***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.
Madelaine says
BYOF ME!!!!
Ashley W. says
BYOF ME!
We went to the same high school and graduated together and have been besties since. We can usually be found in each other’s cars singing at the top of our lungs, haha. She calls me all sorts of things cause I’m a lot weirder than she is. She’s the sensible one. :)
JuLoh says
BYOF Me! My best and longest friend now lives in Arkansas and is planning to move to India :( We met on a canoe trip in TN with other friends, ended up being roommates and have stayed friends for 23 years!
Valerie Gerber says
BYOF me! I am super blessed to have several bffs who I’ve been friends with since kindergarten. These girls are the family I get to choose!! (My family is pretty rad too though.)
Fara A says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friends in college. We have been called the Justice League, lol. Corny. We still make time for monthly book club meetings and late nights out six years later. I can always count on them to give me painfully honest (sometimes unwanted, but helpful) advice & enough laughter to bring me to tears.
Amanda McVay says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in 6th grade. We live 3,000 miles away from each other but when we come back together its like we never missed a second!
Elle says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in the 7th grade when she was new to the school and I showed her around… we went on to be college roommates together!
Brandi Young says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend on a set up. I realize this is a little barf worthy, but my husband is my best friend. No one I have more fun with, and the first person I want to tell everything to.
Sandy says
BYOF me!
Chilling, laughing, wine….. :)
Jenny Long says
my dear friend Lindsey-Lou (who y’all can call LBO) I met almost 2 years ago. we’re both moms, wifeys, and she and her husband moved to the next town over from Virginia Beach. (we’re in Georgia). anyways, we weren’t close right off the Bat, but it sure didn’t take long to realize we both have the same weird, hilarious, dry, random, and highly inappropriate sense of humor. so, we stuck like glue. and, not to be sappy, she is a huge encouragement to me along this crazy life train. annnnd, she introduced me to YHL, and we tried to come to the book signing in Atlanta, but something about our kids were sick or husbands working late….the usual. she is my BFF. and we love IKEA. man. in fact, I tried to go there today and bring her along, but her son needed to go to the doctor & she is in the first trimester with her third babe….alas.
anyways, BYOF ME! (I’m not even sure what that means?? but for real, I will do anything for a $100 gift card. and I will also do anything for my BFF).
the end.
leslie says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met at church, she introduced me to YHL and we stay up late at night chatting on FB. Way too late considering we’re SAHM’s :)
Beth says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I met in 1st grade :)
Brittany says
BYOF ME! I’m going to join the many other people and say that my BFF is my boyfriend. We met online 2 years ago right after I moved here. The weirdest thing we like doing is to watch movies (which is pretty normal) but to put together jigsaw puzzles at the same time (which for 20 somethings is a bit weird I think). I call him Boo since that’s how he starts his emails or IM’s to me and I get called Goo mainly because it rhymes with Boo I think.
Lauren says
BYOF me! I met my best friend when she got a job at my parent’s restaurant when we were 16. We haven’t really spent much time apart since then, and now we are 28 and we work for the same company right here in Richmond!
Amelia says
BYOF me!!
My best friends are my sisters. We were born within 4 years of each other which meant lots of fighting, but lots of good times… especially now that we’re grown.
Jessica says
BYOF ME! Both my mom and my husband are my best friends!
Shani says
BYOF ME!
My BFF went to college with my cousin, and I met her when they shared an apartment after graduation. We love to watch HGTV and shout at the House Hunters.
Jen says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I meet in aerobics class in the 10th grade and we became fast friends after she broke up an almost fight I got into with a classmate in the locker room. She calls my Jenasinthejuice and I call her Tee…. 25 years later we call ourselves excercising by walking to the neighborhood bar. :)
Lara Rassette says
BYOF ME! My little sis! :)
Bonnie says
BYOF ME! My bestie used to be my boss. Luckily she was a great boss and an even better BFF. I only worked for her for a few months, but we’ve been friends for almost 13 years.
