***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.
Andrea says
BYOF ME
My best friend is also my sister!
Allison says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met during our sophomore year of college when our dorm rooms were right next to each other. That was over 10 years ago and we still have so much fun together.
We love to travel together and have been on some fun trips. Florida, LA, Denver…next up is Chicago!
Lindsy says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF when we were paired as roommates our freshman year of college, nine years ago.
Brittany says
BYOF ME!!! My bestie is my hubby :). He’s the greatest friend I could ever ask for.
Carolyn says
My bestie and I met at work 4.5 years ago and I love him more every day! We’re moving in together this summer and Ikea giftcards would go a long way!
Erica says
BYOF ME!!! Ikea is a favorite! There is no store near me and they won’t ship here either, so my best friend and I are planning a special trip on our next vacation. My best friend is my husband. We are way beyond secret handshakes; we raise children together :)
Jordan - Queen of LA says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at college, in our sorority. Nearly ten years later we are still besties, thanks to frequent cross country flights and MANY cell phone minutes :)
Amie Lloyd says
BYOF ME!
My bestfriend’s name is Marit and we met at this horrible job that catered to minor cosmetic procedures. You can imagine the stories we have from working there :)
We have sinced moved almost 2,000 miles apart but we still talk almost daily whether via email, text or phone and when we do see each other in person, it’s as if a day hasn’t gone by that we haven’t lived only a few miles apart.
Olivia says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met in first grade. Katie’s mom was my teacher, and Katie was in the other class. Her mom knew we would get along, and the rest is (25 years) of history.
Nicole says
BYOF Me!!! I dont have just one best friend…got lots of close friends!!
Elise says
BYOF ME!
I met my two BFFs in grad school, and we grew close over mutual loves of cupcakes and crafting.
Sarah says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my amazing husband! Besides him, I have been close friends with three ladies since various points in elementary school/high school/college. I love that with each of them, we can pick up right where we left off, no matter how long it’s been since we last talked or saw each other.
Julie Lay says
BYOF ME!
College. 16 years! Eating mass quantities of guacamole. No, ha.
Maggie says
BYOF ME!…my best friend is my hubby :)
Kristy says
BYOF ME! My older sister is my BFF and no one else would put up with my couponing and clearance shopping like she does.
Katy says
BYOF
My BF’s name is Shelley and she rocks! I can always count on her to listen and to rescue me from any craft/cooking mishaps I may have brought on myself. I don’t know what I would do without her!
Emily R says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend 11 years ago, and although we’ve only ever lived in the same place a small fraction of that time, I couldn’t love another best friend any more. She is my traveling buddy, and a great listener.
Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband. I can talk to him about anything and is always there for me. Also, we have a lot of fun together.
Emily says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met upon birth. Our parents were friends and in a band together. We’ve continued the tradition by singing out loud every opportunity we get! Especially the grocery store.
Emma @ Broke Ass Home says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I grew up together.
Lindsay says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my bestie since about 2nd grade because we were on the same neighborhood swim team but we didn’t become besties until junior year of high school when we were on the same swimming and golf team…so it’s been about nine years!
Sara says
BYOF Me!
elizabeth says
Her name is Aubrey and we met waiting tables 15 years ago! She loves Ikea as much as me so this would be perfect!
Jen says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college and were roomies in pharmacy school. LOVE her!
Shannon says
BYOF ME!
I have known my BFF since 3rd grade. We hated each other first but soon became friends :) 20 years later we are still BFFs
Kasey B. says
My best and I met in preschool..she dared me to swallow a dime during nap time. We’ve just celebrated 21 years of being inseparable and weird.
ps-obviously I did it. I swallowed that ten cents.
Lisa says
My BFF is my mom. She is awesomely kind, funny, and also embarrassing and frustrating at times, but always there for me…
Bridgette says
BYOF ME! My bestie is my sister :)
Gina says
Byof me!
Chuck & Charlie.
The our split personalities Lola and Natalia of course!
Judy F says
BYOF me! My husband is my BFF… for 25 years!!
Jessica says
BYOF Me!
My BFF is my roommate from college. We love driving around and singing angry chick songs at the top of our lungs. We still call each other roommate to this day. :)
Alyssa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met back in Junior High. She’s a year younger than me but lived down the street. We were inseparable and the neighborhood troublemakers for years. We spent, what seems like, every single night in the summer walking the neighborhood making up stories, talking about boys and talking about our future.
She still lives up in our hometown and I have since moved to *the big city* but we still talk often, and of course she was my MOH at my wedding a couple years ago.
Sarah says
Omg! I am commenting so early! My BFF and I have been friends since high school and the unique thing about us is that we are both named Sarah. We also both love ikea!
Ashley Bussiere says
BYOF ME! My current bestie is definitely my husband, we met 6 years ago and have been married for two of them. Weirdest thing we love doing together is probably house projects, although yall probably don’t think thats weird :)
Chelsey says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met in kindergarten, she was new and I asked her to be my friend :)
Michelle says
BYOF ME! My friend Katie and I call one another K-T and ME-SHELL. I know – earth shattering!
Rebecca says
BYOF ME! I have many best friends but my best friend Lindsey is like a sister to me. We’ve been best friends since freshman year of HS, going on 12 years now. I don’t get to see her very often but we’re both book people and can literally spend HOURS in a book story or a library just talking about books.
Caitlin says
BYOF me! I met (one of) my best friends at a Halloween party called “Nerdoween.” I was dressed as Max from Where the Wild Things Are and she and her husband were dressed as characters from one of my favorite video games. Because of my love for her and her husband, I call her my sister wife (her husband is my khaleesi, a nod to Game of Thrones).
Phoebe Koehler says
Byof me! My best friend and I can be found drinking wine and playing super Mario brothers slightly drunk.
Maria says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie when we were 14.
Kathy says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my sister. Nuff said!
Jen says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I share a name. We love to hang out and drink coffee and or wine. When we go out places and they say “order for Jen” we ALWAYS giggle because for some reason it seems funny. Same name and such. I would love to give her a gift card and my sister too!
Sarah says
BYOF ME! My best friend Katy & I met in college, we just happened to be freshman roommates, and we’ve been best friends ever since.
Brianne says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in high school – we were in the same Latin class for 4 years. Still BFFs even though we live in different parts of the country now.
Sarah says
BYOF!
I’ve known my besties since college. We like eating Mexican food, talking about boys and laying out in the summer. Basically, nothing has changed since 2008.
Gretchen says
BYOF ME! My BFF is probably my husband. We enjoy dancing horribly in our kitchen and I throw out the occasional “Woo” to make it extra geeky.
Becca says
BYOF me! We’re working on our basement right now, I could totally use a bestie…I mean, besta!
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!!
i met my BFITW (best friend in the world) in college. we hated each other when we first met, but now we’re pretty much inseparable :)
Erin says
BYOF ME! My lifelong BFF is K, and we met when we lived next door to each other as kiddos. We’re very different, and have gone as many as five years without seeing each other, but it’s like no time has passed when we get together. She’s the sister I never had. :)
My college BFF, another K, and I met when we lived across the hall from each other freshman year…and discovered we had matching pajamas! That was back in ’98, and we’re still BFFs.
My husband is my other BFF/partner in crime. We also met in college, and when we started dating, all of our friends were like, “OMG, FINALLY…we could’ve told you this was a good idea forever ago!”
Jill says
BYOF
my bestie is my sister. We met shortly after her birth and I probably didn’t like her very much at first, but she grows on you!