***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.
Lisa Leigh says
BYOF ME!My sister if my BFF – love her!
Nicole says
BYOF ME!
I’m married to my best friend. We met @ a Kroger
Mallory says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF was my roommate for 2 years in college (and classmate the two years prior). We live on opposite sides of the country now (boo!), but when we get together we either veg out and catch up on the couch or over dinner or we take fun trips with each other! The most recent was a celebratory cruise in the Bahamas!
Laura says
Byof me!!!
My BFF is my sister. We get along so well and are inseparable when we are together. We have a million weird jokes that nobody would understand. We also go to IKea all the time too so this wojld be great!
Mayra says
BYOF me! My best friend is my fiancé. Love going to Home Depot with him and talking about what we’d do to our house if we had unlimited funds. It’s nice to have someone to dream with.
Brooke says
Byof me! My bff and I met in school and just went to ikea last week!!!!
robin says
BYOF me! I met my best friend i high school when we were humming the same song under our breath. we just instantly hit it off and have been close ever since even though we live across the country from each other!
Ursula says
BYOF ME!
My best friend have know each other for around 15 years. In high scho were referred to each other at sucias. We have been through a lot together and I think we have only really faught twice once of which was in high school so it doesn’t count :)
Ursula says
BYOF ME!
My best friend have know each other for around 15 years. In high school were referred to each other at sucias. We have been through a lot together and I think we have only really fought twice once of which was in high school so it doesn’t count :)
Lynda says
“BYOF ME!”
My best friend is my boyfriend. We have a ball together and try to to IKEA at least once a month!
Lynda
Maura says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my oldest daughter. We “met” 33 year, one month and 15 days ago. :)
Micaela says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We are high school sweethearts and it won’t be too long before we will have known each other longer than we have not.
Kaleigh says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and i met in grade 7 and have gone to every single Brad Paisley concert together that has ever come to our town!
kathy says
BYOF me! my fiance is my bestie and we met in Philly :)
Teren S. says
BYOF ME!!! I have a great group of girlfriends that I met in MOMS Club. We love to laugh together!
kylee says
BYOF me!
Shannon says
BYOF!!!!
Lauren says
BYOF ME!!! I met my best friend at work! And now she’s dating my best friend from high school :)!
Cheryl says
BYOF ME! My BFF Peggy and I met while teaching at the same school 15 years ago. There may or may not have been a pillow fight at a hotel during a professional development conference.
Cindy says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my sister!
Kim A. says
BYOF ME!
Tiffany says
BYOF ME!!
Jennifer says
BYOF ME!!!!!
My bestie and I love to do holiday crafts together!!
Monique says
BYOF me!!
Serafina says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my mom :P!
Laura says
BYOF me! I met my BFF in college marching band. We were the only two trombone playing girls in a section of 14, so of course we bonded. She still calls me Rocky to this day!
melissa says
Byof me! Nothing weird – pedicures.
Kristen says
BYOF ME!
Rebecca says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have known each other for 29 years. We met when I moved into her neighborhood. I asked her if she would be my friend and she said NO!! Her mom made her apologize and we’ve been friends ever since :)
Amanda w says
BYOF ME!!
My Bff is Kylie. We met in the third grade at gymnastics and competed together for years. We also ran track together in high school. She lives in Richmond too! Sadly I live in Florida so we rarely see each other. She loves your blog too. When we were young we made music videos together. I love her!
Lindy says
My BFF is my husband. 7 years strong!
Kari N. says
My BFF is my husband, who is my partner in crime in all of our house renovations.
BYOF!
Elizabeth says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF in 7th grade. She’s been there though around a dozen moves between the 2 of us, marriage, and a baby-still going strong rom thousands of miles apart!
Mary Hall says
BYOF ME!
We work together and she’s fabulous! We weren’t too terribly close until I started looking for a house to buy and she happened to spot the perfect house for me in her neighborhood. I bought it, and she helped me move in! We now carpool every day to work.
Callie says
BYOF Me!
I have lots of best friends but one of them I met in college and we lived together after college for years. We have been through some of the most exciting things together and I am so blessed to have her in my life. Love you Em!
CW says
BYOF Me!
I’m blessed to have a couple best friends including Anne who I met in elementary school and went to school with all the way through college. We were college roomates too and have so much shared history, laughter and life experiences between us!
Ashley says
Met my husband the summer before Senior year in high school. Been together 12 years,
Gabby says
BYOF ME!!
Alli says
BYOF me! My best friend and I grew up together. She is my niece, but only 1 year younger than I…
Anniw says
BYOF me!! My current best friend and I have bonded over decorating and revamping our homes together. I’m thankful for her because she puts up with my awkwardness :)
Megan says
BYOF me!!!!
I met my BFF in 5th grade at the bus stop! I now live in TN, she lives in Ohio….stayed close ever since we met! I’m MOH in her wedding this June!
kelly says
byof me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please! i have a trip planne to ikea to refurnish my new house very soon! my bff and i met when we were 8 or 9 and wrote 18 page letters to each other in college, before she got e-mail!
Koliti says
“BYOF ME!”
My best friend loves to cook and I love to eat :) YUM!
Nikki says
“BYOF ME!” I met my best friend in Girl Scouts when we were 8! (30 yrs ago….)
Jessi says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since 8th grade, she moved to the east coast 8 years ago and just recently moved back to me!
Katherine says
BYOF ME! My younger sister is my best friend. I can’t remember life without her and even though we live in different states now, we still talk daily and see each other often. She just had her first baby and I’m about to have my third and it’s going to be so much fun to watch our kids grow up together!
Karen S says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in 7th grade. We love thrifting, craft projects, and interpretive dancing to 80s music in my living room.
charlotte says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have a hilarious one foot height difference… but we don’t care!
Brooks says
BYOF ME! Cheese-fest. My BFF is my fiancé. We’re going to start working on our secret handshake right away!
Sarah S says
BYOF me!
We met in high school. I call her Olive, she calls me Cheeto…I don’t even remember why!