***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.
Meghan says
BYOF Me!!! My BFF and I met in college – randomly assigned freshman roommates, she ended up being the officiant at my wedding, BFF at random assignment :)
Linda says
BYOF ME! Pretty PLEASE!!
Ali says
BYOF me! We’ve been friends since 3rd grade and lived in the same city until I moved to CO. And now we live in the same city in CO! Can’t keep us apart. <3
Marnie says
BYOF ME!!
Me and my BFF are always going to Ikea together. Every year we have an Ikea date at Christmas to pick out ornaments to share.
Jess Marie says
BYOF me! My best friends and I have a face that we make together, called the dying lizard. :)
Molly says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie in high school gym class, and though we haven’t lived in the same city for almost ten years, each time we chat or get together, it’s like we never left each other’s side.
Stephanie says
BYOF Me!
We hated each other for about six months until our husbands left us alone togehter and now we’ve been best friends for over 10 years!
jen says
Byof me! My BFF and I met in grad school and were roommates for two years. We do visits with our kiddos, girls weekends with our other BFF and we do couple’s trips which are a blast! She now lives in Pittsburgh which is coincidentally the closest Ikea to me in Cleveland!
Genevieve says
BYOF me! I have known my best friend for 20 years. We met in junior high but didn’t become very close until we moved across the country together after college. She is one of my very favorite people and I am so lucky to know her!
Lydia says
BYOF ME! I met both of my now-BFFs after my son was born 16 months ago. We get together at least once a week with the kiddies (and sometimes even without!) and usually tell half stories as we chase our kids in different directions. But they’re only a text away for some moral support!
Lisa Taylor says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend at my shop where she was taking a class. Now, my store is closing and she’s opening her own. I’m thrilled to help Princess Bubbles on her adventure!
Katrina says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband!! :)
Jen says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie Ashley through mutual friends! We have been friends for 10 years now.The weirdest thing we love doing together is planning out weird adventures for things we normally wouldn’t do… like going to a dubstep concert!
Whitney Moberg says
BYOF ME! Thanks for the giveaway!
I met my best friend in high school. My little brother was always around, so we came up with stand in words to mean other things so that he wouldn’t know what we were talking about. Years later we still use those words and refer to each other as “cookie lover” :)
Pati says
BYOF me!
My best friend so happens to be my husband. We love to DIY to spruce of our little pad and get lost in the wild aka hiking, running mountains, etc. We just got our daughter her “big girl” bed at IKEA & are in the middle of switching up her room just like you are with Clara.
Kimberly says
BYOF ME!!
Erin says
BYOF me!
My bestie and I met in second grade.
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!! My bff is my sister so i’ve known her all my life as she’s the older one. We do everything together and soon we’ll be neighbors! YAY!
Brittney says
BYOF me!! My bestie is my husband. I cannot think of anyone that I share more secrets with. We met in high school and have been together ever since.
Sarah G. says
BYOF Me!!!
My mom happens to also be my best friend, so I guess we’ve known each other for over 30 years now!
Heather says
BYOF ME!! My best friend is my mom and we love going to home goods and marshals searching for things to decorate our homes!
Kristy says
BYOF me! No BFF but lots of fabulous people in my life.
Fouzia says
BYOF me!
My BFF’s: my sista and hubs hands down! Met my sister when I was 14 months old, and thought she was pretty much the best thing ever. Met the hubs on a undergrad study abroad trip to CR, but at the airport as a random stranger. Turns out we were on the same trip! :)
Shaelan says
BYOF me!!! My sister is my best friend and always has been.
AnNiE says
BYOF me.
My best friend is my hubby. It’s cheesey I know, but it’s true. He even comes before my sisters. Not that I don’t love my sisters…
Mike says
Byof me! My best friend is my wife (awwww). I am going to my first IKEA in a couple weeks. This giftcard would come in handy!
Taylor says
BYOF ME!!!! My BFF and I met in college. We lived 3 doors down from one another in the dorms. We ended up being roomies 2 years later (and shopped at IKEA for just about everything in our house), and now she is a bridesmaid in my wedding!
Lizzi says
BYOF ME! Met my best friend studying abroad in Mexico while in college and just went back there for her wedding!
Amanda says
BYOF Me! I met my best friend in 7th grade! We have been like sisters since then. She is always the first person I turn to when I think of a new adventurous thing to try.
Rebekah C says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is definitely my hubby.
Katherine says
BYOF ME!
My best friend = my sister. When we were kids and fighting constantly our parents said we’d be friends someday, which of course made us so mad! But today, we are truly BFFs and I don’t know what I’d do without her!
Michele says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I say the same things at the same time. Then look at each other and say “We’re such dorks!”
Darby says
BYOF me! I met my best friend when he asked me to go mountain biking with him. 6 and a half years later, and we’re going on 5 years married.
Lindsay Huff says
BYOF Me!
My best friend MADE me be her best friend. We met a a bar through mutual friends, had a couple drinks, and at the end of the night she turned to me and said “You’re my new best friend, put your number in my phone, we’re hanging out tomorrow”…
Rebecca says
BYOF me! My best friends and I are planning an IKEA trip in March! It is a three hour drive and we enjoy the road trip as much as the shopping. Love my friends!
Oriah says
BYOF me!!! I met my best friend at work. She loves cooking and i love eating. She kept inviting me over for dinner and we kept laughing more and more. I’ve decided she’s unoffially the Charlottesville “homecoming queen.” Everyone knows her and when we go out, it’s like i’m on a homecoming float with her. You can’t ask for a better best friend….and she needs some furniture upgrades.
Suz says
BYOF ME!!!
Erin says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in college – we were in the same sorority. We have been BFFs for about 17 years. We do have a secret handshake – because we were in the same sorority : )!
lori says
BYOF ME! i met my bff in college. i call her “little princess” or LP for short.
Miranda says
BYOF ME!
Met my best friends in middle school. 20+ years later they are no longer just my friends, they are my sisters (you can’t know someone for that long and not just become family).
Rachel says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend 10 years ago the first week of college. We live in different states now, but still try to see each other once or twice a year!
sara says
Bulfinch me! I consider my hubby and my mom my bffs!
sara says
Sorry…stupid auto correct… BYOF me
Kristen says
BYOF Me! My husband is my best friend and we met in college.
Lauren T says
BYOF ME!!
I met my BFF in college, in Virginia :) We started as apartment-mates and are now sisters.
Britt says
BYOF!
I’ve got two besties – one that I’ve literally known since birth (her parents and my parents are best friends… we’re four months apart) – and another from elementary school. They were both co-maids of honor in my wedding… and are pretty lovely! Though we all live in different places – we still find time to bond over our shared love of coffee, bubble tea, music, and lots of laughter. :)
Anne Weber-Falk says
BYOF ME! My husband is my best friend. I know, I know. Sounds typical but it’s true. We clicked as friends right away when we first met. I love that we were friends first, although he says it was love at first site for him. We do have pet names for each other. I call him Boubie and he calls me Boubala.
Jessie says
BYOF ME! I met all of my best friends in high school. Even though those good old days are long gone, we all continue to stick together over the years!
Gina says
BYOF ME!! I’ve known one of my BFF since 7th grade (32yo now). She hated P.E. but now we run weekly and are hoping to sign up for our first triathlon soon!
Kaia says
BYOF ME!
Elizabeth C says
BYOF Me!!
My best friend and I always joke we’re twins: we were born three days apart and have been friends since preschool!