***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.
arianna says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and i have been friends for 20 years, we love DIY, Pinterest and a whole host of other things! I couldn’t do without her!
Emily says
BYOF ME! We met in high school through a mutual friend (but really didn’t like one another) and eventually, through having 3 college classes together we became great friends and celebrated our differences. We’ve now been friends who lived together as roommates for 6 years and met our husbands together! This year will make 10 years strong that we have been great friends! She calls me “Emsssss” and I call her “E-Mac”. The weirdest thing we love doing together is making up new laughs and then doing them at awkward times in awkward places (talk about embarrassing!).
Sally says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my partner. And now I’ve got the Macarena stuck in my head!
Have you seen this Awkward Black Girl epside where you have to ID the 90’s dances? Awesome!
Amanda L. says
BYOF ME!
My best friends and I met in middle school – I had gym class with one, and we both had English with the other.
jr1012 says
BYOF ME! We met in ’98, and she likes to crack her back near me because she knows I can’t stand it. When you say “keep in touch”, she means it- she keeps in touch with everyone, and has a huge social circle because of it.
Schuyler says
BYOF me! My bestie and I met in college – we LOVE shopping together, and would love to shop at IKEA!
Gretchen says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my husband. Going to IKEA is our idea of a good time!
Rachel says
BYOF Me!
I met her in the 6th grade, adn we both love YHL. she got me a signed mug for my birthday from the MPLS book signing!
Elizabeth says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in 3rd grade. We’re in it for the long haul!
Randall says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in elementary school when we played baseball together.
Kristina says
BYOF Me!
Amy H. says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my BFF since high school (15 years now!) Now I’m going to be in her wedding in May.
Lauren says
BYOF me!! Mine is my college roommate – we were randomly paired together freshman year and have been best friends since!
Saple says
BYOF ME please!
Saple says
my bff and I met in College and he is still amazing!
Tiffany Hahn says
BYOF ME!
Me and my best friend met in middle school. We have been best friends since high school she has since moved but we’ve kept in touch and visit each other frequently (she is only 3 hrs away). Mailing her out a package today! Have a good day!
Michelle B says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF at work 4 years ago. She and I are so alike, it’s crazy, and we have the best time together!
Laura says
BYOF ME!
We met in 5th grade and we go zip-lining together.
Caroline says
BYOF me!
(this is a repost b/c I think the spam filter ate my first comment)
I met my bff in the crib! I was 3 months old and she was a week old. We drifted apart during high school, but after college we started hanging out again and have been close ever since!
April says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my boyfriend of two years. We met at work. Every now and then we gently tap our heads together, inspired by the movie Coneheads, as a sign of affection. I forgot how it started but it’s one of many little inside jokes we have with each other that keep us smiling and laughing when we’re together.
Lindsay Gannon says
BYOF me!! I met my soul sister in 5th grade and even after a cross country move in 8th grade we are still besties at age 31… Even being far apart and only seeing each other a few times a year, when I see her it is like nothing has changed at all. :)
Amanda Z. says
BYOF ME!My best friend is my husband, and we are much overdue for an IKEA date.
Victoria says
BYOF ME!
Kristen says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend at my old roommate’s wedding (who just happened to be his cousin) a year and a half ago. We’ve been dating ever since! We have nicknames and we do have our own stupid high five (that we only do at home) as well as sharing a close to unhealthy love for baseball. We are halfway through our goal of visiting each of the MLB stadiums.
almanyc says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been friends for 13 years now. Once I dared her to loudly repeat the last two words of every sentence we hear while walking in a mall. It got silly and I’m surprised no one got mad.
Mrs M says
BYOF ME!
I met one of my best friends in PRESCHOOL!
Danna says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend and I met in kindergarten and share a love of all things DIY!
peggy says
“BYOF ME!” I met my BFF when I was four & she was two years old. We grew up together in the neighborhood. Build forts, played in the woods with our dogs.
Kellie says
BYOF ME!
My sister has to be my very best friend. We do almost everything together. Not only do we work at our family business together every day, but we also decided to build a house together a couple of years ago. Somehow we’ve managed to make it all work without killing each other.
Sarah C says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at work… We were both paras in the same classroom. Then she finished her teaching degree, and took over as lead teacher in the classroom… So now she’s technically my boss!
Kayla says
BYOF me!!
my sister is my best friend (which wasn’t always the case- we shared a room growing up and she spent many nights sleeping in the bathtub so she could have some ‘me time’).
Britt F says
bYOF! My BFF and I have been besties 7 years, but ironically she passionately disliked me for about 2 years before she gave me a chance to win her over my charming personality;)
Maggie D says
BYOF ME!!!
Trevor says
BYOF ME! Best friend since high school!
Amy says
BYOF ME! My best friends are my two sisters! They will so appreciate this!
Kristin says
Byof me!! Yay!
Sara says
BYOF me!
We met at a La Leche League meeting and have sons the same age.
bethany says
Byof me! I met my best friend in college. It wasn’t until after we graduated that we became close, mainly because she was crazy persistent about writing me an old fashioned letter at every opportunity. I’m so glad she did, because she’s an awesome person :-)
Emma Lou says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend of 20 years and I met when she sat down next to me on the school bus my first day in a new town!
Langley says
BYOF ME! Met the bff in college – going strong :)
Robin says
BYOF me!! My best friend is my boyfriend of 5 years. We do everything together, but I guess the weirdest thing we do together is have “conversations” with our dogs, where we make up voices for them and have them give us snarky responses to everything we say. It makes us smile, so we’ll probably keep doing it forever! :)
Shawn says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF and true love at Target while working together !!
We both love going to goodwill looking for good deals !!
Hunnybunny and Lovemuffin !!
Jace says
BYOF ME!
Met my BFF in 1st grade. That was well, lets just say way over 25 years ago and leave it at that. :)
Mary says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my BFF since 3rd grade – 22 years! We lived down the street from one another, and grew up in each others’ homes and families – an almost-sister for this only child. We spent many a night giggling uncontrollably at absolutely nothing – still do, when we get the chance (we live on opposite sides of the country). I <3 my BFF!
Marci says
BYOF ME!!!
Have been BFF’s for over 15 years, love traveling and golfing!
Cinemarie says
BYOF me please!
Is it bad that my BFF is my sister? :)
Ann Marie says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met online… weird, right? We were both planning our weddings and met in a bride chat room. We love doing crafty things together!
Jeanette says
BYOF ME! I met my two besties at work and we all just balance each other out.
Jennifer M says
WOW !! I’m so excited to be the winner of this contest! Thank you so much! I was just at IKEA 2 weeks ago, so this would have come in handy then. oh well, I guess it’s another good excuse to go again! My BFF (my husband!) and i just bought our first home a few months ago, so we have been carefully adding things to it. I think this prize will be going to artwork, as that has been our most recent project at home. Oh, the possibilities!
thank you so much!!
YoungHouseLove says
Congrats Jennifer!
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