***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.
Johanna says
BYOF me!
My best friend is someone I’ve known for a very long time….almost 27 years. We’ve been through everything together, and she’s essentially family…..because she is! My sister is my BFF. We like the same things and think the same thoughts, even when thousands of miles away from one another. We share a love of Ikea too! I’ve looked up to her my whole life. :-)
Jen says
BYOF ME!
Besties for years. We met over homemade lasagna in Portland, but we bonded over Home Depot runs.
Karen Dempsey says
BYOF me!
My sisters, my husband, my mom …
Crystal A says
BYOF ME! I have known my best friend since I was 15 (twelve years!!). We met in high school. I call her Inkseed when I am hassling her due to a common mispronunciation of her last name during many Saturday schools. She is my DIY buddy!!
Annalee Taylor says
BYOF me!! My BFF is The Man of my house! He is also my significant other, and the greatest secret keeper ever! We met on a blind date… set up by my dad!! It worked out in my favor considering I thought he was a old man… I was a young 18 years old at the time! My dad knew me a lot better than I ever did!
Grant says
BYOF ME!!
MaryB says
BYOF ME! My bff & I met at church and we love having our nails done every 2 weeks. Life is so busy sometimes it’s the only time we have to catch up :)
Miki says
BYOF ME!
We met in high school and have stayed great friends though distance keeps us about 4 hours apart.
Kristin says
BYOF ME!
We met on the school bus in 5th grade…bffs ever since.
Nicole P. says
BYOF ME!!
BFF and I met in high school. We bonded over our delinquent behavior. We’ve been friends for 16 years. Thanks for the giveaway!
Rachel W. says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my hubby, and we met at his senior (my freshman) prom! :)
Crystal Anderson says
BYOF Me! I have known by BFFL for 12 year. We bond over IKEA and she is the person I drove four hours with regularly to visit the IKEA in Houston before they built on in Round Rock. Love her :)
Annalise E says
BYOF me! I met my bestie in elementary school, but we didn’t start to be besties until High School. We grew up across the street from each other and ended up living together in college. We have gone on a few vacations since college with our husbands and her family–the weirdest thing we have done on those trips is go cave crawling!
Erica says
BYOF Me! My bff is my handsome hubby :)
Ashley says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in 7th grade!! We were each others MOH’s!
chelsea says
BYUOF me!! We met through mutual friends, and within a short time were laughing together, talking about important things, and just had a depth to our friendship. He’s now my husband.
Kate says
BYOF me!
My bff and I met 24 years ago when we were little girls and she moved in a few houses down from me. We went through all of grade school and college together and then she moved across the country. We still manage to see each other a couple times a year and have the best time.
Kelli says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF Twelve years ago. We met in HS cross country and just celebrated our eleven year “dating anniversary” and will be celebrating our second year wedding anniversary this summer!
Lauren says
BYOF ME!
I married my best friend. :) We met online (which people think is really crazy when we tell them, but we don’t even think about it anymore), did the dating dance, and now we get to hang out every day. We don’t have a secret handshake, but perhaps we can work on that on our next Ikea trip. Thanks for the giveaway!
Kathryn says
BYOF ME!!
My bff and I met in third grade. I feel so lucky to be friends with her. It took us a few months to realize that we both were already reading and loving YHL. We live about 100 miles apart, but met up a few months ago to come see you guys at your book signing in Dallas. :)
Angela says
BYOF Me, please!
My husband is my best friend and we met working at a coffee shop.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Remy Lawrence says
BYOF me!!!
My best friend, Amy, and I have know one another since early childhood! Oh the days of laying by the pool, begging our parents for shopping money, and sneaking out!
Kim T. says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is Ann and we met when we were 4 years old. We lived on the same block and we’re inseparable (mostly) until high school. We’ve met up again and it’s just like we were never apart! I love this lady and we had many fun, crazy and wild adventures together!!!
Liz says
BYOF me! My BFF and I have been besties since we were 14 – something strange we do is sign emails/postcards/text messages “you” (because we’re essentially the same person, duh).
p.s. IKEA + YHL = lurve.
Isabelle says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I have been BFF for 25 years. We were sharing a locker in high school.
Lindsay B. says
BYOF ME! I met most of my best friends in college. Love them!
Katy says
Byof me, please!
my bff and I would go to Ikea and have Swedish meatball pasta x 100.. (not really :) )
Barbara says
BYOF Me!
I met my best friend at work a hundred years ago! We bonded over our pure hatred of the job!!!
Marie says
BYOF ME!!
I met my bestie freshman year of high school. She was new to the school and I introduced myself to her. She was forever grateful!! We only see each other once a year but we can pick up right where we left off.
Jen says
BYOF ME!
I have a couple good friends…we have our annual Burke Williams spa day :)
Misty says
BYOF me! My bestie is my cousin. So, I guess we met just being family. =)
Elaina says
BYOF Me please!!!! My Bff and I grew up together and we are polar opposites, but true soul sisters:)
stephanie says
BYOF ME!
We met in our college bookstore almost 20 years ago!
Courtney says
BYOF me!
My best friend is Rachel. We’ve met in the 8th grade and have been friends over 10 year. Every summer we went to the beach and tried to play Rummy 10,000 – basically Rummy all the way up to 10,000….we never made it, but we did spend every night up until 3/4 am trying. Nicknames – The Flash and The Hulk. I have no clue why.
Becky Cebelinski says
BYOF Me!!
My bestie and I met through work and worked at two different places..although we’ve moved a few hours away, she is my rock. What fun bonding we could have shopping at IKEA together!
Melissa says
BYOF ME! We met interning at our first office job!
Chelsea says
BYOF ME!
My hubby is my best friend! We met at church when I was in middle school :)
Jean says
BYOF me!!!
Sally says
“BYOF me”. Awesome giveaway! I have never been to an IKEA but can get there I hope! My best friend an I met in High School…instant pals.
Kara says
I have two dear, dear friend. Our husbands work together and the weirdest thing we have done together has been going to my chemo. Certainly not normal, but walking a road like that certainly makes for bestie bestie!
Karla says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I both joined a business coed fraternity in college. So although she’s like my sister, she’s also my ” brother” (yep, even the gals in the frat are Brothers). What’s funnier Is that my husband whom I also met in the fraternity, is also my brother. : )
Julia H says
“BYOF ME!”
Mel says
BYOF ME! My bff and I went to elementary school, middle school, high school AND college together and in a week we’ll be working in the same office! I would tell you our nick names, but they’re highly inappropriate! LOL
Yvonne says
BYOF ME
Met my BF cause our husbands were good friends. We don’t have any weird handshakes, but she’s always been there for me to talk to or laugh with. We were just working at planning our next IKEA trip. :-)
Ellie says
BYOF ME!
One of my BFFs and I met in FIRST GRADE! My other BFF is my husband and we met in high school. What can I say, I know how to pick ’em!
Gretchen says
BYOF me!!! College
Jennifer S. says
BYOF ME! I have moved around a bit and had lots of different BFFs and right now my BFF is a 69 year old lady who is so much fun to be around!
Kyle c says
BYOF ME
I met my best friend in kindergarten. We don’t see each other as much as we use to but every time we do we pick up like no time has gone by.
Erin says
BYOF Me! I met my best friend at IKEA!!!
Britt says
BYOF me!
My best friend is Meredith and we became friends because we had a crush on the same boy, Kevin, in the 7th grade. The crush came and went but here we are so many years later!