***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.
Elinor says
BYOF ME!
My best friend lives in Norway but is visiting this summer! We met on a Lord of the Rings message board almost ten years ago – geek alert! The weirdest thing we like to do is watch movies “together” while chatting online.
Caroline says
BYOF ME!! It’s a tie between my little sister and my husband for my BFF :)
Ashley says
BYOF me!
My bff and I met while working together in 2007. She’s the one who introduced me to YHL!
Jess says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have known each other since elementary school and we talk with our eyes…
yup.
Mary M. says
BYOF me!!! My sweet husband :) We LOVE trips to IKEA together!
kathy says
BYOF me! My oldest BFF and I met on the bus in first grade.. we were both wearing saddle shoes! 20 years later.. still besties :-)
Briana Gardell says
BYOF Me!
My BFF, Justine and I have been friends since babyhood, we were part of the same playgroup. Growing up, we were really into the Spice Girls and Hanson, so her mom nicknamed me Brie Brie Spice, and she was Tune Bop.
Kate says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met when we were paired together as roommates our freshman year of college. That means we’ve know each other for almost 12 years. Every week her mom used to mail us baked goods and a tape recorded episodes of Gilmore Girls. Fun times!
Kati says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met in High School, so we’ve been friends for about 17 years, we have done some of the dumbest stuff together, and we are forever 17 years old when we are together! I call her Buttercup, she calls me Kitten. We are totally weird, but her and her husband are my daughter’s godparents and I wouldn’t trade her for anything! :)
Nicole says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I were randomly paired up as college roomates in the dorm. Neither of us could believe how lucky we were with our “random” match-up, considering all of the other disasters with roomate pairings on our floor.
Alexis says
My bff and I used to spend time swooning over engagements on Youtube, planning our weddings via blogs, and decorating our houses via YHL. Now we have pinterest, so even though we are hundreds of miles apart, it seems like the old days. :)
*ooops…I submitted my last one incorrectly.
Emily says
BYOF Me! My bff Christy and I have been pals since 7th grade… Also know as 1994.., omg. We’ll be celebrating our 20 year friendiversary next year! Anyway, we are concert chicks. She’s always been my music pal since we went to the all ages club shows ( my first concert with her was Eve 6 and Lit at a little club venue in the 9th grade). She always keeps it real :)
Kate says
BYOF me…at the risk of being cliche, my husband is my best friend (which is why I love this blog because you guys make that seem normal). On our first date at ages 16/17 I told him about how I accidentally drove a car through a store front window while learning to drive a few months back even though I never even told my best friends at the time when it happened because it was so embarassing.
Amanda says
BYOF ME!
I don’t think I have just one BF! But I will shout out to my sister since the weird thing we do together is go to NKOTB concerts…
J says
BYOF ME!
We met in high school band 19 years ago, and while typing this I just realized that we’ve been friends for more than half our lives!
Ann McCann says
BYOF ME!
My BFF’s keep me sane (or as close as I can get) and smiling!
Amanda says
BYOF ME!!!! (Please!)
My BFF and I met freshman year of college when we lived on the same floor. Go housing Gods!
Nichole K says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my hubby. We met when we were 15 and we’re still going strong 12 years later. He is the calm to my crazy :)
Amanda Williams says
BYOF ME!! I grew up with my best friends and we love IKEA!
Erika says
BYOF ME!
My 2 BFFs and I have been friends for well over a decade. Lasting though many relationships, trends, huge life events, it’s comforting I have these girls to laugh at it all with.
BYOF me!!! says
My BFF and I met Freshmen year of college, 11 years ago. She and I have a code word for when we have something important to tell each other. The word is “Doritos”, like the chips! She also played matchmaker and introduced me and my husband. I texted her “Doritos” when we got engaged!
Courtney Edwards says
BYOF ME! My BFF is Lynsey, a childhood friend. We met in 6th grade. (Oh, and I love IKEA!!!!)
Louise says
BYOF Me!
One of my BFF…me met at work 6 years ago and it makes work so much more enjoyable however not always productive work wise :)
Janelle says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my mom– I think we all know how we met. :)
jennypenny says
BYOF me!
We met in high school and have been besties for 23 years.
megan says
BYOF ME!
