***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.
Mari says
Sounds corny but my husband is my BFF. We met through friends about 12 years ago.
Amanda says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when we were 5, pretended to hate each other for a little bit because she stole my best friend at the time, and became actual BFFs in 7th/8th grade. We have now been roommates at college/post-college for the past three years. And of course, our apartment is full of lots of Ikea goodies :)
Jami says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister and we met when she was born!
bridget says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is now my husband we bond over silly jokes and made up songs while make memories with our two lil kids. We both LOVE IKEA, so it would go to good use :-)
emmy A says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband. We met while working at a summer camp. He was wearing red and yellow sneakers and my first thought was, “Wow! Those are fun shoes. Not many guys could pull that off.” I was so right. Ha ha! 7 years later and he still has red sneakers (new ones, of course).
Amanda says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I have been friends for over 10 years. I actually met my husband through her husband (they have been friends since high school). Funny how things work out!
trish says
BYOF ME!! Thanks for the chance to win. My BFF and I thank you!
Danielle says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met wayy back in high school, freshman year – we had the same French class and homeroom. We’ve been friends now for *gulp* 29 years!
Ellen says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF when she started dating one of my male friends. He met her through internet dating. So I say I met her through internet dating by proxy.
Jennifer Maum says
BYOF me!
I’ve known my BFF since grade school!
Chelsea O says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in college and now live a couple streets from each other. We bond over wine and The Bachelor on every Monday.
Tierney says
BYOF me! Since my best friend is my mom, we’ve known each other since I was born :)
Megan S says
Byof me!!
I have 4 bffs, couldn’t just have one!! We all met at college and we bond over crafting and good beers :)
Tamara says
BYOF ME! My BFFand I met at work and really ended up bonding over our book club and our love of crafting!
meghan says
BYOF ME!
We met in high school a long time ago. And there are way too many stories too share here :) I hope we win!!! I was planning on making an Ikea run this weekend!
Erin says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in high school when we were not friends and then a few years after graduation we became the best of friends!
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says
BYOF ME! :)
Beth Kyle says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF Christy in Kindergarten. We played house together everyday, but we made our friend Bridget be the daddy. I think I was the kid. Anyway, it was a long time ago and we are still really close! :)
Barbie says
My best friend, Alana, and I met in Kindergarten…..over 25 years ago! We use to set things on fire as kids…needless to say, our parents were not too excited about our favorite past time….Fortunately, no injuries during our wild adventures. Although we live far from one another, we e-mail daily…Friends for life!
CC says
BYOF ME!!
This is really cheesy but my best friend is my husband! No one knows me like that guy! We met a few times before we finally got together after a concert. That was almost 7 years ago and we’ve been together ever since!
We have all kinds of BFF secrets like nicknames, hand signals, and code words but I’m not at liberty to discuss any of them. It’s top secret, yo! Lol!
monica says
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Monique says
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Sarah F. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister-in-law. She’s my “person!”
Kelli says
My BFF and I met as babies because our moms were best friends too. We live far away and see each other infrequently now, but when we are together it feels as though no time has passed at all.
Sarah says
BYOF me!
My BFF Ash and I share a hatred for ranch dressing. It is a bond that will never be broken!
Jen says
BYOF me! My BFF is named Nicole and we’ve been friends for 2 years. I call her Nicola (rhymes with Ricola) or Cole. We sometimes drink too much wine and run thru my hay field together. :)
Katherine says
BYOF ME!
My 2 besties and I love to go on haunted tours whenever we get together (I know, creepy, right?). So far, we’ve gone on haunted tours of San Francisco, The Queen Mary in Long Beach, and many old west ghost towns. We love scaring ourselves silly, just like when we were kids, telling ghost stories in the dark!
Kristina A says
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Carolyn says
BYOF ME! My best friends are Jenn and John. I met Jenn after my ex-husband volunteered me for a job that she offered to him! I met John through Jenn. 12 years later John has been my nanny for both children, we went to their (very fun) Las Vegas wedding, we’ve gone on most of our vacations together, we bought the house right next door to theirs, and they helped us demo and remodel it. They deserve these gift certificates!
lauren says
BYOF ME!
My bff and i met on the first day of 6th grade and are still BFF and are roommates today, 12 years later!
shannon says
BYOF ME!! I met my BFF at our kids little league game, her husband was the coach of my sons team. We hit it off immediately and we have been BFF’s now for over 15 years, and her now ex-husband, is great friends with my husband.
Amanda O'Mahoney says
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Brooke says
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My BFFs and I met at school, and we definitely bond over the random everyday stuff- they are hilarious!
Jessica A says
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Carrie says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in 2005 when we moved to England. Even though we live thousands of miles apart she’s still the coolest. No secret handshake or nicknames but I think I’ll have to look into that. When we’re together we like to pretend like we’re 25 again!
Ashley says
BYOF me!!
Chelsey N says
BYOF ME! We were country neighbors from birth! Eight hours away now but still can pick up where we left off every time :)
Sandra says
BYOF ME! My twin sister…and our bdays are on the 8th, so that would be a great bday gift too!
Susan says
BYOF ME!
My BF is my boyfriend…we met 2 years ago on an online dating site.
Jenna says
BYOF ME!
My and my BFF have been friends since we met in 4th grade. And we still have stupid sayings from back then that crack us up!!
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
Met in 1st grade : )
Cassidy says
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Emily says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in French class…18 years ago!
SalBug says
BYOF ME! I know, everyone says it, but it’s true – my husband is my best friend and we met on a blind date!
Shaye says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I met on the playground wearing Poison shirts in 5th grade.
Gina Stoughton says
BYOF ME!
My best friend Kerry and I have been friends since we were 3, soooo…..about 30 years. Her nickname is Murph and mine is Beans or Beano. We once made up a rap for a school project that went a little something like this: “Newsline Central is just tote-A-ly RAaaad. It makes other newstations sound really BAaaad. So listen to Newline Central EV-er-Eeee Daaaay. And you and all the others will start to sway. Bom-PA-chee. Bom-bom-PA-chee-chee. Bom-PA-chee. Bom-bom-PA-chee-chee. Yyyeahhhh. Huh-ha-huh-ha (beat box sound).” Holler. Our 4th grade selves were baller.
Danielle says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie when we were both 5! She lived just around the corner from me! Now 27 years old we still are!
Angie says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met when she overcame homeschooling at the age of 14 and enrolled in the Christian school I attended since kindergarten. Outsiders were not always welcome at my school, but for her, I made an exception. Mostly because she wore daring green pants on her visit day. Just had to be friends with a girl like that.
Marcie says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband. He’ll tolerate occasional visits to IKEA with me. He’ll even go along without complaint when I don’t want to take shortcut routes through the store, even though I know he’d prefer to stay in the car and take a nap rather than shop almost any day.
Jen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school. It’s been ten years since then, but we still laugh about everything and are convinced we should have some kind of reality series :)