***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.
Lauren says
BYOF Me!
My best friend is also my older sister so we have been frenemies from the day I was born. We bond over our love for our family, the support system we have, and the good times we are always able to laugh about.
Adrienne says
BYOF ME Please! I met my BFF in 1997…we worked together and she was moving and needed a roommate and I needed to move so it worked. And we have been BFF’s ever since!
Sara says
BYOF ME!
I married my BFF!
Rachel says
BYOF Me Please!!!
My husband’s my BFF. We’ve been having fun together for 11 years.
Kelly says
BYOF me!
I would have to say that my BFFs would be my family. We do EVERYTHING together.
Becky says
BYOF ME! I met one of my beasties when we moved from Nebraska to Wisconsin when I was 11 years old We’ve stayed great friends despite going to rival Big Ten schools! ;)
Amanda says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We love to go to estate sales & to antique stores…could it get any better? I <3 him!
Erin says
BYOF ME! Since childhood we have met at the seventh house, exactly half way between our homes.
Mandy H. says
BYOF me!
My husband met my BFF and her boyfriend (now husband) in college a few years ago, and we’ve all been BFFs since! We took them on their first IKEA trip last month and now they’re hooked.
Laurie says
BYOF me. My best friends are my daughters and we would love to plan a trip to Ikea!!
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!!!
My bestie is my husband. <3
Caroline says
BYOF me! (please!)
I have 2 BFFs. 1 I’ve known since birth, the other was my college roommate.
My college roommate and I hit it off because we had every class together and made all the same friends. We wore the same size shoe, pants, and shirt. It was like having a built in sister. She lives in S. Korea now so it’s hard only seeing her twice a year!
Mercedes Lambey says
BYOF me!!!
My best friend and I grew up together! We used to run around the grocery store yelling at each other in Italian accents just to embarrass her mom! I love my best friend of 22 years!
Kate says
BYOF me! I met my BFF in third grade. 36 years ago! Still BFFS.
Heesun shim says
Byof me! Florence! We met through my husband! Now I’m better friends with her and my husband thinks its so weird bc she’s kooky. I love me some florence.
Chasta says
BYOF ME!
Mike says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my darling wife who I met while bobbing up and down waiting for the triathalon to start.
Becky says
BYOF ME!
I’m lucky and have 3 BFFs (besides my husband). I met BFF #1 in kindergarten. She gave me the nickname Hamburgers when we were in high school. We were talking about a barbeque and who all would be there and she listed all our friends and then Hamburgers. I asked her what about me and she just looked at me and said, “well isn’t your name Hamburgers” and the name stuck.
BFF #2 and I met in band during middle school. I wouldn’t have survived high school or college without her. We’re like two peas in a pod.
BFF#3 and I met while working at Barnes and Noble. We were working in the store and I overheard her talking about my favorite movie, The Philadelphia Story. I yelled across the store “I love that movie” and we’ve been besties ever since.
ErinY says
BYOF ME!
My biffle is my man. Pretty much every minute we spend together we wonder how weird people must think we are…particularly when it comes to the baby talk we do with our dog!
Elizabeth says
BYOF me! My Bff and I love rating people’s butts.
Margaret says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met on my very first day of college. We were sitting in the classroom, waiting for the professor, making small talk before we realized we were in the wrong classroom. Somehow that was enough to start us on a wonderful friendship that has enriched my life more ways than I can even list. I miss her every day and wish we lived closer to each other but I know she’s always out there for me.
Julia says
BYOF me! I met my best friend five years ago in high school orchestra, but we became friends by running together in track. We just like to get together and talk and eat lemon cheesecake ice cream from Safeway. :)
Judy says
BYOF Me!
We met at work years ago in college— then after we graduated got married :) This Friday it will be 16 years! One quirky thing is when we bet each other on something, the person who looses the bet has to buy a “flippie”- that’s our word for a sweet treat which is usually something like soft serve ice cream…
Mary says
BYOF Me!