My bff met at my old job about 7 years ago, she told me she liked my red hair!
Meghan N says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met on the soccer field in HS. Still going strong half a lifetime later.
Jan says
BYOF me! My BFF is my sweetie husband. We met in college and have been together 10 years.
Kari says
BYOF ME!
I’ve known my best friend since I was a toddler, and now we both have toddlers! She lived across the street from me.
Jules says
“BYOF ME!” My best friend and I have been friends since 6th grade. Every year for the past 24 years we have gone to the Southern Christmas Show and the Spring Home and Garden Show in Charlotte, NC. Our day consists of going to Concord Mills Mall, having lunch at one of the local restaurants, then heading over to Garden Ridge and then to the show. We always have the best time.
Goldie says
BYOF me! I met my bestie when I was six at the school bus stop! Almost 20 years later I still love her to death! We both loved meeting you in NYC!!!
Lauren Z. says
Ma biffs is Chels. We met in college. We didn’t know each other. We were placed as Freshman roommates. After a rocky start, we became inseparable. We were roommates for almost 5 years. She introduced me to my hubs. She was my maid of honor. We have been besties for almost 7 years and counting. We would stay up late watching Friday Night Lights. Pretty sure we missed some class for that show. That’s pretty weird?!? We call each other Milo and Otis. She’s da best!
Maja says
BYOF me! My friends and I love Ikea! I always (semi-)joke that working at Ikea is my backup plan if I fail as an anthropologist.
Liz says
BYOF ME!
Alie says
BYOF ME!
My hubby is my best friend (might sound corny), but he’s my oldest friend…met when we were 11. :)
Katie says
BYOF ME!!!!
I have a few BFF’s, my hubby being #1 on my list. However, my truest girlfriend is Lindsay. We do nearly everything together (family’s too, of course) and don’t go a day or two without talking to each other. Her hubby, introduced my hubby and I together, so ya…we love them. :)
She is truly my sister from another mister.
No knick names but we have been known to lay in bed for sleepover’s and have major gigglefests. For no reason at all.
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My hubby is my best friend :)
Cheri says
BYOF me!
#1 Hubby – met at a wedding
#2 BFF met at work 35 years ago
#3 BFF met at homeschool event
#4 BFF met at church
#5 BFF met at library event
#6-8 BFF 3 younger sisters that I LOVE!
Wow, I could keep going. I have some really great friends.
Jenny says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college, when she saw me chasing after the bus back to town and offered me a ride home. We became roommates a month later and have been best friends ever since! She is my Pookie. The weirdest thing we love doing together is talking in our strange dialect of English that no one else understands…it’s pretty amazing.
Fahlon says
Ooo, Ooo, Thats me! Jennybear, wha you doing? Me gusta you!
-The Pookie
Kelly says
BYOF ME! My best friend Michelle is my partner in crime and knows what I am thinking before I do. Plus she is tiny and can practically fit in my pocket which comes in handy for travel. Plus she waits in line with me for 2 hours to meet YHL so she is a winner.
Courtney L says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I have been penpals since we were in the third grade, we are 35 now. She lives in Brisbane, Australia and I live in Los Angeles. We talk every day in email, so much easier than the long hand letters we used to write when we were little!
Amber Dixon says
BYOF Me!
Sarah says
BYOF ME! We meet in college!
Wendy says
BYOF me!!
My best friend Lizzy and I met at IKEA!!! Not really but how ironic would that have been. ; )
Lizzy was my boss and the rest is history.
Misty says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I have known each other for almost five years. We don’t do a lot of crazy stuff together, but we love visiting artsy places, farmers markets, etc.!
Jen W says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in middle school. :D
Amber says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF Dawn and I met while planning for a study abroad program during college. We were randomly connected by the student center, and she and I wound up traveling across Europe for 6 weeks together. It totally cemented our friendship, and even though we live in different cities now, we’re linked for life. We’ve bonded over some of the craziest shared experiences, and I couldn’t ask for a better friend to have in my life!
Caitlyn says
BYOF me!
I have known one BFF since I was a toddler (yay neighbors!) and the other since kindergarten. Love them both.
amc2 says
BYOF me – my sister is my BFF so the story of how we met isn’t very exciting.
Patrick says
BYOF ME!!