***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.
Casey says
BYOF me! My bestie and I are college friends and she has an IKEA kitchen! I just bought a house and would love to follow in her footsteps!
Lisa G. says
BYOF ME. My BFF is my husband. :)
Marie W says
BYOF ME!
My bestest, est, est, est, est friend is Pam. We met in jr. high school back in 1981. 32 years ago. wow! I didn’t realize it had been so long. One silly thing we did is pick our email addresses together – this was probably back in 1995 when we first got computers and AOL – Her’s is Millie and mine is Vanilli – that’s how to this day I’m still [email protected]. =)
Allison says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my Fiance. He and I met on Match.com and I can’t wait to marry him this September! <3
Maggie says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband, he loves to munch on the Swedish gingersnap cookies while we browse Ikea!
Jenna says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in 5th grade language arts class. For the first half of the year, I didn’t even talk to her, but me and my then-BFF got in a fight over our secret club one day and Crystal became the go-between because we wouldn’t talk to each other. I finally gave up on that other friend and Crystal has been my best friend ever since. We were college roommates and I even introduced her to her husband. There’s nothing quite like a lifelong friendship.
Maryanne says
BYOF ME!
My hubs is my best friend! I have loved him for 26 years! We met when we were both 15 years old. I call him Mr. Incredible! <3
DEB says
BYOF ME! We call each other Matilda and Gladys and have been best friends since age 7 when we met in summer camp! “Gladys” stood up to her sister’s kind of nasty counselor and I had never met anyone with so much spunk. We love rearranging furniture.
Maria says
BYOF ME!
Holly says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since we were 2, and we are each celebrating our first annual 39th birthdays this year. We know things about each other that even our parents don’t know!
Ben B says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my wife and we met at college.
Ashley says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at work. We went to high school and college together, but never met until after college graduation when we both got hired in the same office. We share the same weird sense of humor that only we can truly understand. She introduced me to all things DIY and YHL and I’ve been using glue guns and paint ever since.
Ashley Kassmeier says
BYOF me! I met my BFF in college and we hit it off getting ready for a party. Haha! She was with me the night I met my hubby. As for weird things, we talk about celebs like they’re our friends…we are pretty sure if anyone heard us they would assume we were speaking about a person we’d actually met. Haha!
Jenna says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband for sure. We don’t have a secret handshake (but he would love if we did!); we’re just silly together :)
Anita says
BYOF ME. My BFF and I met in our freshman year of high school. That was 35 years ago!!
Anne says
BYOF me!
My best friend sat in front of me in 7th grade history class. I was shy, but she just wouldn’t shut up and we eventually became fast friends.
Maura says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at work!!! We used to bond over our crappy jobs – but now we bond over wine and food!
Moe says
BYOF ME
My bestie is my hubba bubba hubby! We met in a really strange, wow that was totally meant to be kind of way, and although it was chick flick romantic, it’s a very long story! No nicknames or handshakes, just a lot of laughing and trying not to take life too seriously.
Lindsay says
BYOF ME!
Me and my besty met at college. Inseperable ever since!
Jill says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in junior high band. Today, we have nothing in common but when we get together its like it has always been!
Linda Loo says
BYOF ME – Thanks!!
Kelly S says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend I met 6 years ago when we studied abroad in Italy. We’ve been super close even since. Since of how we met, we love traveling together, eating food and drinking wine :)
Alia says
BYOF me!!!
My husband is my bestie. We met in a community theater production…he played the part of my dad!
Callie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I became best friends our freshman year of college when we pledged the same sorority. I had known her almost my whole life, but we were never close until then. We have been best friends for 6 years and I don’t know what I would do without her!
Amy @ drivethirtythree says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my best friend since Kindergarten…and I’m not 12 so that’s a REALLY long time :) we’ve been through a lot together and have had some crazy, wonderful times. Probably the most interesting thing we did together was audition for the Mickey Mouse Club. See ya real soon :)
Jen B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends for 32 years…ever since she was born 11 days after me :)
Leigh-Anne says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister. We had a rocky start (I don’t think she was fond of me stealing the attention when I came along), but no matter what life deals you, family will always be there.
Christa says
BYOF ME!
We met at church and sometimes we wear similar outfits without even coordinating it.
sophie says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband and we enjoy lots of hobbies together.
Carrie says
BYOF ME!
BFFS!
Susan says
BYOF me!
My husband is my best friend. We met at my house. True story.
Shana says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met in college and continue our silly shenanigans to this very day!
becky heinrich says
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Lauren says
BYOF Me! I have three BFFs from high school and we are still all good friends… we all have silly nicknames and can reminisce like no other when we get together. Hehe!
Betsy says
BYOF me!!
Holly says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF is definitely my husband and we love shopping at IKEA! My other BFF lived next door to me for a few years and has since moved away but we stay in touch and I know she would love an IKEA shopping spree!
Rena says
BYOF!
My BFF and I met in preschool (yes, preschool!). There’s def a secret handshake involved (not sure that I remember, but I imagine it’s alot like bike riding in that you never lose it).
Amy says
BYOF ME!
Sara says
BYOF me!! I love Ikea!!
Lisa Wenckus says
BYOF ME!!!
I love my BFF!! We met when I was pregnant with my son in a Mom’s group. I joined the Lake County Mom’s Group because we had moved to Lindenhurst from Chicago and I didn’t know anyone :( She is amazing!! We always have eachi other’s backs…we watch each other’s kids without a second thought if one of us is in a pinch. She has made me dinners when I recovered from knee surgery and we just went through the hardest time, when she suffered a stroke (doing awesome now!) We talk/text constantly and I just love having someone I can count on!
The weidest thing we love doing would have to be… after a bunch of us Mom’s go to Olive Garden (love me some salad and sangria :) and close the place down we go to Walmart (half the time we have nothing to get, but end up finding toys to buy that our kids don’t need :)
I call her Love and her husband Honey…which sometimes gets people that don’t know us great looks ;) I would love to get this for us…we LOVE organizing and decorating!!!
Rachel DiBella says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my brother because me laugh like no one else!
Katie says
BYOF ME!
My husband is definitely my best friend. We have a very weird nickname for each other- Pudds. Short for Pudding (like Chocolate Pudding, Vanilla Pudding, Custard Pudding). It was a weird thing we said once, and it stuck… and now Pudd is engraved in our wedding bands.
Sarah says
BYOF Me!
My very best friend and I met in pre-school! We were very close but went to different elementary schools. We ended up going to the same high school and on the first day we instantly became inseparable and have been every since!!! One of our favorite things to do in in high school was video tape ourselves playing Mad Gab and then crack up watching the videos hahaha we don’t do that any more but we still laugh every time we get together!
Megan says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband – we met in high school!
Amie says
BYOF ME!
Kindra says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in 2nd grade on the playground, and we’ve been BFF ever since!
Kristin G says
BYOF ME!!!
Amanda says
BYOF me!! I have two besties! One from HS (12 years going strong!) and one from college (8 years now!). Both are amazing and I’m lucky to have them in my life!
Angela M says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met around the age of 12 or 13 and bonded over our love for Hanson! :)
Cassie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college 9 years ago. We both love greeting cards so our visits regularly include a trip to Hallmark just to check it out.