My BFFs and I met in elementary school (I met one in 2nd grade reading and one in 3rd grade Christmas choir). We survived middle school and high school together, lived together in college, have been in each others weddings… after nearly 20 years, I pretty much can’t imagine ever not being friends with my girlies!
Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says
BYOF ME!! I met my bestie in college in an English class. It’s still funny to think of how quickly we hit it off and got close.
Devin says
BYOF ME please!
We met online on a music forum over 10 years ago. :)
Kelly says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I have been friends for about 21 years and have remained best friends even though she’s lived over 1000 miles from me for the last 17 years!
Katie Abel says
I have know my BFF for over 24 years- we met in 3rd grade when she was the cool new girl with braces, double pierced ears, and a PERM! I was smitten. The weirdest thing we’ve ever done? Paid money to go see the Britney Spears movie Crossroads. It was so bad we walked out-and swore to never admit we actually paid money for that!
Jennie says
BYOF ME! MY BFF is my hubby and he loves ikea too!
Sarah says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my boyfriend. We’ve been together since sophomore year of high school. We love spending time outside together. I’m so lucky to have him in my life!
Jennifer jones says
Byof me! My BFF is my husband and we met in our church youth group when I was in the 8th grade and he was in the 9th.
Catherine says
BYOF ME!!!!
My Best Friend was my neighbor when I was 12 back in my Country and by coincidence we moved to the same state in different times in our lives. What’s funny is that we don’t have many things in common but we love our friendship.
Julianne says
BYOF
I met my best friend in 4th grade. We are much older now but have such a great understanding even though we live far from one another.
Heather says
BYOF ME
My BFF, aside from my hubster, is my friend Donna. She and I have known each other for 12 or 13 years now and she taught me how to be comfortable in my own skin and enjoy life.
Casey Smith says
BYOF ME!!!!!
I met my BFF in High School! I asked her one day “Can I call you Gerdie?” and we’ve been laughing our nights away over glasses of wine ever since!:)
Heather says
BYOF ME! My Bestie is Angelina. We met in Junior High and have been bff’s ever since…23 years and counting! We currently live across the country together from each other but we love emailing each other all day long with updates on what we are doing. We even have a purge and profit challenge going on between us. Our signature slogan is swimming pools and margarita’s because we look forward to retiring as snowbirds in a nice warm place like Florida or Arizona. Thanks again for another chance at some cool stuff!
Michelle says
BYOF me!!
My best friend and I met in preschool and we are still close! When we were little, we used to love playing Barbies and trading stickers! Now we trade home improvement project advice!
Rachel says
BYOF me!
We met freshman year of college- almost years ago! Through multiple moves and changes each we now live in neighboring states!
Megan Hill says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at a football tailgate. We’ve been friends for almost 6 years, and yes, I married him.
Melissa says
BYOF Me! My BFF have known each other since we were 8 years old. That’s 22 years and counting! The silly memories are too many to mention :)
Meredith says
BYOF ME! My best friend and were matched as roomies freshman year at Penn State. We turned up wearing the same outfit and the rest is history!
river1 says
“BYOF ME!”
later jim
Ileana says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at summer camp when we were in middle school. Love her!
Kassy says
Byof me! My BFF is my husband for sure! We met my junior year of high school!
Shannon says
BYOF me!!!!
My BFF is my boyfriend.
Kari says
BYOF ME! It’s my hubby and we met in law school as we traded study materials.
Uzmina says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF is my sister. We do have funny nicknames for each other. She calls me Moi and I call her Tobs. We love books and traveling
tara says
BYOF me!
My bff is my husband! Thanks for this opportunity!
Tiffany A. says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have know each other for 10 years! We are so close even though we live in different cities. We try to drive to see each other at least every other month! I just had my first baby and she has her first this July!!!
We met my first year in college, a mutual friend of ours incited us to the same movie and it was out first time hanging out! I actually didn’t like her the first few times I met her… Really for no reason, I was 17 years old and stupid.
I love her so much, it makes me so happy to see her! I can tell her anything and she will never judge me!
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
I met my bff when I was 12 years old at the local mall. We have been besties for 20 years now and I am so happy he is in my life :)