***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.
Heather says
Besta Me!
I met my BFF at a party a LONG time ago- we’ve lived apart from each other for over 8 years now, yet we still remain the best of friends. I miss her, though. :(
kelly says
BYOF ME!! My BFF is my sister!
Misty says
BYOF ME!!
There really is no way to explain my BFF and I. We don’t make sense to anyone but each other! LOL
Terresa says
BYOF me!!!
I met my BFF in optometry school 13 years ago. I call her Billy-bob due to a funny kid story when my son was little. She calls me t-mom. We have great fun together. We live across the country from each other now. Can’t wait to go to N. Carolina to see her and her lovely fam this summer:)
Jessica J says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend when I was 2 1/2 years old…. it is my sister! There were some years we were more enemies than best friends (high school), but now we cannot live without each other!
Mallory says
BYOF ME!
Katherine says
BYOF ME!
Good heavens… best? I couldn’t pick just one “best” friend unless I go all sappy about my spouse. I’m just glad my friends love me. :)
Courtney says
BYOF ME!!!
We’ve been best buds since we were 4. We still love to karaoke one of our favorite duets from when we were 10, Linda Davis and Reba McEntire’s “Does He Love You”. Oh, and we once won a dance contest featuring the lawn mower, butterfly, and the Kid and Play. (which we still do to this day!)
Katherine says
BYOF ME! I used to steal the socks off my best friend’s feet because she was prone to wearing holey socks. True story and we’re still friends after 11 years.
Abigail T says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband. Yep. I also have a few other IKEA-loving friends. We are big fans of that place. We’ve met at IKEA to hang out because we live far apart and our closet IKEA is about halfway between our homes.
Kelley says
BYOF me! My bf is my hubs!!
Malissa says
BYOF me!!
My best friend is definitely my husband, who I met in 9th grade!
EvY says
BYOF ME.
Raelle says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met when we were six. Twenty three years later, we’re still besties.
Georgia says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my best friend in the womb. It’s my twin sister. :) One funny thing is that my husband’s name is Nathan and she is dating a Nathan! And we both love plain chocolate ice cream with milk poured over the top, which both of the Nathans say is super weird. :)
p.s. Ikea = the happiest place on earth. Best giveaway ever.
Maureen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in Brownies when we were in first grade!
Courtney B says
BYOF ME!
Met my bestie when I was hired as her assistant at an interior design/architecture office when I was still in college. After my first day I knew we were going to be friends – years and many jobs later we still are! She is my design mentor and I would love to share a shopping spree with her!!
Lisa G says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend when I met my husband. Cheesy, but true!
Megan says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. Ahhh college. We both have a strange obsession with HGTV… we can spend a weekend together watching. I’m pretty sure other people would consider it a waste of time, or at the very least not an activity meant for 2. Um… it is. :)
Whitney says
BYOF ME! We met in middle school and 13 years later and still BFF!
Mindy says
BYOF ME!! My best friend is my former neighbor. We used to have DIY Saturdays when we lived next door. We would tackle a project together and celebrate with a good meal afterward. Best Saturdays ever :-)
Carrie G. says
BYOF me! I met my best friend in kindergarten! Truly BFFs.
Sarah says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend was my college roommate — I took over a lease from my cousin and met my BFF Kim. Now she has two boys (ages 2 and 0) and I have two girls (ages 2 and 0) so we think this BFF thing needs to get generational. Too bad she lives 2000 miles away!
Jamie says
“BYOF ME”
My bestie and I met in college and have been besties for 15 years.
Amy says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my sister so we were born into it :)
jae says
BYOF ME!
Met my bf the summer before we started high school when my mom sold her parents a house. When life separated us by miles, we began scheduling a girl’s weekend at the beach every April since we share that birthday month.Great fun!
Kamille says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met on the school bus in 6th grade and bonded over a love of Kenny Rogers songs.
Becky Davis says
BYOF me!
Chris says
BYOF ME!!!!!!!! My best friend and I have been BFs for well over 20 years. We live many states apart now so we dont get to hang out as much as we would like, but I was just in his wedding last week and we got some great catching-up time. We love talking about cars and the good ole days. No special hand shakes, but we have so many inside jokes that my wife usually cant follow most of our conversations past the first couple minutes.
David says
BYOF me!
We met via friends
Sayard says
BYOF ME!!
My bestie and I met my senior year in high school at a part time after work job, 12 years later we’re still going strong!
Sara says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend a year after I moved from Michigan to Atlanta, GA. Ironically, she was originally from Michigan, too. People cannot stand playing games with us because when we are on a team, we kick boo-tay!
Devon says
BYOF me!
Karen says
BYOF ME…I met my BFF in a prenatal fitness class. We were both teachers and had the same due date. No one makes me laugh like she does!
Yami says
Byof me!!i have 2 best friends!
My Hubby who i met 5 years back and my girl friend whom i met in school (7th grade}, now we are in early 30 going strong as always…:)it was fortunate that she was was my next door neighbors.we can talk about anything and everything without any precondition same with my husband too. Both are my pillar of life! Can’t imagine life without them:)with one i am 24*7 other i haven’t met her for years,phone is what keep us going..:)
Martha says
Byof me! My husband is my bestie, but I couldn’t make it through this crazy life without my sistas, too!
ChgoSam says
BYOF ME!!! Met my BFF in Seattle IKEA 10yrs ago. Would love this giveaway…
Erin says
BYOF ME!
My Hubby. I know sappy and all, but it’s true. We meet in college where I was his RA. He kept asking me out and I turned him down for years because I thought he was a dumb rugby player. Oops. (For the record, it’s the only time in our relationship I was wrong.)
Mary Thompson says
BYOF Me! We met in college through mutual friends and have been together ever since!
Mary says
BYOF ME!
My sister is my BFF, although it wasn’t always that way. After we got a little bit older, we became very close, and now are so similar and like the same things! A little shopping trip together would be loads of fun!
Joanna says
BYOF ME! My best friend, Ashley, and I met on a church hay ride in the 5th grade. We had been attending church together, in the same class, since 1st grade and I had never noticed her. We’ve survived high school, college, boyfriends, marriage, babies, and houses in the last 20 years and I can’t imagine being any closer to her.
Katy says
BYOF ME!
We met in law school after I bought the same planner she has. We were instant pals and still are five years later!
Emily Olson says
BYOF Me! My BFF & I met 6 years ago. We were both midwesterns transplanted to Jersey & starting our first real jobs out of college. We clung to each other & became family! She is now my interior decorator; I can’t make a major home decor decision without getting her advice!
Jamie says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF while we were working at Disneyland! We love working out and eating cupcakes…everyone does that, right? No secret handshake but lots of inside jokes, and we could probably have an entire conversation in ‘Friends’ quotes. ;)
Caitlynne says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I have been friends since the early days of college, when we were just two single girls living in an apartment. Luckily, we have gone through our life changes (marriage, buying houses, babies) at relatively the same time so we have been able to stay besties!
Amelia Woodford says
BYOF me!!!!
we met at camp, the only two redheaded girls there. besties since 13 years old. being part irish, we love hanging out and enjoying our drinks. yes we have too many nicknames to list… and we even created our own secret sign language even though the majority already doesn’t know american sign language LOL
Becca says
BYOF ME! My husband is my BFF and we met when we were kids. We do everything together. <3
Sam says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We’ve been together for almost 13 years and have been besties since the start.
Patti says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is also my lil sister. So we have literally know each other forever…or since she was born. Of all the crazy things we do (making faces, calling each other pet names, sending weird emails) I think our singing in the car takes the cake. We like Kelly Clarkson “Since you been gone”
Lei says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in elementary school!