***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.
Meg says
BYOF ME! I met Peanut and Jelly Bean in college. They are quite possibly the greatest college roomates anyone could have ever asked for and we all need a little Ikea in our lives.
Jodi says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my boyfriend. We met in a bar seven years ago. The weirdest thing we do together is make up songs about our cats, J-Meister and the Remsteroni. We’re weird.
Beth M. says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met because when I was 3 I moved next door to her. We are sooooo different but we balance each other out. We’ve taken extremely different paths, yet somehow ended up living about 20 minutes from each other. She just had her first baby and I’m so happy to be nearby! Also, my Mom and I are planning our trip to Ikea, so this is perfect timing! It’s 5 hrs away for me so I don’t go nearly as much as I’d like.
Jess says
BYOF ME!
I met my bestie in high school and have been inseperable for 17 years. My hubby. :)
Amy says
BYOF me! I’d have to share with my brother and sister – besties for life!
cp says
BYOF Me!
My best friend is my older sister.
JJ says
BYOF ME! My best friend Melina and I have been friends for almost 30 years. We grew up together and know everything that is to know about each other.
Chelsea says
BYOF ME!!
My husband is my best friend! He’s my absolute favorite person to do life with.
Amber says
BYOF ME! I met my bff in elementray school! We have a lot of hidden meanings behind songs and stories! Even if we haven’t spoken in weeks we always pick up where we left off.
Savina says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is my big sister…although when we were younger we fought all the time.
laura says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I have known each other since 7th grade gym class! In high school we used to carpool together to school and think we were SO COOL riding with the windows down and music blaring in her teal pontiac….those were the days!
Rachel says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie (who I never see anymore) in fourth grade. I thought she had the weirdest name ever. I asked her to repeat it so many times because I couldn’t believe there was a name like Minerva.
Teresa C says
BYOF ME!hubby is my bff- met @ work!
Anne says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met nearly ten years ago after we were matched as freshman year roommates. We still talk almost every day. :)
Ed says
BYOF ME!!
Emily says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met thru church about 4 years ago. Our kids are good friends, too, which is awesome :)
Anita says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I met our freshman year in college (hail to Pitt).
Haley says
BYOF ME!My bestfriend and I met at our first job, when we trained together. We will do anything together, including cleaning our houses. Our husbands get along very well, so that is a bonus.
Johanna says
My BFF and I met in middle school, became friends in high school and have been close ever since!
Jess says
BYOF ME!
My sister is my BFF…now. Growing up, we did not get along at all. In fact, people would constantly tell me that we’d be friends as adults, and I never believed them. Now that we’re adults, we are really close. How we met? When she was born — I’m 2.5 years older.
Julie B says
BYOF ME!
My best friends are my 2 sisters!
Kelly B. says
BYOF Me!
I met by best friend in 6th grade Reading class. 13 years later and nothing has changed!
Taylor says
BYOF ME!
I would be in trouble because if I won I wouldn’t have enough giftcards for all my best girlfriends!
andrea @ my kinda perfect says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I have been friends since about 5th grade, but it was after high school that we got super close. Now we are kinda ridiculous with each other, but cannot imagine life without the other. (Luckily our men just accept our sisterhood and don’t question it.) We love to craft together and we’re always dreaming up fun creative projects to do together! =)
The weirdest thing we’ve ever done together? Probably go to Boston (2+ hour drive) in a snow storm for a book signing (our first!) for a couple of DIY die-hards. You may have heard of them…? =)
Meredith says
BYOF ME!
We met in law school 9 (!) years ago and now we’re roommates; we like watching trashy tv and we also have an annual shamrock shake outing. :)
Libby says
BYOF ME! My husband is my very best friend…!
Allison says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I have been friends since 7th grade. We’re still best friends and we talk on the phone every other day. We were each other’s Maid of Honor and now I’m Godmother to her little girl (my son doesn’t have Godparents, because we’re heathens, but if he did she’d be it).
Craziest thing we do/did together? In middle school I made up a song about going pee… and we still occasionally sing it. Don’t ask.
jenni o says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in 2nd grade on the playground, but we didn’t become close till the 6th grade. We live on opposite sides of the country but still talk once a week!
Jessica H. says
BYOF ME!
My boyfriend is my best friend. We met online!
Morgan says
BYOF ME!
And my best friend is now my husband–married almost 3 years, have known each other since 2000.
Michelle V says
BYOF ME! My first memory of my BFF is her surprising another one of my friends by stuffing herself into said friend’s locker and bursting out to terrify us both. She’s a special girl haha
Tara says
BYOF ME! I have known my best friend since kindergarten and we can practically read each other’s minds now. We refer to each other as “my other half”, even though we are both married now. Thankfully our husbands get how close we are. Oh, and when we go to Ikea, we leave the husbands at home because it is much more fun just the two of us.
Andrea says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met 18 years ago in our college dorm. We quickly became roommates and have been best friends ever since. We think we are hilarious, even if sometimes we’re the only one who gets the other’s jokes. We don’t have a secret handshake, but we always yell “Pivot! Pivot!” a la Ross Gellar anytime someone uses that word. :)
Katie B. says
BYOF ME! I have a BFF from kindergarten, and my husband is also another BFF of mine. All three of us actually love playing nerdy board games and an obscure german card game. It works out quite nicely. :)
Jill says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my BFF since junior year of high school (we’re 36 now) – she was on the welcoming committee for new students and it was best-friend-at-first-sight :) I’m super excited for her because she is finally pregnant after years of trying and I just know she will need some nifty Ikea doodads for her nursery!
Angela says
BYOF ME! My wife is my best friend. We met when I was in grad school and she was a librarian.
Emily says
BYOF ME! I met my best (girl) friend when she moved into my neighborhood the summer before we entered middle school. We’ve been bff ever since ( nearly 20 years!!)
Sarah says
BYOF Me!
My fiance’s my BFF and I cannot wait to marry him this fall in our DIYed barn wedding!
Diane @ Vintage Zest says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is (mushiness ahead) my boyfriend. We’ve been together for 9 1/2 years, and met through his roommate. I think there is too much weirdness/nerdiness in our relationship to share in one comment, but we randomly break out into dance around the house… without or without music!
Jackie says
BYOF Me!
My husband is my best friend… we have been together since 10th grade!
Sheridan says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my bestie! We can be always be big dorks together.
Kelsey Carlson says
BYOF ME!
My bestie has been been my BFF since we were 8. We met on the bus in elementary school, and 20 years later, we’re still best friends. In fact, I’m her maid of honor this June, and can’t wait!
Jessica K. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in middle school!
Ashley says
BYOF ME!
Sarah says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in law school about 10 years ago. We share a love for cheese food (port wine cheese spread), cookie dough and vodka – these 3 things (and each other) have gotten us through the bar exam, heartbreak and joy. I couldn’t make it without her!
Erin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby! We met in college and we were close friends for 6 years before we finally started dating.
Heather says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend and we meet in high school!
Emily B says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known her since we were 4 (eek!), we lived on the same street growing up and have been together ever since!
Krysta Houseknecht says
BYOF ME! My besties and I love to hit up Vegas!
Ris says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met freshman year of college and we’ve been best friends ever since! We even call ourselves hetero-life-partners, which got a little awkward once she got married.