***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.
Matilda says
BYOF ME!
I met my Bestie in the 7th grade in band and we have a dance routine to ‘Blister in the sun’. Love that lady!
Kelly Catania says
BYOF ME! – 12 years young strong with my best friend and she lives on the other side of the world now. I call her my boyfrann cuz she is always there for me.
Rachel S says
BYOF ME!!
My sister is my best friend. We fought as kids, but once got a little older we became inseparable and have been that way every since!
Jenny says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I met in Textile Chemistry lab 20 years ago!
Selma says
BYOF ME!
Very first day of my college I met my BFF. It’s been 28 years and we are together ever since.
MegS says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is by far my husband, and has been since we were 16 and way before I viewed him romantically. I adore that man.
Anne says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I were put together as roommates freshman year. Been BFFs ever since (going on 13 years now). We like to say that we’re poster children for Earhart Hall roommate matching.
Hilary Smith says
BYOF ME!!
my bestie and i were next door neighbors when we were four years old!
Megan says
BYOF ME!
Kate B says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in college, introduced by a mutual friend. We spent our first meal together discussing assassination by kumquat. Weird, but true. (I mean, true, it’s what we discussed. I’d be very surprised to learn if such an event ever came to pass.)
Beth says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is definitely my husband. We are 100% partners and I am so thankful for him!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in the seventh grade. We were friends during middle school, high school, and college, but we didn’t become super close until after college.
Lauren says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been best friends for 16 years — we got sat together in 6th grade science class in the back of the room because our teacher was allergic to our shampoos – and we’ve been best friends ever since!
Allison B says
Kinda dorky but my BFF is my hubs. We met almost 14 (!) years ago and have been married for 7 years. Not gonna tell you about what weird things we like to do together for the sake of keeping things PG (joking! sorta… :) ), but we do have a secret handshake!
Allison B says
forgot – BYOF me! ;)
nina murnighan says
BYOF Me!!!! My best friend is of course my Momma, and she is in the middle of redecorating her house. And I just bought my first house, so a shopping spree at IKEA is going to happen sooner or later : )
Donna Jean says
BYOF ME!!
my best friend (other than my husband) and i met in elementary school and have been through thick and thin together. we don’t get to see each other often, but when we do we always pick up right where we left off.
Chrissy says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my sis Rachel, we don’t have a secret handshake but we kiss each other on both checks when we say goodbye:)
Kathy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since we met in kindergarten… in 1988 :).
Emlyn says
BYOF me! I have two friends I consider my BFFs – one I met in college and we’ve been friends ever since, but she no longer lives close by so we only get to see each other a few times a year (always like no time has passed). The other married my husband’s high school friend, lives a block away and our daughters are 10 months apart. And is my frequent companion on ikea trips, so we could definitely use this prize! ;)
Phoebe says
BYOF ME!
My childhood best friend and I met at a playgroup when we were 2 years old. While not in constant contact anymore, she is my oldest friend (28 years of friendship!), and we def have a ton of memories!
Nikki says
BYOF Me!
I have been BFFs with Ryan for 10 years! We call each other schmoop as an insult, a compliment and even use it as a verb! We have been married for 8 years today! We can’t wait to have our house some day, but as a military family moving all over the place it will have to wait!
mim says
BYOF Me! College — roomates in a house nicknamed “the LECH house cause the last 4 digits of our phone number spelled LECH)
Rebecca @This Nest is Best says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in the second grade where we were partners in our dance recital. BUT…we didn’t become best friends until the tenth grade.
Mr. Lemon and I were at Ikea this weekend and he decided they should name their most popular piece Erhmergerd.
Monica says
BYOF ME! We married each other!
Colleen says
BYOF ME!!
My best fried and I met in middle school – almost 20 years ago. Yikes!!
Erin says
BYOF ME!
My BFF Becky and I have been besties since birth. We grew up in the same lake community and can ride bikes and play barbies for hours (ok – not anymore but back in the day – yes!). I couldn’t live my life without her.