Anna says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my best friend Sandy our freshman year of college. She lived beside my boyfriend in the dorm so we naturally started hanging out. We found out we were both only children and have had a unique bond ever since as we are the sister each other never had.
Cait B says
BYOF ME!
my best friend is a girl named Alex, we met in 10th grade and she is awesome. We have the same terribly sarcastic sense of humor, the same ridiculous fangirl obsessions and most importantly she taught me how to be comfortable with me. She’s awesome and I will never be able to tell her how much I love her
Mia says
BYOF me! I met my best friend when my family moved next door to her 11 years ago! Love love love her…. I think we learned how to be weird from each other.
Stevie Stringfield says
BYOF ME!!!
I would love to share this with my sister-in-law who’s getting married in September! IKEA is so lovely
Holly Hanna says
BYOF ME
Kris says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF when we were co-leaders of a Venture Crew going on outdoor activities with our sons.
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
I met one of my best friends in elementary school. We have been friends for a really long time. I met my other best friend in college. We really bonded as roommates when the other two roommates drove us crazy!
lindy says
BYOF ME!!!
Meg says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met the first day of college, 11 years ago. We were instantly inseparable. We call each other Ruby and Charley (not our names) though now, I can’t even remember why!
Kadra says
BYOF ME…we met while our husbands were in seminary together. We were actually next door neighbors but sadly only for 1 year. Now we live a very long ways apart from each other but talk and text regularly.
rachel says
BYOF MEEEEEEEEE.
Ali says
BYOF me!
My best friend Emily and I met in grad school. She’ll be my maid of honor in June!
Rachel says
byof me, please!
Lauren @ circlegdesigns says
BYOF me! I met my best friend in college. We call each other jerkface :).
Megan says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby :) We met through friends! Now have a 7 month old daughter :)
Cat says
BYOF ME! She was my first roommate in college. Before matching students together, the school would have you fill out a personality survey. A couple of weeks into rooming together we were discussing the survey and discovered we both answered the survey as negatively as possible because we thought it was a waste of time!
laura says
BYOF ME!
My bestie I call SLEESA…..it’s a long story!
Michelle says
BYOF ME!
As corny as it sounds, my bff is the hubster. We have been together now 16 years (married 11 1/2) and since I am only 32, that is half my life. I can’t imagine a day without him. :)
Katie says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my bff since elementary. I have videos of us at each others ice skating and chuck-e-cheese birthday parties. :)
Erika says
BYOF ME!!!!
I met my best friend in college. I was a transfer student and she was an exchange student from Germany. The college had a luncheon for transfers and exchange students and we hit it off right from the start. Vive la Internet because it has helped us stay in close contact in between trips. But when I went through a divorce, she was on a plane in a flash, and helped care for my little one while I was dealing with the aftermath. Love her so much!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in daycare and bonded over all manner of silly, geeky things. Now we’re in our 30’s and still get together as often as possible.
Shae says
BYOF me! We met in college and have since become coworkers and neighbors.
Cheryl says
BYOF Me!
I am married to my BFF :).
Jen LT says
BOYF Me!
I have 4 best friends from middle school that have been there through thick and thin!
Nicole says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met at a local history club meeting. I saw her from afar, gave her the evil stink eye for knowing my then-boyfriend and giving him a big hug, then talked to her and realized she was awesome + sauce. Soon thereafter we realized that we were sisters-from-another-womb, boy was ditched and we are living happily ever after as neighbors. :)
Lauren says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF and I met at a wedding and bonded over stuffing our faces with wedding cake!
Lindsay says
BYOF me!!! My best friend is my husband. We met because we lived by each other in the apartment complex we lived at. We love playing a joke on each other and putting corn dogs in the grocery cart when the other one isnt looking when were shopping (we would never buy them).
Jenny says
BYOF me! School! :)
Mary says
BYOF me!! My best friend is my sister!
Jenna says
BYof me! 10 th grade at church…friends now for over 16 years! We’ve survived attending different colleges and moving to opposite sides of the United States