***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.
Laura says
BYOF ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please :)
I met my BFF nearly 9 years ago! We met in Defensive Tactics in college. We were both Criminal Justice majors. We enjoyed hanging out after class. The funny this is my BFF was a guy :) He helped me to come out of my shy shell. We ate mexican food at least 3 time a week between classes. I would have never guessed that after hanging out as friends that we would grow so close and eventually end up married. We now have two absolutely wonderful kids. My husband is my BFF. He knows me better than anyone (including myself).
Kate says
“BYOF ME!
My husband-we met on the first day of college.
Claudia says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. At first glance, I thought she was some stuck-up (please excuse the sterotyping) sorority girl. She thought I was some crazy tomboy who had a strange love of power tools. We bonded one day over each of us unknowingly wearing an identical pair of bright pink, quilted (I can’t believe I’m admitting this) paisley pants. Yes, they really were made… Thank you Express. Needless to say, we were both happily wrong about our first impressions. (Except for the power tool bit…) We still laugh about it 10 years later!
Katie says
BYOF ME! One of my best friends I’ve known since kindergarden and we met on a boat where my sister tried to throw her doll overboard. :) Another one I met in 6th grade and became besties in high school.
Amy @ a new old house says
BYOF ME!
Met my BFFs in college- we now live states apart, but pick up right where we left off whenever we get together.
Sara says
BYOF ME! My bff is my sister. No matter how long it’s been since we’ve talked, it’s like no time has passed. I think she’s incredibly funny and pretty.
Ashley says
BYOF ME, please! My BF and I met in high school during track. We’ve known each others for 15 years now!
Lily says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met playing volleyball as 12-year-olds in middle school. We’ve stayed close for nearly fifteen years since then, all through different colleges, grad programs, jobs, and moves. We love to do pretty much anything together, but eating is definitely up there–and playing arcade games at our favorite bar! We’ve also spent our fair share of weekends just cuddled up on the couch talking through silly movies though :)
Valerie says
BYOF ME!
My hubby is my BFF. There’s no one else I would rather do anything with. I call him a variety of proper names, such as Genghis Khan and Gertrude Stein. No idea why!
Mary says
BYOF me! My best friend and I have been BFFs since junior Honors Physics…and he just got engaged! We live in IL, so he had to wait til it was legal for him to marry his partner. I’m totally hoping for a big wedding, but he just wants a Cubs rooftop!
Donna Jean says
BYOF ME!
my best friend and i met in elementary school and we have been through thick and thin together. we don’t see each other often, but when we do we seem to pick up right where we left off!
Becky says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I have been BBITWWW (bestest buddies in the whole wide world) since 1st grade. We live across the country from each other now, and I don’t see as much of her as I’d like, but whenever I see her we pick up right where we left off like no time has passed at all.
Holly W. says
BYOF ME!
Met my bff in college – I was an RA, and she had the audacity to declare during my first floor meeting that she was my favorite. Had never seen her before in my life. 9 years later, turns out she was right :) Weirdest thing we love doing together is calling to tell each other embarrassing stories of people who hit on us. For example: drunk Irishman on a bus in London.
Erinn says
BYOF me! I met my BFFs in college!
Teresa S. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is Mary. We have known each other for 15 years. We met when were both stationed in Biloxi, MS. Even though we have lived in different parts of the world for much of our friendship, we are still close. In fact, we made the decision to move to Nashville (in 94 days) just so we could be in the same town again!
Nicole says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been friends since we were born. Our mothers were high school friends.
Sam says
Byof meeeeeee!
My BFF shares 30% of my brain. At least that’s what we say. Hehe. We’ve know each other for about 10 years and met in High school. And we also both love IKEA…. Part of the 30%!
Sam says
BYOF ME!
Hubs is my BFF
kara @ launching our life together says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met the day I was born. Our moms were besties and they visited me in the hospital the day I came into the world. Since 24 years provide lots of time to be weird, here’s the most recent. In high school we spelled out the sound of our initials and wrote each other notes Dear Kajerr (KJR) and Dear Kafoom (KFM). Since I have gotten married and she’s getting married in August, I texted her that Kafoog (KFG) Kajoom (KJM) just don’t have the same ring to our past nicknames. What weirdos!
Lindsey says
BYOF ME! My husband is my BFF!
Abby says
BYOF me!! I’ve known my best friend since the day I was born – she is 7 months older than me, and her mom brought her there to see me! Best friends ever since :)
Michelle says
BYOF me! I met my best friend at the job from hell. Funny how awful jobs can help make fast friends.
