***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.
Michelle L says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at church. Our kids are the same ages so we love getting together just to hang out and let the kids play.
Alyssa says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband, we met in collegee and bonded over East Asian history, music and ice cream :)
Amanda H. says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I have been friends since elementary school. I love making her laugh. She has the best laugh ever!
Christine P. says
BYOF ME!
There is actually 4 of us who have been friends since freshman year of high school!
Amber says
BYOF Me!
My BFF is my husband, Kevin. We met at a church dance when we were 16. Now 16 years later we’ve been married 10 years and have 3 kids!
Amanda says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend about 10 years ago at college. The older we get, the more we find we have in common which, frankly blows my mind. I can’t wait until he and his wife (I got them together!) have kids so I can be an auntie!
Jamie says
BYOF ME!
Ashley Janiak says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my mom – I couldn’t ask for a greater one. Mom AND BFF, that is. :)
Catherine says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF a little over a year ago through a running club. We’re practically inseparable now, and I’m so grateful to have such a kind, supportive, generous friend in my life. One quirky thing we do is assign code names to the different men we meet. At first they were simple labels: Joe #1, Joe #2, Blonde Bryan, Bald Bryan, etc. But now we have more fun with them: Clark Kent, Teflon, Jello, Chocolate Cake, etc. These conversations always leave us giggling like high schoolers… :)
DJ says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school. She and her family are now many many miles away but we keep in touch via the internet and meet up during holidays.
Shana says
BYOF Me!
Met my best friend in 3rd grade!!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My best buddy and I fart around each quite a bit… her husband will walk in and always know the stinky ones are her’s though!
Debbie says
BYOF me!
My husband and I are best friends and we love day dreaming about our house. and i’m not even kidding when i say every single room in our house has ikea furniture in it!
Mary | lemongroveblog says
BYOF ME! Met my BF in our house – my sister’s are my best friends without a doubt :)
Lauren says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in the 3rd grade and we have a long history of sharing crafting supplies. I still have a pair of scissors with our names written on it in silver paint marker from the 5th grade!
Missy V says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend is my husband and we met in college. We have known each other for over 20 years – crazy!!!
Jenny G. says
BYOF ME!
I have 2 BFFs. The first is my husband. I’ve known him for 12 1/2 years, and we’ve been married for half of that time. It didn’t take too long after we met for him to become my bestie. The other is my sister. People often think we’re twins, even though I am 9 1/2 years older than she is! As for nicknames, I’m Snack-Shack and my sis is Hopscotch. Don’t ask.
Sara C says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I met at tai chi class when I was living in Boston. Before I moved away, our favorite thing was to sit down with a cup of tea for a chat. Now that I’ve moved, we sit down for tea and a chat on Facetime or Skype!
Natalie says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met in the 6th grade… and still love each other to pieces!!
caroline says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF & I met at Temple!!!! She is a member & I worked there. She is the nicest lady!!!! Beautiful smile & a sweetheart!!!! <3
Leah says
BYOF me! My best friend is my hubby, who I met in college through mutual friends. He’s the best :)
lindsay says
BYOF me!
I have a group of best girl friends and we met while in the Peace Corps!
wanda says
BYOF ME!
i just happen to be married to my bff!
Emily B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends for 11 years. I love her because we each appreciate the other’s quirks. She just moved into a new house so this would be a great present for her!
Laurie says
BYOF Me!! My BFF and I met horseback riding as little girls! We’re all grown up now and still going strong!
Erin says
BYOF ME! She was the first person I met upon moving to a new town and we bonded over a mutual love of margaritas and boating…and she’ll be my Maid of Honor later this year!
Janet says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We were college friends for 4 years before we ever started dating.
Kayla Aimee says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school and went on to room together in college. We always answer the phone when one another calls with “It’s me again, Margaret” – my husband was all “Why do you call one another Margaret?”
Tina W. says
BYOF ME!
We met in junior high, and have stayed friends since :)
Rachel says
BYOF ME! We met when she toured the high school in 10th grade before moving, and we hit it off right away. We used to hit up the thrift stores all the time in high school (yay, 90’s huge clothing). I’m going home in a few weeks, and it’ll be great to go to the same stores again, but this time for furniture to DIY, instead of ironic t-shirts. Friends 4 ever.
Sara says
BYOF me!
We met when we were three years old and haven’t lived in the same city since we were 7 – and we’re still best friends!
Kari E says
BYOF me! Leah and I have been besties for almost 20 years. We met at our first jobs at 16 years old. We’ve traveled lots of the U.S. and Europe together and have some CRAZY stories to tell…but I’ll leave those for another time…
Laura says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met in middle school. I don’t think we do much weird stuff any more (maybe because we don’t live in the same city?) but when we were younger we used to pretend to be models and have photo shoots and we would watch Dirty Dancing over and over!
Jennifer says
BYOF me!!
My best friend is my other half! We met when my parents moved in across the street 12 years ago, and now both of our families have become one. We used to play tons of hand games in French (which I picked up sticking around her house for a looooong time) until it drove our parents nuts.
Robin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since 6th grade. Our favorite pastime now and then is playing Pokemon together! I like to think it keeps us young at heart.
Cheri says
BYOF me!! After 16 years, my husband is still my BFF. Gross ;)
Aurelie says
BYOF me!
i met my BF in 3rd grade. 25 yrs later we are still BFFs!
Natasha says
“BYOF ME!”
Sounds trite, but I have to go with my husband too. Especially since we have just had a baby, I know he is the one person I can ALWAYS rely on…
Susan B says
BYOF ME!! Met my BFF at dance class 14 years ago and have shared many good times since.
Marissa says
“BYOF ME!”
Vanessa says
My bestie and I met in birth class, preparing for our first kids. We’ve been friends ever since and are still celebrating all of our family milestones together.
Becky says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met at freshman orientation in high school!
Erica says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend, and we pretty much bonded over our shared dork-ness. Still going strong with the weird, 14yrs later!
Liz says
BYOF me! I met my BFF in 9th grade when we played indoor soccer together, we ended up working our first job together and going to college too!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!!!!
My besties and I have been besties for a looong time! (One of them since we were 2 and 3). We made up a “band” in highschool and gave each other names :) We don’t live close anymore, but when we do get together, it’s like no time has passed – we pick up right where we left off!
Sara D. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in 5th grade band – we were in the same band but at different schools. Her mom has a home video of me jumping in front of the camera at a band competition. We don’t remember meeting then, but met again in 10th grade when we were in band again (in a completely different city/school district!) and figured out we were both from the same place.
And we both have fake front teeth (also separate incidents.)
Danielle Schaefer says
BYOF ME!
Stephanie R says
BYOF ME!
My best friend Tracey and I met in 7th grade. We bonded over Linkin Park and black nail polish. LOL! She lives in Albany now which keeps us from seeing too much of each other but when we do it’s like we were never apart. She still has the best taste in music. ;)
Kim Pollard says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is my momma! She’s really the best :)
Jenny says
BYOF ME! THANKS A MILLION!