***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.
EK says
BYOF ME! We had a mutual friend, and were both secretly afraid we would hate each other… turns out, our friend had good taste! Now we wear tiny hats and sequins whenever “normal” clothes aren’t mandated (and sometimes when they are).
Robin McGonigle says
BYOF ME!
I actually met her through my roommate and within a week she was living with the two of us! Friends ever since!!!
Tara says
BYOF me! Met my best friend when I was 3 – she lived across the street and my mom was desperate for me to have a playmate!
Lauren says
BYOF ME!
met my bff in college… through several majors, post-graduate degrees, moves, boyfriends, and more we’ve been together. She is amazing!
Bethany says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband and we met in high school.
Laura says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in art class in middle school…and we’ve been the best of friends ever since then, even though we’re now over 1500 miles apart!
Steph says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie in college and we can act like stereotypical, stupid 14 yr old boys (seriously we’re 30ish yr old married women) still to this day and not be embarrassed of each other. Also we both sing in the car loudly on road trips. We have names for each other, but they’re not really appropriate for the blog. :)
Allison says
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?
My best friend and I met when we were four years old in pre-k! We’ve been BFF’s ever since (around 20 years ago) :)! One of the many jokes we share happens to be our sometimes nicknames for each other. We both knew a crazy older lady from our jobs and told hilarious stories about them to each other. That’s when we started calling each other Doris & Mildred, bless their hearts! I know we would both LOVE to spend some $ at Ikea ; ) ; )
Elizabeth says
BYOF Me!!
Sumati T says
BYOF ME!
Jesse says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I despised each other in 7th grade and became BFF’s in 8th grade. We are still BFFs 13 years later! :)
Mollee says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband Matt. We met through a mutual friend in college and have been besties for 10 years now. The weirdest thing we love doing together is going to Ikea on Saturday night (we’ve found it’s less busy then). His nickname is Farthead, and mine is Sugar Booger. I can’t tell you about our secret handshake because then it wouldn’t be secret. ;)
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My best friends are my sisters, Wendy and Katy. We get along great and do some really fun things together. I love our inside jokes and how we can truly be ourselves with each other.
Alyssa Pederson says
BYOF Me! I’ve been friends with my bff since kindergarten!
Ida says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend 25 years ago at the Y. We have spent many nights laughing so hard that we had liquids coming out of our noses!
Tonya says
BYOF me!
Bree says
BYOF ME!
My best friend shares my passion or Irish Dance! We ran a school together for 10 years.
Aliya says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met in college and I continue to be super grateful that she’s in my life — especially last week, when my husband went on a business trip and she came to visit for four days to help me wrangle my kiddos!
Brandi says
BYOF ME! My bff and I call each other Flopsy and Mopsy. We’ve known each other since we were in preschool, and you’d think that was when we got our nicknames, but no, it was more like high-school. We are so goofy, but our friendship is the best!!
Brit says
BYOF me!!!
I Love Ikea!!
Brandi says
BYOF me! I have a couple of best friends, buy my cousin has been my BFF the longest (almost 29 years). We are both the only child so it was almost a requirement for us to be BFFs. We love to be absolutely goofy together, I mean to the point that someone may think there’s something “wrong” with both of us (there may be, jury’s still out). We always quote Tommy Boy when we see each other….”Brothers don’t shake hands, brothers gotta hug!”
jody says
BFOF me!
my bff and i lived across the hall from each other our freshman year of college. we’re going on 14 years!
Kaleena Edwards says
BYOF me! Been friends since Jr high. She’s in Texas and I’m in Idaho, but we are still good friends. :)
Heidi says
BYOF!
I met my bestie on the bus sophomore year! We wore the same top two days in a row! On day two, we sat together and have been inseperable ever since! It’s been 11 years and I can still count on her for anything and everything!
Heidi Tatelman says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met when we were working in the same hospital in Hawaii. Funny that we grew up about 30 minutes from one another!
emi says
BYOF ME!
sharon says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband – we met through a community service club in college and we’ve been together ever since – nearly 11 years!
Amanda says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since middle school. She’s away right now serving our country. I couldn’t be more proud of her–but I miss her to death!
Lisa says
BYOF ME! My Best friend is Kacy, and we grew up next door to each other. We loved being neighbors so much, that we moved into a Duplex after college. That way we were able to have our own space, but could still see each other whenever we wanted :). I just bought a house, moved away once and for all, and would love to get her a going away gift to remember me by.
Jane kluchka says
BYOF Me! We met in high school, when she moved here, her junior year, 29 yrs ago. We can finish each others sentences, I love helping her with her DIY projects. Our friends always called us Blaine and Jer instead of Blair and Jane! We love IKEA.
Michele says
BYOF Me! We met at work, but weren’t friends because I was too snobby to talk to her. I was out gettin’ drunk on my own at a bar and stumbled into her in parking lot inviting her to my bday lunch (nxt day . . . that she wasn’t invited to) and we’ve been friends since. She’s personality plus and I’m the sensible/danger alert one. If I had to have a Goodfellow friend I would call her. :)
Kelly H says
BYOF ME!
One of my best friends is my twinner…. we aren’t actually twins or related but we’re both Kelly H, we both got pregnant within 2 weeks of each other, we both have the same kind of dog, and we’re just the best of friends and talk every single day. I wish everyone was lucky enough to have a twinner!
alexis says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend at work, and then I married him!
kjpugs says
BYOF ME!
My longtime BFF is Hillary and we met when I moved to her town in sixth grade. We get along like PB&J!
Emily Gravitt says
BYOF ME!! My BFF is my hubby of 8 years. We met at church and we love some nicknames. Right now we are into “bubba” and squishy bunny. ; )
Shel Li says
BYOF ME! We’ve been besties since middle school.
Hillary Fairfield says
“BYOF ME!”
My besties and I met in college where we were rapidly known as the “three amigos” due to us being the only three double majors in interior design and architecture. We talk dork to each other (construction and design) and completely get excited about it while others just glaze over :0)
Jenn says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in college. We both love being creative.
Laura says
Byof me!! Totally cliche, but my husband is my BFF……we have known each other 7 years
Jenny says
Byof me! Definitely my twin sis! We have known each other for 26 years!:)
Katie J. says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met as potluck suite mates our freshman year of college. :)
megan says
BYOF me!
i met my BFF in grad school and will be traveling across the country to see her on BYOF Day!
Michelle Rosales says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends for almost 11 years. We met because our husbands were BFFs. We both love doing diy projects together as I think we subconsciously compete and challenge eachother to get things done around our homes.
Natalie says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at dance!
Jackie says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend about 32 years ago while in college. She got to know her husband Friday nights while eating pizza at my apt. I love them dearly.
Cassie D says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my hubby… It was nice to find someone appreciates my weird sense of humor (most of the time).
Rebecca says
BYOF me! I met my bff, Katherine, in college. We share a love for Jesus, People magazine, statues, and cheesy Hilary Duff movies.
Micah says
BYOF ME! We meet through my ex…that relationship didn’t last but15 years later we are still great friends :)
Kait says
BOYF ME! I met my best friend 12 years ago through mutual friends. We love to talk diy projects and shop!
Kait says
Ahh i meant BYOF ME!
Nicole J says
BYOF ME!
I met by bestie in Sept. 1998 and we’ve been BFFs every since. The weirdest thing about us is (1) that we both brush our teeth the same exact way, and (2) we’ve been known to email or call one another at *exactly* the same moment on numerous occasions, although we live in separate states and don’t get to see one another that frequently!