***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.
Tonya Reish says
BYOF ME!!I met my Best friend 13 years ago. Our daughter’s were friends in the 1st grade and like them we just hit it off. We enjoy talking about fashion, and most of all decorating. It’s great to have a best friend!
Corinne says
BYOF me! I met my best friend on the volleyball team when we were freshman in High School. Now we live just a few miles apart and still meet for regular coffee chats. We’d love to take a road trip to the nearest IKEA together!!
Theresa says
BYOF Me!
We met at work oh so many years ago.
elizabeth says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We met in music class in college- no joke!
kelly says
byof me!
My main BFF and I met when a long time friend rekindled his relationship with her. She’s the best thing ever and I don’t know what I’d do without her!
ShannonLCR says
BYOF me!
My best friends are my sister and mother, I don’t remember meeting either of them!
Ginger M. says
BYOF Me!
My BFF is my husband. We are high school sweethearts going strong 13 years later. We definitely have our own unique nicknames! Lots of amazing memories!
Renee says
BYOF me! My BFF is my husband…no doubt about it. He knows me like no one else!
Abigail says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met the first day of college and have been through first jobs, weddings and even babies together.
Donna says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in dance classes that we both took in college. We have performed together over the years and still go to dance classes together.
Sara says
BYOF ME! My sister is my bestie. Lucky me, she has been around ever since I was 7 :)
Ashley Crouch says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We’re high school sweethearts, 20 years strong :)
Jodi blackmon says
BYOF me, babay!
My BFF and I met because our husbands work together. Now we all do everything together! We both love Ikea, and leave the guys at home for the day.
Lisa says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF met many years before we became friends, I dated her brother and she did not like me at all. Fast forward about 10 years (no longer dating her brother) and we became friends. She was my maid of honor and she is now my daughters godmother and I am her daughters godmother as well. :)
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is the only person that could get me to drive with her from Rhode Island to California with no air conditioning in the middle of the summer.
Holly Paauwe says
I met my best friend, Stephanie, in the 4th grade. She moved to Indiana from W. Virginia and had the biggest southern accent and drawl that I ever heard. Our classroom teacher asked me to befriend the new girl and we hit it off. We’ve been best friends for 28 years!!! Lots of ups and downs as we grew into adults, but a friendship that has remained a pillar of both our lives.
Sydney says
BYOF me! My BFFs and I met in middle school and are still in my life 16 years later. They are awesome.
Nycole K says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF when she answered a craigslist ad that I placed for a roommate in Brooklyn, NY.
Our ongoing joke is “We should go to the place, with the stuff.” We were talking about Uncle Louie G’s Italian Ice. Yum!
Susanna says
BYOF me!!! My BFF and I met in junior high and have been best friends ever since – despite the fact that for 90% of our friendship we have lived over 4000 miles away from one another.
Holly Paauwe says
BYOF ME…(missed that part in my previous comment)
Janet says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met while we were in summer camp together; more than 25 years ago. We still laugh about all those great summer moments.
Kristen says
BYOF ME!!! Please!
Jacquelyn says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been bffs for almost 10 years now. We met in college working as student workers on the campus library. Today we are both professional librarians in different systems!
Whitney says
BYOF ME! :)
I met my bestie in the 4th grade! :) We used to have a secret club called the “Taz club” and we both carried around purple brief cases full of our “goodies” — I can’t even remember what we kept? Probably notes folded like footballs and pictures from Tiger Beat magazine! We would secretly meet in the woods behind our house. Strange kiddos we were, lol.
pri says
BYOF ME!
Mine would always be my bro. I cannot imagine another person who’d always stick by me thru’ thick and thin.
Kate Leonard says
BYOF me!!
I met my BFF on the bus on our first day of kindergarten! Despite several moves and losing touch for a bit during college, we are now 30 years-old and closer than ever. Even now, we still introduce each other to friends and family by telling them how we met. Pretty proud bffs!
Mingshu Wu says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I were roommate at college. We were roommates for 8 years, college years and beyond. The hardest thing we ever went through was when I moved out to marry my husband. Now we are both moms and spend hours talking about mommyhood.
Sharon says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I have been friends for 15 years. We met in math class in high school.
Lisa S. says
BYOF ME!
We met years ago and our friendship is strong enough to be silly and supportive.
niamh says
BYOF ME! My bff and I met 15 years ago and though we are very, very different we’ve grown up together and stayed the best of friends:)
Liz Reinke says
BYOF ME!
We met in elementary school. We’ve been long distance about 15 years and we talk on the phone every day!
Julie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in graduate school, where we were both studying to become speech language pathologists! We may live several states apart now, but are still close!
Tiffany says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met in 8th grade and though life has taken us in different directions, we are now closer than ever. We both have an unhealthy obsession with the Jumping Goat Coffee from Helen, GA and love making our living spaces cozy and functional!
Mary-Beth says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in high school when I was a sophomore. She is tied with my husband as the funniest person I know. We had our first babies 2 weeks apart and the 2nd set look to be the same way. We are both going to have them in the next couple weeks :)
Theresa says
“BYOF ME!” I made a friend for life in 1987 freshman year of collage here in Virginia.
Elle says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my hubby. We met at a store where I was working at the time. He’s the best!
Lea Burke says
BYOF me! Metmy best friend in grad school. We live 2 hours apart but meet up when we can. Introduced each other to our husbands!
Sarah Snell says
Byof me
My bestie is my husband. Awwww
Liz says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my hubby! We met 13 years ago and have been inseparable ever since <3
Amanda Evans says
BYOF ME!! My best friend is my husband- we met at the end of high school and got married when we were 20- this summer is our 10 year anniversary!
Paola says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband, he is my everything
amanda says
BYOF ME! Not counting my husband or sister, my bestie and got to know eachother super well while she was on bedrest with twins. We’d been friendly before and I watched her tddler for a dr appt. Then they put her on bedrest. So I added her toddler to my little ones and he spent his days with us for six weeks and then a week with us while his parents were in the hospital with his twin brothers. It’s probably impossible not to become bffs when you are second family for a couple months.
Kristina says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when we were 5 and literally have been the best of friends ever since. (21 years now) She was the maid of honor in my wedding 6 months ago and now I will be the matron of honor in her wedding in 3 months!!!
Brita says
BYOF Me!!!!!!!
My BFF and I are RNs on the same unit at the hospital and we became really close after I set her up with my brother :) It didn’t work out with my brother but I got a bestie out of trying!!
Dani says
byof me. :)
Andrea says
BYOF ME!
We met during freshman year of college and bonded over Lord of the Rings. She calls me by my hobbit name, Rosie. :)
Kristen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at work. We are kindred spirits and refer to each other as Bunny (her) and Kitten (me).
Rebecca M says
BYOF me! I married my best friend…we met in college.
Elyse says
BYOF me!!
My best friend and I both share the love of YHL! We meet randomly when we moved in together in a duplex! Crazy how life puts people in your path!
Becky says
BYOF ME!
Sisters are the best BFF’s!