***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.
jessica says
Byof me!
My best friend is rachel. We met in high school and she is awesome.
Katie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend Ali and I met our first year of teaching!! Ironically enough she got a young house love book for Christmas this year!! We spend lots o’ time at IKEA together.. LOVE this giveaway!
Leigh says
“BYOF ME!” We were college roommates. We meet at the Woodbridge Ikea every Dec to do some shopping, it’s a great day! This year her 9 month old joined us- start ’em young.
Maggie says
“BYOF ME!”
See, I actually have lots of besties, which makes things complicated – my college bestie (who is pregnant, and I can’t wait to see this spring when I go out to see her) hates leftover macaroni and cheese, so as roommates, whenever she made it, I got to eat leftovers.
My grad school bestie and I met on a study abroad in England, so we love getting British beers together and bonding over fish and chips.
My after-grad school bestie and I are baseball buddies – we had a blog together about our team, and we used to live down the road from each other, which made carpooling to games super easy.
Amanda says
BYOF me! My BFF was my college roommate!
Katherine says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my husband- we have been married a year and three months now. We have so many inside jokes and love having fun together!
Natalie R. says
BYOF ME!!
My bff is my sister…we’ve had some rough patches but I wouldn’t trade her for anything :)
Mandy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I lived across the hall from each other freshman year of college.
Laura says
BYOF me! My best friend is my little sister. We weren’t always, but are close now that we are older. And we have very weird nicknames for each other: kidney bean and lauvie!
Sarah W says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in the 3rd grade and have been friends ever since. We have a tradition of going to decorated show homes together, and we always go to IKEA when she is visiting. (And did you note my email address?)
Lauren B says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I met in 8th grade. We’ve now been friends for 13 years. She is beautiful and intelligent and goofy and so many other wonderful things. My favorite thing to do is just be lazy with her, because that’s when shes making me laugh the most.
Michelle M. says
Byof me!
I’ve known my best friend since first grade! Now we live 7 hours apart and only talk about once a month, but we can always pick up right where we leave off :)
Aida Antinarelli says
BYOF ME! We love Ikea – and who couldn’t use a gift card. Thanks for the opportunity.
My best friend met through a mutual friend neither of us keeps in touch with. Oops! I move to Florida to be closer to my BBF! …and because of the weather. ;)
Aida
Mandy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in 4th grade. We love(d) New Kids on the Block, scrunchies, and Blossom!
Kaylan McCord says
BYOF me!!!
My husband is truly my BFF, and we met in high school. My best girlfriend and I met in ninth grade. We’ve been through high school, college, babies, etc. Love that girl!! :)
Caitlin says
BYOF ME!
My best friend used to live across the street from me, but we weren’t really friends until we met again our senior year of high school
Katie L says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I go back to the 1st grade!! She’s always my partner in crime for a fun night on the town!
Jessica says
BYOF me!! My best friend is my identical twin sister. We met in the womb, when the embryo split. So yeah, we’re pretty close. :)
christina says
BYOF ME!
I have a few BFFs…we are all silly… it’s always fun when we get together!
Laura says
BYOF me!! I met my best friend in college, then married him as soon as I could. Five years later, I still wake up every morning with my best friend!
Kimberly says
BYOF me!!
As cheesy as this is going to sound, my husband is my best friend. We are both in the military and have to move away from friends a lot. When one of us leaves for any type of duty it is really hard being away from my BEST friend!
Kristin C says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I grew up together in Chicago, IL and were roommates in college and still best friends! We are so similar that people used to think we were either twins or the same person. We have read your blog from start to finish and love you guys! When we were in Ikea last weekend together we kept saying “John and Sherry have that” or “Sherry does this” like we know you guys personally – we aren’t creepy I promise! We did have a handshake because we played basketball together in college but it wasn’t fancy just something we did all the time
Cyndi L says
BYOF me!
I have Known my BFF since college some 40 years ago. We roomed together after, when we were really poor – boxed Mac and cheese for dinner every night poor. Lost touch for about 20 years, got back in touch and went on like we had just seen each other the previous week. She’s like a sister to me.
Belinda says
BYOF ME! I’ve known one best friend for 35 years. She was my neighbor & taught me how to swing without kicking my legs when I was 3:)
grace cho says
BYOF me!!
he’s the one i’m married to :)
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband- 8.5 years and going strong! I am so thankful got him and his honesty and care.
james cho says
BYOF me
Sabrina says
BYOF ME!
Amy c says
Byof me! My best friend and I met in high school and have lived far apart for years but remained friends!
Sandy V says
BYOF Me! My best friend is my Mom. She always has time for her 5 children and 11 grandchildren. She’s my project buddy…any time I get a whim to reorganize, redecorate or paint, she comes over asap in her old clothes, paint brush in hand and ready to work. She’s a 10-year cancer survivor, a faithful wife of 44 years, a nurturing grandmommy, a servant to anyone in need, and fun person. I am blessed to have her!
KatieK says
BYOF me – my BFF is my sister so we’ve known each other all my life, but we weren’t always friends. :)
Kirstin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met the first day of college as we were both unloading our stuff to move into the same dorm. Over 15 years later and we’re great friends.
Li says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I met a party, and we think alike and sometime it’s scary. lol
Amber Hardiman says
BYOF me please! Meet my BFF when I was in 5th grade. We lived on the same street. We are still super close even though we live in different states now.
Cassie W says
BYOF me! Met my BFF about 10 years ago.
Kerri says
BYOF ME!
No BFF, sadly.
Lisa Hansen says
BYOF ME!!!
Stephanie B. says
BYOF me!!!
MK says
BYOF ME!
I can see from previous responses that I’m not the only cheeseball out there…my husband is truly my BFF. We met nearly 14 yrs ago and celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last fall.
Elizabeth G. says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF at church!
Lindsay says
Byof me!
We have been best friends since kindergarten and we both just had baby boys 9 days apart, hoping to keep the friendships alive!
Anita says
BYOF me!!! My best friend is my hubby.
Chaela says
BYOF ME!!!!
Me and my BFF Lydia have know each other since we were babies!! We love sewing, crafting, Pinterest, YHL, and of course IKEA. When she’s in town we always have an IKEA date and dream of decorating our fixer upper dream house we will buy and renovate/decorate some day!!
Erin says
Oh please BYOF Me!
Chelsea P. says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in middle school. She was one grade below me. She and I did almost everything together. Now our adult lives has us living far apart and keeps us both busy. It’s hard to get the chance to meet up and hangout. If I won this, I would most definitely bring her to Ikea with me for some breakfast and probably lunch and some fun shopping:)
Anita says
BYOF me!! My best friend is my hubby, and we would have a fantastic time having an Ikea shopping spree!
Jenn says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in middle school and were attached at the hip all the way through college + beyond. We live 3 hours away now but we make time for each other every second we can. We’ve done everything together from a million weird pictures and sweet 16’s to graduate school and big girl jobs.
She even brought me on my first ikea outing!
Geraldine says
BYOF ME!
I feel that I have a best friend for various stages of my life and I am lucky enough to consider them all my best friends…I love them and I miss those I only get to see in person every few years…sniff, sniff…
Jenna says
Byof me! BFF is from college, now our husbands are pretty good friends too, which is awesome!
Kim says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband. We met in highschool but didn’t start dating until about 10 years later. Together for 13 years now with 2 daughters.