Liz says
BYOF ME!.
Never had a best friend, not sure why.
Jen says
BYOF ME!!
I have two BFFs that I have known for about 15 years. Love them!
lilcg says
BYOF me!
sad as it might sound, I am still trying to find a local best friend :)
Michelle M says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my hubby (aww). We met in grad school, have lots of nicknames, and watch sci-fi together :)
Kelly says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in college. And whenever we see each other, we like to do a grand battement (high kick!)
Malisa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since kindergarten! We met there and have carried our friendship through the last 22+ years. We totally have weird names, weird sayings and weird behaviors we do around each other. Our husbands think we’re weird in general.
Megan C says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in highschool and we have been besties for 13 years! The weirdest thing we like to do together would be lay on the couches at my parents house and watch trash tv just like we did in highschool. When I come home to visit we always find ourselves back on the couches and we always have a great time. Love my Bestie!
Erin says
BYOF ME
We met the first day of freshman year of high school and have been inseparable ever since!!
Bonnie says
I met my best friend by inviting myself to dinner with her and a few other folks in a college class. I’m helping her move into her first no-roommate apartment in a few weeks, and I would love to bring her an IKEA gift card so we could get it decorated.
Jasmin S. says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met on the first day of Kindergarten and we’ve been close ever since – we have so many inside jokes and stories from our childhood that we regularly have people groan when we start telling our silly tales :)
Rie says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my husband, we come from totally different background, I’m from Tokyo, he is from Louisiana how we found each other in, out of all places, Shreveport, LA was truely a fate. Right now, we are busy raising our 20 months old daughter, but we go everywhere together,both of us are present at her music class, swim class and at parks.
Katie says
BYOF ME! My bestie is my sister, so we met approximately 31 years ago in a hospital in Florida.
Brianna says
BYOF ME! Like many others will say, my husband is definitely my best friend.
Cefarr says
BYOF ME!
I have known my best friend for almost 38 years. Although we live in 2 different states, we can just pick up where we left off when we talk or get together like it just happened yesterday! She is the sister I never had and can’t imagine life without her.
Beth says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I met our sophomore year of high school. I’m so used to calling her by her nickname that sometimes I get weird looks when I introduce her to others as “Tater”!
Meredith says
BYOF ME!
It just so happens that my two besties from college are coming in town to visit me this weekend! I would love to share my winnings with them as a surprise when they get here!! :-)
Kristi says
BYOF Me!
My bestie is my husband. Glad to see I’m not the only cheesy one here:)
Alla says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in law school. We are polar opposites in most ways but for some reason our relationship works perfectly.
Carrie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF started out as a coworker just over a year ago. Now we are inseparable! Weirdest thing we do together? Well, we made up a club… it’s called the Vagina Lodge. It sounds bad, I know, and mostly we say it out loud just to watch people cringe. But it’s what we call our girls night out. :)
Ashlee says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my bestie. We met at church camp. We love doing everything together and have been through so many ups and downs together. We just celebrated 5 years being married. :)
Rosa says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met at work, and she calls me her Home Depot docent for my DIY knowledge… even though I don’t hold a candle to the real DIYers and desperately need more Ikea stuff to make my old house a little more (superficially) modern.
Britiney @ Consider the Lilies says
BYOF ME!
My bff and I met at a stamping convention. We have kids the same ages and have been bffs ever since!!
Merideth says
BYOF me! As my BFF likes to say, I just showed up in her backyard 10 years ago. She and I have been neighbors and bffs ever since. We’ve raised our kids together and I’m so thankful she’s right in my backyard!
Casey H. says
BYOF me! My best friend, Brooke, and I have been friends for 13 years now and always joked about finding a way for one of us to marry into each other’s family.
There were some failed attempts along the way but God, in his funny sense of humor, blessed her and my cousin, Ben, to fall in love and as of last summer we are now officially related :)
We were also cool enough that our friends referred to us as Bracey McStull, a combo with a nice ring to it.