***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.
Lisa says
BYOF ME!!!!!
My BFF, Laurie V, & I met 25 years ago when we taught in the same school. Even though now one of us lives in Ohio & the other in Indiana, we are meeting at the Cincinnati IKEA to spend the day together. I’d be lost without her!
Emily says
BYOF ME!!
Me and my best friend met a few years ago! We love to craft together and do things for our kids. We also love going to IKEA together!(:
Jen says
BYOF ME!
Met my bestie in elementary school. It’s nice to know somebody for over 20 years!
Lauren says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in the fall of 2004 when we were sitting at tables next to each other in a dorm cafe at Vanderbilt and I was complaining that this guy had broken up with me because he was still in love with his ex girlfriend… turns out, the ex girlfriend was HER! Neither of us have talked to the guy in years but she and I talk (or text or email) just about every day. ( :
And actually, I need to go visit her in NYC (I’m in Richmond) because she got a new apartment a while back and needs help decorating… so we need to go to IKEA!!! This giveaway’s just perfect for us.
Amy says
BYOF me! My best friend is my cousin, so I have known her as long as I have been alive (she’s 6 months older). We talk every single day. I went to Ikea the very first time with her!
Kelly says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in 5th grade GATE but came from different schools, so we had to hate each other. The next year we went to middle school together and became school friends in our nerd herd classes. By high school, we were best friends and 20 years later, we still are.
Sarah says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I went to elementary school together but didn’t figure out that we were meant to be besties until college.
amanda@reno366 says
BYOF ME
I’ve known my BFF since before I was born! Our mom’s were pregnant at the same time.
Tiffany S. says
BYOF ME!
My current BFF is my hubby. He makes me laugh every day by doing things that no one else gets to see except me.
Caitlyn says
“BYOF ME!” My husband, on Myspace!
Emily Smith says
BYOF ME!
My best friend would have to be my husband! We love doing everything together!(:
Terri Stewart says
BYOF ME….my bedtime and I met in 7th grade…that was 20 some odd years ago.
sabrina says
Byof me!
I met my bff when I was 4. Her mom babysat my brother and I and the rest is history! We don’t live near each other now but can always pick up where we left off. On the phone or in person we just laugh and giggle and share all the secrets that besties do! Love her so!
Ambi says
BYOF ME!! My best friend and I met at freshman orientation in high school 12 years ago… and now we’re roommates!! We need those IKEA gift cards to furnish our new house!
Anna O. says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in high school. We loovve going shopping together or having video game and wine nights!
Christina says
BYOF ME!
I met both my BFFs–my husband and my best girl friend–in our freshman college dorm, first day of orientation.
Katie says
BYOF me! I met my two BFFs in sixth grade and been friends ever since! We live in three different states now, but still keep in touch!
Shokufeh says
BYOF me!
Jamie H says
BYOF ME! My husband is my BFF :o)
Lewaletzko says
BYOF ME!
I married mine after meeting him at work.
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college!
Jenn Adams says
BYOF Me!
My best friend is my hubby! We met at the gym and have been inseparable ever since!
PJ says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF across the hall of my dorm freshman year of college!
Terri Stewart says
Omg. Best friend not bedtime. Ugh!
Christy says
BYOF ME!
Met my BFF at the world’s worst job about 6 years ago. We have almost identical taste, always watch the same show when we hang out together and have a mutual aversion to swishy and pink mist.
Stephanie Klemm says
BYOF me!
My bff is my hubby. We met at a bank :)
Riva says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband. I know a lot of people are probably commenting that exact same thing, but it’s true. We moved out of state after college and I don’t know very many people here and am not great about keeping in touch with old friends, so he’s my everything and he would be very grateful if we won because we could finally buy our new bed!
Leslie says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met through our brothers who were on the same dorm floor in college. We have been happily married for (almost) five years and still do just about everything together. :)
Sara Davies says
BYOF ME
Cary says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I have been friends since kindergarten, and although we live thousands of miles apart, we spend hours on the phone and each time we see each other we easily pick up right where we left off. Thank the Lord for the blessing of friends!
Natalie L says
BYOF ME!!
Emily says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is my hubby, we have been married 8 years and have 3 kids. Life is crazy and I love it!
Megan says
BYOF me!
Cheesy, yes, but my BFF is my husband!
julie says
BYOF ME! I’ve known my BFF since we were five, but we didnt actually like each other until we were 13 – now we’ve been best friends for another 13 years! And a surprise $100 gift card sure couldn’t hurt that!
Andrea says
BYOF Me!
College roommates. We bonded over our mutual dislike of our third roommate. In our defense, she was crazy!
Tina says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband, whom I can be my true, silly self with :)
Anna Wallin says
BYOF Me!!
My best friends and I created our own color in high school…..called Orgreelow. We combined our favorite colors, orange, green and yellow. We used the word so often that pretty much everyone we knew used the word when they saw anything in those colors!
Sarah Richardson says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in middle school and have been friends ever since. We now have husbands, kids, and live down the street from one another. Yay!
Jennifer G says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met in junior high- 20 years later we’re closer than ever adn we still talk on the phone everyday.
Shay says
BYOF ME! We met freshman year of high school and have been BFFs since. She is now the maid of honor in my wedding :-)
rebekah says
My best friend is my sister who is 1.5 years older than me. Our fav thing to do together is pretty much anything, but when we laugh the hardest is when we clothes shop together.
Jessie M. W. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my twin sister! We have the same laugh and I think it kinda freaks people out! But we love laughing!
krista f says
BYOF… my bff is my sister…we met at her birth- i was 6 :)
Samantha says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I make up stories about strangers we see in public places.
carrie says
byof me please!!!
my bff and I met our freshman year in high school, and I don’t even want to know how many hours we’ve spent sitting in coffee shops over the last 19 years!
Tricia B says
BYOF ME! My husband found me my bff. He introduced himself to her husband and her when I was too shy.
Juanita says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I have been friends for over 6 years. Love her!
Meg G says
BYOF ME!
I have two BFF’s – one is my sister and the other one is my friend I met in 4th grade when our parents were acquaintances. We went to different schools so it wasn’t until the first day of high school when we got to our lockers (which ended up being next to each other) that we re-connected. 20 years later we’re still causing as much trouble together now as we did back then!
Yolanda says
BYOF Me! My BFF is Sharon (I call her Ro or Punkin) and we met on the first day of college as I was moving my stuff in to the dorm. She and I love to talk, go to bookstores and dork out on books, and discuss all things deep over Subway tuna sandwiches. She is my light and a true blessing. Thanks for the chance to win!
Robin says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my husband and we met at a poetry reading. In the 1990s. Go figure:-)