***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.
Susie says
BYOF ME!
Met at the young age of ten….23 years later still the best of friends
Cristina says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is also my fiancee!! We go to IKEA all the time! The funny thing is that every time we go, we are looking for just one item, so we always take the “shortcuts”, we can’t stand to get stuck behind the grazing crowd! LOL
We’ve actually been saving for a new IKEA sofa (we’re currently using an old futon I got from one of my old roommates) so the gift cards would be sooo helpful! Cross my fingers!
Shayna says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met on a bus in the middle of the night during band camp when the girls dorm had a fire alarm go off for unknown reasons. There were no seats left so she sat on my lap. It was my first day at the school. We have since moved to Chicago together, and she is dating my Boyfriends best friend. Its adorable And something from a sitcom. But it really happened, I swear. We are going to celebrate our “tenfinity” this year!
Angie Lee says
BYOF ME!
We met at pre-school and we’ve been friends since!
Melissa says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF at work!!!
Amanda S. says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in middle school, although at the time I just thought of him as the kid who wears crazy Hawaiian shirts all the time. It wasn’t until we went to prom together our juinor year of high school that we thought about dating. Now, almost 8 years later, we’re married, and still the best of friends!
Alan says
BYOF me! I met my best bud in college. He’s always got my back.
Kelley says
BYOF Me!
I met my best friend in college. She gave me the worst dirty looks at first, but within a few weeks we were pretty inseparable.
Jessica Erin says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in college and have lived in the same city for the past 7 years. Sadly, she moved far away last spring and I miss her like crazy!
Kristin says
BYOF ME! My bff & I met on the first day of sixth grade. We live on opposite coasts now but always pick right back up where we left off!
Jennifer says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend is my sister. We’re close in age (I’m 15 months older) but didn’t become close until college. We are each other’s main support system and our very different lives are constant sources of inspiration for the other. Love her!!!
liliana says
“BYOF ME!” Laugh.Eat.Talk.Laugh.Repeat. — usual routine with BFF! :)
sarah1021 says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met while I was dating her brother in High school. ha ha.
Kelly says
BYOF Me!
My best friend (besides my husband) and I met in high school, so we’ve been friends for…12 years? Wow. That’s nuts. But she’s awesome so it’s awesome!
Libby says
BYOF Me!
My best friends are Morgan and Amy, and Amy and I hated each other when we first met…at age 5. We would politely play together (our moms are BFF’s too), and ask each other what we would do if we didn’t like someone. The answer was always “not invite them to my birthday party”, and we were too polite to not invite each other, so eventually, we actually became friends. Then we met Morgan at summer camp when we were 11.
Now I live in Ohio, and Morgan and Amy both live in Nashville, so we make sure to plan fun trips every few months!
And yes, the nicknames (such as Morgorito Burrito) still continue, as do the jokes that never die…
Tonya says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend Kim and I have been the best and not so much at times best of friends for 12yrs.. Like all friends we’ve had our fair share of those moments but we’re like sisters so just like sisters we get over it and carry on being besties!! All of my other friends and salon clients laugh because I always preface a story about her with” you know Kim, my best friend that lives in Columbia?” Everyone says that after three plus years of hearing that they they know her on a first name basis!!
Nicole says
BYOF ME
I met my best friend in high school!
Melanie says
BYOF ME! We met at work many years ago and now she has 3 kids under age 3 at age 43! She needs all the help she can get staying organized. And I just got married and my husband’s clothes are hanging on a rolling rack and folded up on a shelf. He needs a PAX wardrobe. :)
Kimberly says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met on the first day of college…a long time ago.
Tiffany says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend. WE eloped 5 years ago on March 22. Three babies later we are still going strong!
Nate says
BYOF ME
Marisa says
My husband is my best friend. We met our freshman year in college.
Melissa says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since middle school. We do a lot of crafting together. Our #1 rule is we don’t buy it if we can make it, which seems to be a lot of things.
Lauren Fraga says
BYOF ME!
