***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.
Amy says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in college, but it wasn’t after we graduated that we became super close. Now that I’m married and have a baby, she comes over once a week for dinner to catch up and watch our little guy grow up :)
Stacy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is someone I met by chance online when she asked me to sew a special outfit for her daughter (for payment, of course- I don’t make things for random strangers). We quickly found out that we have tons in common. Even though we live really far apart, we try to get together as much as possible. Vacations at Disney World or NYC are our favorites.
Sarah Best says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I met at church and became roommates. We call each other “My Jenn” and “My Sarah”. We love watching baseball together.
Emily M says
BYOF ME! We actually don’t remember exactly how we met though we know it was sometime during freshman year of college. And that was 18 years ago! Wow, getting old over here! We are both craftaholics and tend to do fun stuff like make mini-books or mat & frame pics when we get together.
Emily says
My BFF and I met our sophomore year of college. We do weird things that no one else in our group of friends will participate in but that we find hilarious, like dressing up in completely unsexy costumes for Halloween when everyone else is in lingerie.
Breanna says
BYOF ME!! My besties and I used to have terrible nicknames for each other that we used when we wrote each other letters, Chico, Nita, Drito. So embarrassing!
Heather {A Fire Pole in the Dining Room} says
BYOF ME!
My best friends is my husband (sappy but true). We met while working on the newspaper at our college.
Ryan W says
BYOF ME!
My wife is definitely my best friend, and always will be. We went to the same grade school(had 2nd, 5th and 6th grade classes together), and then finally became friends and started dating at the end of high-school. Got jobs (multiple) together, got married, moved away to go to college together, bought a house together, and now are finally (after 12 years of marriage) raising a son together. Not to get all Jerry McGuire or whatnot, but…she completes me. We have always had nicknames for each other, which are always changing, and in college even developed a special sign language of our own. Living is wonderful when you have a best friend for life.
Dennis says
BYOF ME!
My love and I met on a trashy little gay social media app known as Grindr. Fortunately, our interests–or at least mine at that particular moment–were far more chaste. We met for dinner about a week after first chatting. It’s been five months now.
Anita says
BYOF ME!! I’ve known my bestie since we were in first grade – that’s 30 years, eek! We live on opposite coasts, but every time I see her, it feels like time has not passed!
Jennifer I says
BYOF Me! I met my bff when I was in fifth grade. We were roommates in college and maid of honors in each other’s wedding. I don’t get to see her very often, she lives in North Carolina and I in PA, but she will always be my bff. I just like seeing her.
haley says
BYOF ME! My husband is my BFF.
Jessica P. says
BYOF Me! I have two besties, one since the 4th grade and one from college. They are both amazing in totally different ways. My childhood BFF fell for me when I didn’t comb my permed hair for a few days and she thought I may have had something cool hidden in the rat’s nest…ha!
Kate d says
BYOF ME! I have lots of special friends! :)
Ryan W says
BYOF ME! My bestie is my brother – we met at St. Mary’s hospital the day that Chernobyl melted down and exploded (just a coincidence I’m sure) and I haven’t been able to get rid of him since. Once we started watching this show called the Ultimate Fighter just for fun every week and now he works for the UFC and is training in brazillian jiu-jitsu and muay thai.
Ruth says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my wonderful older sister. She’s just great.
Heather says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend in kindergarten, so over 30 years ago. We used to have many many weird nicknames for each other, but i think we’ve outgrown them by now. ;)
Jackie P. says
BYOF Me!!
My best friend married by husband’s best friend, so we met through them.
Lindsey S says
BYOF me. My BFF is my husband. Ive never had anyone understand me the way he does. We call each other “Hunny Bunny and Ringo” from Pulp Fiction :o)
Annie W says
BYOF ME! Ooo, Ikea, fun! My bestie and I met when we became roommates. I moved into her house and we figured out we had a ton in common! We aren’t too strange, but I always end up giving her socks as gifts and she gives me fancy hot cocoa. It works for us! We just went shopping at Ikea together, so this would be PERFECT!
Chelsea says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I met in 6th grade (in Florida) and found out later that we were both born in the same hospital – in Delaware.
Kelli says
BYOF Me! My husband is hands down my best friend. Don’t know what I would do without that guy.
Cheri K. says
BYOF ME!
