***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.
Colleen says
BYOF me!!
I met my BFF in first grade. She left her coat on the school bus, I ran after her with it, the rest is history.
Haley Wolfe says
BYOF ME!
My BFF(s) are my two older sisters. We are super close in age and have lots in common-there’s always tons to talk about. Nicknames: Furthering Hermitage, Black Fly, and ChChChChia respectively. Don’t ask!
Melody says
BYOF ME!
I have two best friends and we like to play cards on the weekends to catch up with each other, since we are so busy during the week!
Krystal Bradley says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met while building our homes together as part of a self-help homeownership program. We call each other Barbie and Midge and have been besties for 5 years!!
Nikki says
BYOF Me!
Jackie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at the coffee place we worked at together. We had an amazing time working together in the mornings and having fun with great customers and fantastic coffee. It was the time of my life :)
Sara says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met because our husbands were friends. In the beginning, we hung out because we pretty much had to. Now, we are the ones who get together and make our hubbies hang out! :)
Joanna v says
bYOB!
My hubby is my best friend and we met at a singles group at our church! Ha!
Emily says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met my sophomore year of high school and we are still going strong after 7 years! This year I get to watch her graduate from graduate school, hip hip hooray!
Sonja says
BYOF me!!!
My hubby is my best friend. We met at a restaurant we once worked at together.
pallavi says
BYOF ME!
we met in college, when we bonded during an ECON project with an unfortunate young lady who invited us to her creepy house to work!
Alana @ Grace-Full Intentions says
BYOF ME!! This may sound cheesy, but my best friends are my mom and my sister. Growing up in a military family meant moving every 3-4 years. Needless to say, this made for a close knit family because we were all each other had for the first several months in a new place. Of course, I have plenty of friends who are not related to me, but for this giveaway, I’d give the other cards to my mom and sister.
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Brooke Castelloe says
BYOF!! We met in college and love to window shop!
adam says
byof me!
Emily B. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in ballet class in 7th grade! Now, 14 years later, we are teachers at the same K-12 school. We used to have impromptu dance parties in our apartment – now we have “grading parties” at coffee shops, when we hang out with other teachers and drink copious amounts of coffee while grading tests! So fun, right?
Katie says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I met in seventh grade, which means we’ve been friends for 18years!! We love being outside and excercising together. We are both having our first babies this year, so an Ikea gift card will help us get our nurseries going!
Nichole says
BYOF me!
I’ve known my BFF for about 15 years but we didn’t become BFFs until 6 years ago after each having our first children.
Annie says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband and we met on a church sponsored mission trip :)
Heidi Seawell says
BYOF Me! My husband is my best friend :) we met in college!
Jessica Rogers says
BYOF Me!!! My best friends (there are three of us) have been besties since the womb! Our moms were good friends and pregnant with us at the same time!
Antonella says
BYOF me!
I’ve known my BFFs for over 20 years!
Stacy says
BYOF Me!!!
My husband is my best friend! We met 5 years ago, while we were on dates with other people! We started dating a couple months later!
Elizabeth says
BYOF ME!
This is not as weird as it sounds, but I met my best friend on the internet about 14 years ago. We live thousands of miles away from each other, but we talk almost every day.
Lisa says
BYOF me!!!!
Patty says
My husband – he is defensive daddy and I’m police officer beck. Hah.
Kaitlyn says
BYOF me! I met my bestie in my freshman year of college (we lived in the same corridor of the same dorm). I call her Hootie (a la Top Chef) and she calls me Gail (a la Oprah’s best friend). We love taking 3-5 mile walks and rehashing our weeks, then visiting Pizza Hut lunch buffet–the time just flies by!
Sheena says
BYOF ME!!!
megan and i were set up in our very own college dorm room together. never laid eyes on each other before but after lots and lots of coffee and a super-late night room decorating overhaul, we became the ‘besta’ friends!! :)
Brook says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I meet while starting new jobs for the same company. We have been friends for 15 years!!
Katy says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my husband, but my BFF girlfriend is Melissa and she can follow all my crazy talk and still loves me. I have converted her to YHL.
Anais R. says
BYOF me! I’m marrying my best friend in a few months :D
Megan Sanders says
BYOF ME!
Alex says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband!
Katie says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at band camp…no, for serious!
Samantha says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I met while working at Target – our first hang-out session was organizing the flip flop baskets, LOL. That was five years ago, we’ve never worn red and khaki again since working there. :)
Sara says
Byof! I met my BFF in college!
Elsa says
BYOF me! I met my first BFF, my sis, when she was born. My other BFF I met in college when we were roomies.
Laura says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met in grad school. :-)
Casey says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my fiance (yep, cliche). When we marry this summer we’ll have known each other for 9 years, and we love living just 3 miles from our IKEA store!
Amber B. says
BYOF ME!
Penny says
BYOF My adult daughter is my best friend, as I am hers. When she was a teenager, not so much ;-)which was appropriate. I feel so lucky to have her in my life, and we both LOVE Ikea!
sheneversleeps says
BYOF ME!
My two BFF’s and I have been friends since middle school. Lots of years and laughter between us. Since we live across the country (Colorado-Texas-DC) we have a girls trip every year. So much fun! Love and miss my BFFs.
Kate says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is like one of my sisters- she knows me inside and out, and we are always there for eachother, no matter what.
Brooke Knipp says
BYOF me!
Carlin says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I have nicknames, and rarely call each other by our real names. I call her Salamander and she calls me Carlsbarkley!
KimB says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in kindergarten! We both didn’t know English yet, so we found friendship through a common mother tongue. Still love her today… 24ish years later!
Michelle says
BYOF ME!!!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in kindergarten. We’re both named Sarah and our last names had the same first three letters so we had to have special middle initial names so our teachers could call on the right Sarah! We’ve been friend ever since, and love to try new things together. New movies, new recipes, new places. We’re also both pros at finding free or super cheap entertainment.
Leah says
BYOF ME! We met in college in choir!
Brooke says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I became friends in prison. (Ok…we were actually on a high school field trip to a prison!)
Lea B says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my hubby. We met on myspace when I was 15 and he was 16 and we’ve been together ever since. Honestly, we do so many weird things it’s kind of hard to keep track. He’s probably the only one that gets my sense of humor. Lol.