***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.
Farrah says
BYOF me!! I met my BFF at work 18 years ago. Its funny because when I first met her, I didn’t like her very much. I got over it!
Crystal says
BYOF ME!
Me and my best friend are quite opposite. We met our freshman year of college. She helped me focus on my school work and get the grades and I made sure she had all the types of fun you’re supposed to have in college. We were made for each other :)
Teresa says
BYOF ME
We met at… well, a Meetup. Harry Potter, to be precise.
Also, more than half of my furniture is from IKEA, so I can be sure to match it with… something! ^__^
Margaret says
Byof me! My husband is the best friend I ever had…
Taylor Conroy says
BYOF me! And…so cheesy buy my best friend is my boyfriend. We’ve been together for 9 years and I just enjoy every minute :) Plus…we love us some IKEA. Seriously though.
LISA says
BYOF me!
I have two BFFs; one I met in high school and the other freshman year of college. They are both amazing women and I’m lucky to know them! I would happily share my IKEA gift cards with them WHEN I win, hehe ;)
Christy says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in college. I’m missing her lots lately since she moved away last summer.
Meghan says
BYOF ME!!!
Christine says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in 5th grade. I was the loud one and she was quiet. We’ve been best friends for 12 years and love to go to TJ Maxx and Marshall’s… and then back to TJ Maxx again together :)
Monika says
BYOF ME! She works with my husband.
Jennifer B says
BYOF me!! I have known my bestie Nicole for over 15 years. We are true beach gals and our favorite tradition is cupcakes and Coronas for our birthday by moonlight. Love her dearly!
Courtney says
BYOF ME!
We are both teachers and were supposed to share a room. But she thought I was a close talker and rather annoying so she opted to move to the basement. Some time later we are standing in the hall and she says can we be friends and I said yeah sure. And she says, no really can we be friends and I said I thought we were. The end, five years later we are bff and raising our children together. :)
Kristy Swift says
BYOF me!!!
Veronica says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met when we were 2 years old, and we have been friends ever since (27 years)! She is definitely my sister from another mother. :-)
Suzanne says
BYOF ME!
My best friend was my husband, Kevin, who passed away a little over a month ago (after a 5-1/2 yr long battle with cancer). We met 15 years ago, and you bet we had cute nicks for each other (but can’t share them here! Ehemmmm….) If I win, I will give “his” gift cards, to our friend, Breann, who is a young friend of ours, and did hospice care with me, in our home, who bought her first home (cottage) a couple of years ago and is also a fan of YHL.
And, yes, we did have a secret handshake, but I can’t explain it without a video.
Sincerely,
Suzanne in NW Illinois
Kirsten says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I only met 7 or 8 years ago, but we are totally bosom buddies. Since we are both red heads, we are often mistaken for sisters, but the best thing is that we just understand each other. BONUS QUESTION: We met at church, and though we;ve both moved from where we met, we keep in touch often, and our kids think they are cousins! There is a bunch of weird things we’ve done together, one of my favorite being when we were trying on marathon underwear over our clothes at an expo. Hil arious.
Robin says
BYOF ME!
We met at our local community college — I was an instructor and she was a student!
Leann says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I grew up together. Our song is “Meet in the Middle” by George Strait – we’d always sing that because we lived about a mile apart and would meet in the middle :)
Amara Paul says
BYOF ME!! Met at work…our 2 youngest (my only) are sure to be best buds! :)
Natasha says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my BFF while in college–so many stories, so many memories!!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
We met in college when we went on a great study abroad trip to Italy. I just got to be in her wedding this fall. We can’t wait to live closer so we can go on shopping trips to IKEA.
Meredith says
BYOF me!
I have several best friends from childhood, college and post-college. They all know me from different stages in my life and I love that!
A gift card would be amazing for the sofa I’ve been eyeing for our nursery :)
Ursula says
BYOF! My best friend is my husband…we met through my ex-boyfriend and they still talk too.
Jess says
BYOF ME!! My hubbie is my bestie, and we met while climbing outdoors.
celia says
BYOF! My bff is my husband. We met in college but didn’t get to know each other until we ended up at the same grad school in 2008.
Aman says
BYOF ME!
Heather D. says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met at a job about 9 years ago. The best part about our friendship is that all we need to have fun is each other!
Pamela says
BYOF ME! My best friend passed away, and I miss him terribly.
ErinOhio says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I have been besties since we were 10 years old! She lives in NY now so we are seperated by states but we always meet up for and travel to Ben Harper concerts together!!
Crystal C says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met the second day of 6th grade. That was 16 years ago and we’re still hanging tough.
Allison T says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I use to work together, now we find time together over shopping for house hold goods and clothes. We are super shoppers together and it gives us time to catch up!
Mary says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met working at a restaurant together. I feel like everything we do together is weird- that’s why we’re best friends!
Lisa says
BYOF ME! We met in fourth grade and the rest is history!
Stacey says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have known each other our entire lives!
Stephanie M. says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend in the 1st grade (23 yrs ago!) and we both still live in the same town about a mile apart!!
Robert says
BYOF ME!
Been best friends since the fourth grade!
Rachel R says
BYOF me! My sister is my best friend, and our favorite movie is The Jerk, so we love endlessly quoting that movie. We also love Ikea!
Kelsey says
BYOF MEEE!
My bff is Jaime! Technically we met in preschool, then later reunited in 7th grade. It wasn’t till we became better friends and started talking about our past, that we realized we were indeed in pre-k together. We both still have the photo – and there she is standing right behind me!
And what’s even cooler is that she and my daughter share the same birthday!
Stacia Reagan says
BYOF Me! I have been BFF’s with my bestie since we were both 18 months old. Through college, graduate school, careers, marraige and kiddos we have kept in touch even across state lines. I would love to win this since I live 6 hours from an Ikea that is only 20 mins from her house.
Amy F says
BYOF me!!!
I have two BFFs. I met one in junior high and the other in college.
Katherine W. says
BYOF ME!
We met like 3 or 4 years ago. She is the best! We don’t really do anything that weird. We are big talkers and singers. When we hang out we start acting like each other. We’re like sisters! I used to hate her guts, but now I love her!
Adam says
BYOF ME!
My wife is my BFF.
Devin says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met as kindergarteners but didn’t become good friends until 6th grade. Since then we’ve been pretty much inseparable
Liz says
BYOF me!!
Cheesy as it sounds… my bff is my husband. We met in high school, and haven’t really looked back…
Susan says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met because we both majored in Industrial Design in college and bonded over hot gluing a foam core model of office furniture for a group project. We’re a mad hot gluing team. We don’t even burn each other’s fingers. Which is better than I do on my own.
Marti says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband – he’d use his $100 on IKEA fruit preserves and bread mix.
Nicki says
BYOF me! My Best friend is truly my husband, for sure. But if I were to pick a girl, the longest BFF I ever had is now living far faraway from me in FL. WE have been friends since about 7th grade.
Stacy says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met in high school
Carol Denson says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I met through our children 20 years ago when they were in kindergarten together.
Ej says
BYOF me!!! My BFF and u have been friends for 11years and we love doing most everything together ….he’s also my hubby!