***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.
Ali says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met freshman year in college. Starting our sophomore year we were inseparable and have been the last 12 years! We have the nickname TWN for each other.
Pascaline says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in summer 2006 in Alberta. I was there from Montréal just spending the summer and she was doing the same (originally from Manitoba). 2 years later I was invited to her wedding and there met the man who is now my husband.
The perfect story :)
Meredith says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at college. We have a lot of interests in common and we keep discovering random similarities.
Sara says
BYOF ME!!
Joseph L says
BYOF ME!!!
My best friend and I met in elementary school. We’re both in college now, me at UW and him at Pratt, we never talk about anything specific lol. IKEA!!!
Jessica Mumford says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I were college RAs on the same floor, different wing.
Stefanie says
BYOF me!
My best friend is Brooke. We met at work when we both were rocounteuring desk jockeys for a major university. She’s my person. She’s the Christina to my Meredith. Or sometimes the other way around. No matter the time we spend apart (which is a lot, since she moved to CA) it’s like it was yesterday. She’d love a $100 gift card, if only to join me in pigging out on $1 hotdogs and ice cream cones.
Michelle says
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Dmitriy says
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Bree D says
BYOF ME!!!!!
oh man, I heart me some Ikea, at that first line….me.
My bff is my hubby! 9 years and counting! We do everything together! ;)
Lesli says
BYOF ME!! My BF is actually my husband. We have known each other since 6th grade and I find him endlessly fascinating :)
Laura B. says
BYOF me!!!
In 6th grade, my best friend sat down next to me on the bus, handed me a piece of candy, and said “want to be friends?” And here we are nearly 15 years later. TRUE LOVE.
Teresa says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my bonus daughter…my son’s sweet wife…aren’t I lucky!?
Hallie says
BYOF ME!!
ryan says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since we were 10. We met in the summer of 1990 and every time we think back to that time it makes us feel SO OLD. probably because we are at this point.
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met in our 4th grade class – we’ve known each other for 16 years now! We like doing a lot of weird things together, but the thing that came to mind first is going to Wawa together (an amazing gas station with delicious food… haha). We do have nicknames for each other – she’s Ham and I’m Phanny. Thanks for this nice giveaway; my BFF and I both love IKEA – and love shopping there together – so this would be perfect.
Abby says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in our freshman dorm in college…almost 10 years ago now!
Emily K says
BYOF me! :) My BFF and I have been inseparable since we were 2 years old, even though we haven’t lived in the same city since we were 11 years old!
Rasmia says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my older brother!
Sara J says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I have been BFFs since freshman year high school (approx 19 yrs now). We like to say we’ve been BFFs longer than we haven’t been…. =D
Amy says
BYOF ME!!!
thank you–what an awesome giveaway! :)
Renée says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I were next door neighbors in our residence hall freshman year. We love to shop Ikea online together since we live in different states now, and watching Gilmore Girls dvds!
Stacey says
BYOF ME! My two BFFs are my roommates from college!
Jen says
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Susan says
BYOF me!
I have several bff’s…I actually don’t even know who I’d share the prize with.
Kate Ryan says
BYOF Me! Please.
Tamara says
BYOF ME!
I’m not good at picking just one bestie. I have some pals all the way back from childhood in WI, some from my graduate degrees, and one from my time in the park service! Love them all.
Cathy says
BYOF me!!!
Maggie says
BYOF me!
My two BFFs are my two oldest sisters. We met at my birth. :)
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My forever BFF and I have been BFF’s since nursery school, which means we’ve been BFF’s for 23 years now! The only nicknames we have are that we call each other chica when we talk to each other!
Cara says
BYOF ME!!
College!
Liz says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and i are in medical school together. we laugh about things that most people probably don’t. :)
Meghan says
BFF me! My best friend is my girlfriend and we met when we both worked at a movie theater and have been together ever since!
Jessica says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF, my husband in 9th grade physical science class!
Dima says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend in college at a party.
Katie says
BYOF ME.
My bff and I met in 2nd grade! been friends for almost 20 years!
Gina F says
BYOF ME!We met in 4th grade, went to college together. Found out our moms knew each other when they were younger, too. Thanks!
Donna Ingalls says
BYOF ME!
My best friend’s nickname is Kats ( shortened version of her last name.) We met 7 years ago when we were teachers at the same school. We both taught 4 th grade and became fast friends. Every year we “shop till we drop” on Black Friday. We stay out shopping for hours and hours, each year we have spent more and more time out shopping with the crowds and lots of time laughing too.
Rachel A says
BYOF ME!
I have 2. One I met in 7th grade when I moved to a new area/school. Fast forward, and we ended up getting married on the same day, in the same wedding hall 4 years apart. The other I have known literally since I was born! Our parents were friends from grad school.
Vanessa says
BYOF me!!!
My husband and I have the same bestie – and we’re kind of one, big, ridiculous family. The weirdest thing my bestie and I do is hold hands – in public. People think it’s really weird, but he’s like family! And he, my husband, and I all LOVE Ikea!
Melissa S says
BYOF! One of my best friends is from high school, the other involves an inappropriate drinking story!
Aaraena says
BYOF ME!
Megan says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met the first week of college.
Helen H says
“BYOF ME!”
My “BFF” and I actually met when we were in elementary school but didn’t really start getting close until middle/high school. I went away for college and yet we were still able to keep in contact. And now as we both enter this whole phase of “Being a grow-up” thing which means less time to goof off and hand out, we still manage to chat forever whenever we get to see each other.
This type of friendship is hard to find…
Lauren Campbell says
BYOF Me!
My bff met when she visited me in the hospital when I was a day old! Her mom and my mom were bffs in college and we grew up like sisters!
Liz says
BYOF ME!!! I met my best friend at work 10 years ago
Lena says
BYOF ME!
My BBF and I met on the patio of a nightclub in Los Angeles in 2003. 10 years later, we have been each other’s maid of honor, had our boys and share our love of home decor and cooking (well she cooks and I eat it yum!). Love her – she is amazing!
emily says
BYOF me – my friends and i do have nicknames for each other but am too embarrassed to share!
Caitlin L says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband (maybe corny but it’s true).
Leigh Ann says
BYOF Me! My BFF & I were college roommates.