Dee W says
BYOF me! There’s a group of 4 of us girls that have been best friends since high school- we still get together all the time, and have ongoing group text messages to keep in touch :)
MelanieO says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF through a book club. We are both native New Yorkers transplanted to New England, and both have 4th grade daughters. She is the wild and crazy one, and I’m her anchor (in a good way). Don’t know what I’d do without her.
Caro says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met on the first day of college at new student orientation and have been inseparable ever since! We live in different cities now but he’s the only one with a car so when he comes to visit, we always go to Ikea! I’m furnishing my apartment one trip at a time :)
melanie says
BYOF ME
I met my bestie in 7th grade. Her name is julie, I am Melanie. Our shared nickname is JuicyMelon. We both call each other juice or juicy.
Mindy says
BYOF me!!
I love my best friend dearly…she balances me and is my other half. We were paired up as college roommates and even lived together after college…then moved a block apart once we got each married. We love to watch our kids become the next generation of besties!
Karen says
BYOF ME!
I met my bff through her ex, who was my former co-worker. I changed jobs, she changed relationships, and we’re better friends than ever!
Marisa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school 10 years ago. We hung out with the same group of people and quickly realized we were the only sane ones.
The weirdest thing we love doing together is going to Chili’s- We call ourselves the perfect salsa friends- as she likes the substance and I just like the flavor… never any argueing on who ate all the salsa between us.
We do have nicknames for each other, but no special handshakes or dances… at this moment. Might be something to consider.
Tiffany says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend is my husband. We met as a result of a time-sensitive keyword search. Had it been even five minutes later, it is very likely he would not have been in my world today.
Jackie says
BYOF ME!
After refusing to call anyone my best friend, I conceded and now have two. One went to high school with me and lives across the country; the other went to college with me and lives across the country. I’m trying to convince them both to move here. I think it might work eventually.
Andrew says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my wife and we met in a physics tutoring class in college.
Nikki says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at pre-natal clinic, and I have counted my blessings on this for 30 years now!
erin g says
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Sommer says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met 5 years ago at my first job our of college. Our favorite thing to do together is get our hair done.
Terry says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in high school – 36 years ago.
kimbehess says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in HS 20 years ago. Even though she lives on the other side of the country we are still as close as ever!
Laura says
BYOF ME!
We have known each for about 18 years!
Dawn says
BYOF ME!!!!
My bestie and I used to work at the same public tv station. I “stole” her from another department to work for me! That was in 2001 and so many jobs later we’re still the best of friends.
The most fun thing we did was take a trip together for my birthday to the Mall of America, a weekend of shopping, eating and just the two of us was so much fun. Our carry-on bags ended up barely fitting in the overheads and our checked luggage weighed in a 1 lb under the limit!
I’d share the IKEA gift card with her! Thanks for such a fun website!
Dawn
AnnMarie says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met 6 years ago at work and she is the most caring, generous, and loyal friend a girl could ever hope for!
Judy says
BYOF ME! Met my best friend through a co-worker. Or fav thing to do together is travel to a place neither of us has been to while enjoying some beer, food and girl talk.
Mike says
BYOF ME!
Met my best friend at a summer job on an island.
Jess says
BYOF Me!
My bff is my sister. We were total opposites growing up, but as we got older, we became more similar!
She just graduated from college and moved home – she’s redoing her childhood bedroom. I know she’d love an Ikea gifct card!
Andria says
Byof me!!
Denae Katzoff says
BYOF ME!
We met when we were 4 & have grown up together & now our kids & husbands our friends too
Melissa says
BYOF ME!! My BFF I met on our first day of college. We lived on the same floor in our all girls dorm. We lived together for the following three years. We have been inseparable since…I was even her ‘coach’ when she welcomed her first son into the world. :)
Sara says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my best friend since she was born – littlest sisters are the best =)
Lana says
BYOF me! My best friend is Darcey, we’ve known each other since 7th grade… not telling how long that’s been! We’ve done everything together from our first trips to the mall driving ourselves to running our first marathon, and I am so excited she’s getting married in May! Incidentally, she lives right next to the Atlanta IKEA :)