***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.
Cathy says
BYOF Me! My bf and I got to know each other in college, but we knew each other in high school. We bond over shopping, DIY, art, and… Gossip!
Kristin Clutter says
BYOF ME!!!! My BFF and I played volleyball together in college. She is amazing and I don’t know what I would do without her!
Kim says
BYOF me!!!!
Monica says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I met at college because we are roommates, and we like to do homework together at a restaurant near campus and spontaneously walk to Walgreens every so often, just to look around.
Jennifer says
BYOF ME!
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air handshake is where it’s at!!!
Nancy says
BYOF me!
My bff has to be my sister!
We met the day she was born. :-)
stephanie says
BYOF me!! my bff is my sister so we’ve know each other for a little while ;)we are just 16 months apart and still live just 15 minutes from each other so we continue to do everything together!
Rachael says
BYOF me!!
I met my BFF in kindergarten and 23 years later, she’s still my bestie. Through art school, med school and living in different cities she still understands me better than anyone else.
Julie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in kindergarden. I had a cast on from a broken ankle and she felt bad for me :) An unbreakable (pun) bond was created!
Rachel says
BYOF me please!
My best friend is my sister, who is borrowing a lot of my IKEA furniture while my family and I are living in Mexico for a few years! I know we could find a lot more at IKEA for the both of us!
Katie Beth says
BYOF me!!!!
Lauralou says
BYOF me! Please. I’m lucky that I have a few people I consider to be my besties.
One of my besties just happens to be a fellow IKEA lover and one of our favorite activities is to travel “over the bridge” (we live on Cape Cod) and head up to Stoughton to our local IKEA. We met at work where we both teach high school. We’ve been friends for 18 years. She makes me laugh all the time.
Sarah F. says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend my first day of high school after moving from a different state. She lived down the road and we were at the same bus stop! I introduced myself, and it turned out we had 5/6 classes together and even both played flute in the band. 16 years later and I can’t imagine life without her!
Becky says
BYOF ME…is a phrase that makes me giggle. :-)
My bestie and I met first period on our first day of high school. We’re 35 & 36 now, and still going strong. There are no friends like old friends!!
Renee D. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in middle school. She was the most talkative, smiling, LOUD person I had ever met. We’ve known each other for more than 10 years now. We love eating out together – exploring downtown Seattle and grabbing happy hour whenever we can (between work, family and life). My hilarious nickname I have for her is mHoe, and I say it like EM-HOE. Her real name is Michelle. The reason for her nickname was her AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) screen name in high school…it was mhoe9….and I guess I called her mhoe and it stuck. Haha!
Joan says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my twin and wombmate- 30 years and counting ;-)
ashley frahm says
BYOF ME!
Growing up, I never thought I would say this but… my bff is my little sister. She is AWESOME! There is no one I laugh harder with.
Trish says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my husband. We met on an indie film set (I was talent, he was sound & craft services) and the weirdest thing we do together is play airsoft, which is simulated tactical warfare with replica fully automatic rifles that shoot tiny plastic bbs. For our 7th wedding anniversary he bought me an M16 and I swooned. (For the record, we are NOT gun people in real life. Our love of firearms is limited entirely to airsoft. We’re dorktastic that way.) The world still melts away when he kisses me and my happiest moments are always the ones I spend with him. Sometimes it scares me to love him so much because, heavens forbid, what if something happened to him? I wouldn’t want to live anymore.
That got kind of heavy but I’m betting you understand…
Holly says
BYOF me!! I have a few girlfriends that I am especially close to. When we all get together we always end up reminiscing about our adventures in our early 20’s & all the fun we had. Makes me smile thinking about them
KatieMW says
BYOF Me! My best friend is my husband. :) It seems like we’ve always known each other since we were in the same school since elementary days, but we didn’t start dating until college.
