***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.
Anna S. says
BYOF ME!
Justin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my GF. We met at work.
Peggy campfield says
BYOF ME
My best friend is my husband! We met when we were 17 and 18 and still together 35 years later!
Catie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in high school and became Christians at about the same time in the same church. She always challenges me to be a better person. Though we are far apart, we are still the best of friends and always will be.
Julie says
BYOF me! I work with my BFF and we’re both addicted to YHL. You inspire us on a daily basis.
Jenni says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my BFF in kindergarten.
Candace C. says
My BFF is my hubby! 30 year anniversary this May! I call him Buddy!
Dawn says
BYOF me….my best friend is my husband…what could be better?
Taya says
BYOF ME!
I have been friends with my BFF for around ten years but we’ve known each other since I was 7 and she was 5! We jokingly refer to each other as the other’s emotional twin since we seem to understand each others’ ups and downs more than any one else in our lives (plus Laura has an identical twin, so “twin” doesn’t cover it)! She was my MOH in my wedding and I couldn’t have asked for a better one!
SARAH says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF and I met in college and now we work together! I told her about this blog and now she loves it to. We’d no doubt have a good time at Ikea! Pick us!!!
Susan says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF is my husband and we met almost thirteen years ago and have been almost inseparable since then. We have secret jokes that crack us up, but are difficult to explain to anyone else, much less elicit the same belly busting laughs that we share.
Nirja says
BYOF me, please! I’ve known my best friend since kindergarten and we’ve been friends ever since!
Maude M. says
BYOF Me!
My BFF moved to Tejas the day I had a horrid dune buggy wreck! Then we got married 1 year & 6 months later! He is the best!
Nirja says
BYOF me, please!
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in 7th grade when I moved to “her” side of town. From breaking into my house, to gossiping over boys, to getting married, we’ve done it all… together!! Love her!!
Carrie says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend and I wouldn’t trade him for the world!
Kim says
BYOF me please!!
My BFF and I met when I was 8 and she was 6. After 30 years we’re still the closest of friends.
Rosie says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I couldn’t stand each other when we first met. She was a perky, blonde cheerleader and activated every chip I had on my shoulders. Reuniting a few years later after college, we realized that we really clicked. People think we are sisters even though we look very different. Sadly, she is in AK and we are now in NJ, so we don’t get to see each other much.
Mary says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met in middle school playing volleyball! We’ve been “thick as theives” ever since! #RHONJ
Shana says
BYOF me!
Danielle Bower says
BYOF ME!!!
In middle school…and it took until our senior year to become besties :)
Jennifer O says
BYOF (Bring Your Own Friend) day! I met my best friend at a teacher workshop we had to attend. Unfortunately she taught two years and returned to her home state. We try and see each other once a year. Our friendship is still going strong!
Mary Anne says
“BYOF ME!”
My bff and I have been causing trouble since pre-school!
Kristi says
BYOF ME!!
Dan says
BYOF me. I’d use the gift card for redoing our basement.
Elizabeth says
BYPF ME! I met my BFF in college.
Brenda says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I went to the same highschool and college, but we didnt become besties til after college. Our favorite activity–crafting!
Meagan says
BYOF ME, please!!
My best friend & I met in middle school but didn’t become close friends until high school when we traveled to Europe together. We have been inseparable ever since–10 years now!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF during grad school. My husband’s good friend starting dating this girl and he wanted his girlfriend to feel like part of group. So when he heard that I was looking for a new place to live and his girlfriend was looking for an apartment he told us to live together. We didn’t have a reason not to, so we did and we completely hit it off. We’ve been best friends for 7 years now!
Melissa says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met at work and the friendship started to get real when I asked her to go out for Happy Hour Margaritas and she suggested going to a class at the gym instead. We got our butts kicked and have been besties ever since!
Christina Gamble says
BYOF me!!!!!
My BFF and I met in middle school. She made me laugh and snort soda out of my nose. Naturally we because best friends afterwards.
Gracie P says
BYOF me. My best friend is my husband– we met in college and have been together since.
Suzanne says
BYOF! I have lots of BFFs from various stages of my life. One from 2nd grade, another from high school, and one from college. I keep in touch with all of them and every time we get together it’s as if not a day has passed!
Jenny says
Byof me! My besties are all over the place, since we’re a military family. I just had a mini-vacay this weekend with my bestie from our duty station in Hawaii over the weekend and you know you have a great bestie when you go a year (or two!) without any face time and it’s like you never left :)
Victoria says
BYOF ME!! I am lucky enough to say that I have a couple of BFF’s – one I met when we were working together at our summer jobs during University, and the other I met on international exchange during my last semester of University! (I came to your Toronto book signing with the latter!)
Barbara says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met on the schoolbus on thee first day of sixth grade. That was long ago; we’re 33 now!
Joy says
BYOF Me – My daughters are my BFF. Shopping and just talking are so much better with them.
Sarah H. says
BYOF ME!!!
I have known my best friend for literally my entire life. Recently we were pregnant together and now we have kids around the same age, which is really fun!
mays490 says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in college. We were the only two who thought it was hilarious to stage hugely elaborate mock fights just because we were bored. But it was. It was hilarious.
Emily says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met at age 11 and still act like kids when we’re together!
Ingrid says
BYOF ME!! My best friend is my husband and we met in college.
Paula says
BYOF ME!
Jenny says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my BFF the first day of college – I even wrote in my journal that day that I thought we would be great friends haha.
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in 8th grade, which I dare say was a couple of decades ago. And our silly teenage nicknames and accents are still used today when we see each other. We go into another world and the outsiders (our husbands) just shake their heads and leave us alone. I love my BFF!
Melissa says
BYOF!
My best friends are my husband and our kids. We love hanging out together and we are always laughing and having a ball!
Laurie W. says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is my 15yr old daughter who plays travel softball, so we bond over long car rides to tournaments and breaks in between games. We have lots of inside jokes and sayings that nobody else understands, but I love having such a close relationship with my teenager!!
kristin says
BYOF ME!
My BFFs are from work. When you work so much, you find your friends where you are 99% of the time!
Rachel says
BYOF ME!!!
Megan A says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met on one of the first days of college during our Jr. year four and a half years ago, and have become practically inseparable ever since! We read each other’s minds and can finish each other sentences. Don’t even get us started on our deer, goat, vulture “dance.” It will make you pee your pants from laughing!
Karishma says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I met in middle school. While we don’t do any cute-sy silly stuff that announces to the world at first glace that we are bff, we do share an incredible closeness. Almost a decade and a half in, and despite being on different continents for the past 6 years, all it takes is a phone call to be 12 again. :)