My boyfriend is my best friend. We met on roommates.com and went on our first date one week before I moved in with his other roommate and him. The first year had it’s ups and downs, but 6 years later we are still together and living together!
gia says
my bff is my husband… enough said :-)
christine says
BYOF ME!I met my BFF in 1st grade! I think our best friendship status was cemented when we were in the same girl scout troop. We were each others’ maid of honor =)
Heidi says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best fried in law school. His laptop screensaver was images of different bands, and one of my favorite bands, the Black Keys, popped up. So the next day I wore my Black Key’s t-shirt. He said “oh, you like the Black Keys? me too.” I innocently said yes… and a friendship was born.
Rachelle says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF the weekend before college started as we were both moving into our dorm.
Rachael mcmeen says
Byof me!
I’ve known my best friend my whole life (27 years). We can be found eating half gallons of ice cream dancing In the car.
Meagan says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in 2nd grade…my nickname for her is Swade. In college we roomed together (and didn’t end up hating each other..holla!) We started this thing when we were younger where we will randomly write each other notes or send texts like, “You’re the zipper to my jacket!” For Christmas one year I got us matching necklaces…mine says “AM” and hers says “PM.” So dorky I know but we love it!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We met during band class in high school and have been inseparable since.
Breanna says
BYOF ME! I met my besties at church when I was 6 years old.
Kathleen says
BYOF ME!
Carrie H says
My bff is Caitlin at http://yearofdoandbe.blogspot.com/ and she had her first IKEA experience with me in Atlanta and now we’re both hooked! We were college roommates for three years with every crazy adventure in between!
haley says
BYOF me!!!
I met my one bff at soccer in elementary school and we reunited in middle school. We still hang out regularly (we’re 24) and love to shop, craft, eat, and gossip
Anima says
BYOF ME!My best friend Anjana, I call ‘Monkey Anju” (she loves monkeys) and she calls me honeybee and we are friends since highschool days,through graduation,post graduation,professional lives and now with families.We scype and call as she lives in Canada and me in US now.what do we do together now? nothing since we are physically away and what do we talk.. everything under sun,including social welfare to daily cooking and cleaning.Thank you…
And I love your BLOG.We both do.
Sayward says
BYOF ME! I’ve had my best friend Zita since 9th grade – we’re 31 and 29 now – and half of our adventures involve going to IKEA.
Ashley I says
BYOF Me!
We met in college. We became best friends before we started dating.
Meredith says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend during my first year of college when I asked her if her eyebrows were real! I don’t remember that, but she tells me it is so. ;)
Stephanie says
“BYOF ME!”
I met my BFF when I heard there was “another girl my age” in the neighborhood and I knocked on her door. I wish I could still make friends like that! We’ve been bffs for almost 30 years.
Jennifer says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in 2006 through a mutual friend and have been inseparable ever since. She’s a hairstylist & make-up artist and does my hair and make-up (for special occasions) for free…so I always make sure she gets super awesome birthday & Christmas presents…and send her lots of paying clients. :)
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
Ann says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in law school and now exchange war stories via text (she’s in TX, I’m in SC) about our children (two each, all about the same ages)!
Brooke says
BYOF ME, please. “JUBEES” and I are celebrating 20 years of friendship this year! We met our first day of high school- she turned around from her desk and said “Name’s Julie. Damn glad to meetcha!” Loved her ever since.
Michelle says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF is my twin! We shared a womb… makes you close like that. ;-)
Oh, and my hubs, of course!!!
Incidentally, I’ve been saving for a set of Besta bookcases for my office!
samantha says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF 12 years ago when we were both freshman in college and worked at the same daycare.
Alyssa says
BYOF ME!
My bff is my sister…so I’ve know her forever! And funny that you mentioned the macerna…We fell down a youtube rabbit hole and ended up dancing to that old video this weekend!
Michelle C says
BYOF ME!I met my BFF through our now husbands who lived together in college! We try to maintain weekly ladies nights to catch up and sometimes enjoy some wine. :)
Rachel says
BYOF ME!! My best friend and I met in college. We were in the same sorority and initially bonded over the fact that we shared the same first name. Then we were roommates for the next three years. We both share a love of movie quotes and using them in regular coversation.
Brooke Simonson says
“BYOF ME” best friends since 13, still love hanging out together…our gatherings now just look slightly different, kids and husbands have joined our friendship!!
Lara says
BYOF ME! Beside my husband, my best friend is my older sister. I would die without her!