Sara says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I met when we were assigned as roommates freshman year of college. We have been inseperable ever since and are even bought houses next to each other! Our favorite thing to do together is drink wine and watch our puppies play :)
kristi@SimplePrettyThings says
byof me!!!! I met my best friend when I was about 15. I’m now 32 (almost) and we’re still going strong!We always love road trips. Especially to IKEA! I just took a road trip to IKEA today with my husband too!
Erin says
BYOF ME!
my best friend is my sister… too many inside jokes to count!
emily says
My besty is my sister. We met when I was 5 and she was 0. I call her sissy and she calls me Emmy. We have kids close in age and are thrilled they are growing up to be close friends. Sissy lives close to IKEA, so
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Me and I will have an excuse to visit her soon!!
Adee says
BYOF Me! As cheesy as it sounds, my best friend is my husband. We met through my sister, who doesn’t let us live down the fact that our son wouldn’t be here without her!
Jessica says
byof me! Best friend and I met in third grade, now we’re in our thirties with our own kiddos:)
Brittany Hise says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I met in elementary schools and have been friends for over 20 yrs. We bond over our kids, crafting and everything in between. She loves in IN and I love in TX but we talk every single day!
Laurel says
BYOF ME!!
Met my best friend thru friends about six years ago. We actually went to the same schools, but did not know each other well because we’re 5 years apart in age. We call each other Leslie and Ann (from Parks and Recreation). Wish I lived closer to her all the time.
Lawren S. says
BYOF me!!
Met my bff in the dorm my first year of college:)
Margo says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in college so about 9 years ago. We love to go shopping!
Tracy says
Byof me!
I met my best friend, Sarah, while working at Seattles best coffee together. We both shared a passion for junk food and we make each other laugh all the time.
Sarah S. says
My BFF is also named Sarah. We met on our first day of college freshman year. (18 years ago, gah!) We would run around campus saying, “This is my roommate, Sarah and my other roommate, Sarah!” In our own heads, we are the most hilarious people we know.
Meg says
“BYOF ME!”
Besides my husband – my BFF and I met in preschool/kindergarten and have been besties every since.
Aubry says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister. We share a lot of interests and love to do everything from camping to going to concerts together.
Sara Nicole says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF in history class in highschool–Started reading Sense & Sensibility over her shoulder!
Kelli says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school and started dating in his senior year of college.. and now we’re MBFF (Married Best Friends Forever) :D
Maria says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby. We met in high school show choir (yep, we were gleeks), and singing together is still one of our favorite things to do together!
Jean S. says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my big sis and I would have abs of steel from laughing so hard if we got to spend more time together!
Carly says
BYOF me please! I’ve been friends with one of my besties for over 20 years! Since the 6th grade!
courtney fruchter says
“BYOF ME”
My bff as been there for almost 20 years now. Met in a high school FST class.
Birgit K says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I live in different countries these days, but somehow that never seems to matter! Not matter how long and how far we’ve been apart, when we get together, it’s like no time has passed!
DT says
BYOF me!
I’ve known my best friend since high school!
Heidi says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in 10th grade (13 years ago!) when we were both Britney Spears for halloween (circa “Baby One More Time”) She went as the original and I was a faux bloodied and bruised version.
Angela K says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met way long ago in high school and we’ve still remained friends from across the coasts. I love this giveaway!
marie in Colorado says
Byof me!!!!!
Amanda says
BYOF me!
We met in High School and a few years later she introduced me to my husband :)
Lydia says
BYOF me!
My husband is my best friend and we met because our roommates were dating each other. We have a soft toy from IKEA that we like to anthropomorphize, a practice that we know is probably strange. Barnslig Park the IKEA pandamander (half panda, half salamander) has traveled the world, wore a tuxedo at our wedding, and has a highly improbable back story as a reformed mobster.
MJB says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at work and had a great time being single women… going to concerts, going on road trips, trying to find Mr. Right. Now that we have, and added some children to the mix, we’re still best friends even though we don’t hang out as much as we’d like.
shiella says
BYOF ME!
Nicolle says
BYOF me!!
I met my BF when she gave my husband a ride home from work. That was 13 years ago.