***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.
Brittany says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I love laughing together, a frequent occurrence if we’re driving a lot–we both get lost easily, so laughter abounds as a result.
P.S. I was just at IKEA today, wishing one of their Liatorp units was in my budget. So imagine my delight when I came home and saw this! Keeping my fingers crossed!
Caitlin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at girl scout camp 16 years ago… we decided we looked the same and called each other “Twin” (our parents laughed, we don’t look the same at all).
The “Twin” thing stuck with me though… to the point where my friend’s dad didn’t actually know my real name! :D
Jessica Duane says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF at college, and we’ve been inseparable ever since! She’s my maid of honor at my wedding in October!
Norma says
BYOF ME. We met at church and she was always there for me.
I just bought a kitchen at IKEA. I LOVE IKEA!!! I need more.
Rachael says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend in high school, 15+ years ago. We are each other’s inner voices and now we have a couple kids of our own, so it’s fun to watch them run around together, getting each other into (and out of) just as much trouble as we did years and years ago!
Erica T says
BYOF ME! One of them I met at a camp in junior high for 2 weeks and we’ve been pen pals ever since.
Staci says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in graduate school. I don’t see her nearly enough these days, but we’re do for a girl weekend soon! Maybe to Ikea!
Mayra says
Byof me! My fiancé is my BFF and he’s my Home Depot buddy!
Deborah says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my only sister. We can finish each others sentences without missing a beat! And we both LOVE Ikea!!!
Shannon says
BYOF me!!! My best friend and I don’t see eachother often, but its always nice to know we can pick up where we left off!
Nikki P. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is literally my BFF…we’re married!
I have two very close girl friends who both are moving on April 1 & I just moved a few weeks ago – we’d really put those gift cards to some serious use!
Betsy says
BYOF me! Count me as another one whose husband is her best friend. We’ve been together since high school (working on 20 years now!) There are plenty of silly little nicknames, but the one we still call each other regularly is Babycakes.
kathy v says
BYOF ME!..met my bff in college
Melissa says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my brother’s wife. We met when she started dating my brother back in 1995, but really became close friends in 1999. We love being nutty together! I think we scare my brother sometimes with our silliness.
Katie says
BYOF me!!
I met my BFF during a study abroad trip in college.
Brooke says
BYOF ME!
My mom is my best friend.
Katie says
Byof me! My cousin is my best friend, i’ve known her all my life.
Noelle says
BYOF ME!!!
My hubby is my BFF. We met on a blind date in college.
Theresa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. It was friendship at first sight. Now were 2,000 miles away and still share everything with each other. Weirdest thing we enjoy is coming up with the most ridiculous nicknames for each other. It’s hilarious!!
Ashlyn says
BYOF ME!
When I think really hard about it, I think my BFF is probably my mom…so I’ve known her, for like, ever. :)
Kevin says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in graduate school and now we are married and expecting our first child!
Katie says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in utero – or rather, our mother’s met while pregnant with us. When we were little we could fight like sisters, but nearly 30 years we’re still having fun.
ElleX says
BYOF ME!
Claire says
BYOF me!! I met my best friend at a leaf pile our freshman year in college (yea, we were the cool kids raking ginormous piles of leaves and jumping in them between classes). We’ve been inseparable ever since!
Patti says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend Christy when I was 5…that was 30 years ago!
Vanessa C says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I actually live in different countries but thanks to technology, we still remain besties
Jennifer Lentz says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend is my husband Kevin. He is color blind so I am in a win-win situation when it comes to home projects. He never has a say in color choices and just goes along with the plan.
Lauren says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend playing rock-paper-scissors as an ice-breaker in college.
Erin says
BYOF ME!
It’s hard not to be best friends with your sister who is only 15 months your junior! This, of course, was not always the case and makes me appreciate it even more now that we are older and wiser.
MichelleP says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met through our husbands. I love it that we can always call on each other for anything!
amy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF & I have been friends since high school. We call ourselves Immortal Twins, but unfortunately those details are classified. Now our two families vacation together and make ‘less-exciting, yet equally fantastic’ memories.
Sara W. says
BOYF ME! My bestie is my husband! He’s a pretty awesome dude if I do say so myself. Our bestiness has no boundaries; and neither it seems does our weirdness. :)
Sandi says
BYOF ME! My husband.
Camille says
BYOF Me!
I met my best friend in kindergarten! We have been best friends for 20 years!
Tara says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my cousin Holly. We’ve been through everything together, Sunday school, high school, weddings, kids, etc… She is so grounded and humble and she means the world to me.
Bryna says
Do husbands count as BFFs? Because he really is my best friend. We met at 14 and began dating soon after that. The “meeting” thing is quite an interesting story considering we really didn’t like each other before and said a few choice words about each other. I can’t help but laugh when I think back now :)
BYOF Me!
Evelyn says
BYOF me!! My best friend of 20 years and I have something very special in common – our younger sisters are also best friends! It made for many fun times and joint family vacations.
Kelly Kilfoyle says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend during my junior year of high school at ski club – so we’ve been besties for about 15 years. In high school we developed a ‘checklist’ to narrow down the hot guys we’d meet at ski club (they had to be wearing a white undershirt/tshirt, have something orange with them, and snowboard!)Years later we both met guys that fulfilled our checklists and we were maids of honor in each others wedding :)
Alex A says
BYOF!
3 of us have been best friends since middle school. We live together now. We truly grew up together and I can’t imagine my life without them!
Tara Yoast says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I met in diapers when my mom did daycare 27 years ago. We went to Elementary, Middle, High school together and we are still going strong.
Shay says
BYOF ME! Please!
My BFF (who isn’t tied to me through marriage) and I met because our significant others worked at the same company. We have nearly identical taste, and our favorite thing to do together is go shopping for frames at ikea! This is pretty much the best prize possible for us :D
Katie says
My bestie and I have been married for 12 years now.
lauren says
BYOF ME!! My bff and I met in middle school and neither of us remember this but we have the yearbooks with sticker pictures and signatures to prove it! We hope to live in the same town again soon!!
jeanette says
Byof me!!
Kristin says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in junior high and have been BFFs ever since!
[email protected] says
BYOF Me! We met in preschool lines…with our kids! We end up chatting about house minutia and decorating and organizing…and realized hours have passed!
Lis says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I went to school together, first grade up until 12th. Saw each other through college grads, marriages, and now, kids.
Andrea says
BYOF ME! We met in 1st grade, though we didn’t become super close until 3rd. She’s been like family ever since.
Veronica says
BYOF ME!
amanda says
BYOF ME!! I met my best friend in High school.