
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
I have known my BFF for 8 years and I did NOT like her when I met her! She had to grow on me!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My friends and I were just planning a trip to come down! Man would I immediately become everyone’s BFF! We are all work friends who could use the outside the office time!!
Melissa says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met in junior high, united by bad hair and a love of NKOTB. We still do everything together, 24 years later, including being pregnant and due with our babies right about the same time right now. Gift cards would be great in setting up new nurseries!
Geri says
BYOF Me! My best friend’s name is Kyla. We don’t do anything too crazy together except flee our children and husband’s for Mexican food every few months – but we very much enjoy these nights!
Robin says
BYOF ME!!
My bestie and I have been friends since high school! We were roommates in college and now live 30 minutes away! We were each other’s wing-girls all throughout college! Now we are both married and our husbands even went to high school together too!
Kristy B says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in 9th grade. But we didn’t become friends until 11th grade. We haven’t lived in the same town in 10 years, but we’ll always be BFFs!