Jenny says
BYOF!
My BFF and I were BFF’s by default before we were even alive…our moms are best friends who grew up together and just happened to have daughters that were 6 months apart! It’s a bummer that she lives in NYC and I live in Ohio, but I am going to visit her at the end of March – woo hoo!
Ashley Preusser says
BYOF ME!! my BFF Aimee and me have known each other since we were 4 years old and now were 25/26!! We’ve lived life together-through the awkward middle school years to college graduations and now grown up life with big girl jobs, bills, and real life stress…we have the kind of friendship that we can go months without seeing or talking and pick right up where we left off:)
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
I have a couple BFF’s. We love going out to breakfast.
Kristy @ Kristy's Health Revolution says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF is Allison, and she’s amazing. We’ve been BFF’s for 5 years or so, and we met because she came up to me at a place we both frequented said, “Why don’t we hang out!?” Which may tell you a bit about how awesome she is.
Ari says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in elementary school but we didn’t become best friends until my freshman year in high school. For my wedding last year she spent 8 months helping me on time-consuming craft projects without complaint. We enjoy eating cheese, jelly beans and watching really bad movies.
Leigh says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in college. We had an art class together. Towards the end of that semester we realized that we each had a roommate, but were looking for a second set of roommates so we could live in a suite on campus. So we decided to be suite mates. She said she thought I was the “nice quiet girl” in class and wouldn’t be hard to live with. She learned otherwise ;)
Claudia says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in high school. We went to different (rival) colleges and introduced me to her good pal from the dorm who is now my husband.
Leslie says
BYOF ME!!! We met at work almost 27 years ago. She hated me at first but I eventually won her over. :-) We have remained close even though she moved to Dallas and now Richmond, VA.
Rhiannon says
BYOF ME!
I’ve been friends with my bestie for 7 years and we both love IKEA!
heather says
BYOF me! We met in college
Kait says
BYOF me! I met my BFF in tae kwon do class and our instructor prophesied we would be besties!
Whitney says
BYOF ME!
We met in middle school, but became besties in college. Whenever we’re talking and say a phrase or something that is from a song lyric, at the same time we both immediately break out singing that song!
elsieLC says
BYOF me!
My daughter would be my best friend if I won this for her!
Caitlin says
BYOF ME! My bestie just bought a house so the cards would be PERFECT
Ashley says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met when I was 13. Our friendship has survived moves all over the country (for both of us!).
Joy says
BYOF me!
I have known my bf since we were 3 or 4 and we were neighbors. We are 33 now so a long time.
I can’t reveal our secrets.
Renee says
BYOF ME!
Kamie says
BYOF ME!
My hubby is my BFF. we’ve practically grown up together. We’ve been BFFs for 5 years. We love sitting on the couch cuddling watching movies, or talking about home improvement projects. Before we were dating we went bowling with some friends and he put my name down as “Kamilion”. He thought he was clever.
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in high school. We stayed close through college and even became roommates. He was in my wedding two years ago as my “Dan of Honor.” Love that dude!
Davida says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my 4-months-older cousin. We have been tight for 32 years, since we understood object permanence, despite the miles that now separate us.
Allison says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met when we were in 1st grade, now both almost 30! We used to make funny videos about growing up and delivering our babies on the same day. Now were crossing our fingers that my little girl and her boy will grow up to be best friends.
Adrienne B says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband (awwwww!) :) We met on MySpace. Yes, we are those people…
Lisa says
BYOF ME!
I have several best friends, but the longest standing is my sister. We have been there for each other forever!
Madeline says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friends when I was only a year old. My parents became friends with their parents and we have been friends ever since. Now we all share an apartment and go to the same University.
Kristen says
BYOF ME!
My best friends are my husband and my sister! :)
Lisa says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my sister. We haven’t been besties forever though – growing up she was always a pest because she wanted to be like me and got into my stuff. Now we enjoy many of the same things and it is fun to have a lot in common! :-) No secret handshake…but we have secret chocolate stashes. ;-)
Stephanie Riggin says
BYOF Me! My BFF and I met on the middle school bus-you know in the back where all the cool kids sit! We bonded over being annoyed about the windows open because it messed up our hair, haha. She just had her second baby and could really use some kid furniture!! We live in Woodbridge, right next to the Potomac Mills Ikea so I really hope we win!
Meaghan Sutherland says
BYOF Me!
I met my bestie almost seven years ago during a bible study, and funnily enough did not like her for the first year that we knew each other. But now I couldn’t live with out her!