***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.
chel says
BYOF ME!
Joy S. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I grew up together in the same neighborhood.
reggie says
BYOF me…
my bff and I don’t even remember when we met but we knew it was in church.
Maureen says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF is my husband, and we met through a mutual friend. :)
Meagan G. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in seventh grade in gym class! And we love just hanging out and having a glass of wine together. It’s so off because most BFFs are really into the same things but we’re extremely different! She loves to travel and workout while I like to stay at home and craft.
We’re both dog people though and love British Comedies.
Leanne says
BOYF Me! It’s cheesy, and I have lots of other friends, but my very best bff is my husband. I enjoy spending time with him and love our life together. We met in 2006 when he was a seminary student and I thought he was arrogant. And BAM 7 years later we have a 14 month old baby boy and a fantastic life.
Lauren A says
BYOF ME!
My sisters are my BFFs! Lots of inside jokes, and we can communicate by basically just looking at each other. Love them both so much!
Brittney says
BYOF ME!
Ashley K says
BYOF ME! Me and my bff met in Dance Class and have been BFF for over 22 years!!!! I don’t know what I’d do without her. We’ve made it through puberty and into adult hood, although we still act like little kids when we hang out!!!!
Russ H says
BYOF ME!
Justine says
BYOF ME!!
My bestie is probably my 9 month old baby girl ;) our favorite thing to do together is build towers with her blocks (me) and knock them over (her).
Jody says
byof me!
Katie says
My BFF and I have been friends forever, since first grade. Now we are bringing our families up together! Best friendship!
Lara says
BYOF me! My husband is my BFF, and we need to build an entertainment center – we were just at IKEA yesterday looking at their kitchen cabinets to repurpose them.
Jennifer says
BYOF me!!!
I married my best friend almost 10 years ago:)
Laura D says
BYOF ME…
Met my BFF, my hubby in a college math class.
And my other BFF on the second day of 10th grade when we wore matching outfits.
Katherine says
BYOF ME! My best Friend Molly and I met in second Grade when she looked at my dad the coach of our soccer team/ not basketball team and said your not the coach this time that is “MY DAD” so be quiet. Quiet a feet when were only 4 feet tall and she is super skinny and my dad the 250 lb 6 foot 2 man who was teaching us a drill. Ever since then we have been best friends and even went to college and roomed together. Always a fun time when we get together
Aimee Clayton says
BYOF ME!
jess hogue says
BYOF ME!
How did you meet?
We met as college roomates.
How long have you been besties?
21 years!!! (Ugh, I just aged myself.)
What’s the weirdest thing you love doing together?
We have this weird voice that we make when we are
together… drives our respective husbands BONKERS!
Do you have funny nicknames for each other?
ROOMINITA!
Erin JF says
BYOF ME!
Helen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at work and fell in love over the NASDAQ account. So romantic, I know.
Rebecca says
BYOF ME!
I have a great group of friends from College. When we get together you just can’t predict what might happen. We usually end up playing some crazy game late at night which is never a good idea.
Jennifer B. says
BYOF ME!
I have a group of best friends; we were all roommates in college in a 3-BR suite. It’s been 12 years since we all lived together, and we still gather from around the country as often as we can. It’s a little challenging these days with 12 little ones 6 and under, but we do our best. I love how we all know each other’s preferences and quirks and try to keep up with how those things have changed over time.
Lauren says
BYOF me! Other than my husband I’d have to say my sisters are my best friends. They would be very mad if they didn’t get the gift cards!
Amanda says
BYOF me!
I met my two bffs in 6th grade. It’s been 15 years and we’re still as close as ever. One of them even bought the house across the street from mine!
Jess says
BFF Me! I met my BFF as a freshman in high school. We had the same green Lanzara sneakers, similar glasses, looked alike, and had a crush on the same boy (can you tell we were really cool?) – we were instant BFFs and have been for the last 17 years. We’ve always joked that we are twins, separated at birth, and the weirdest thing we do together is to dress up like the doublemint twins when we go out to see if people think that we are either twins or sisters.
Brynn says
BYOF me!
I have a few best friends, but my longest is 26 years! We met at age 4. :o)
Megan S. says
BYOF me!!!!
My best friend is my mom. I was raised by my dad and it was only when I hit the adult years that we really got close. We both get giddy going to IKEA.
Kelly says
BYOF ME!!!
Met mine when we were babies and our moms were in a babysitting co-op together. 28 years later, despite now living 3 hours apart I now look forward to visiting her and her new baby!
lisa says
BYOF ME!
Sese says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in 7th grade which is about 12 years ago in Rock Science class which we both dreaded, and realized how much we have in common, esp home good places such as IKEA!
Rhonda says
BYOF me!!!
My BFFs are my sisters and my hubby. We have bonded over years of shared experiences.
marilu says
BYOF ME! Met in HS.
Jill says
BYOF ME !!!
Penni McNamara says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met when we were 12. We have been besties ever since. Since becoming adults we talk almost every day! For the record….it’s been 31 years of friendship ;)
Jenna says
BYOF ME!
My best friend also happens to be my roommate (and cousin!) and we LOVE to make trips to Ikea and put our own personal spin on items. It’s a great way to add fun touches to an apartment. These cards would go to great use!
Valerie says
BYOF Me! My best friends are my sister and cousin – I don’t know what I would do without them. We call each other “trippies” aka triplets (even though we range 10 years in age!)
Maggie says
BYOF Me! My bff and I met when we started law school!
Stephanie says
BYOF me!! My BFF of 24(!) years and I live far apart and often discover that we’ve bought the same clothes without knowing it.
Melissa @ Loving Here says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I went to elementary and high school together. We’ve moved away from each other but still keep in touch via internet and snail mail. Of course, my real best friend is Hubs, as cheesy as it may be. I can’t help it. He’s just my favorite person in the whole world.
Kelly Strine says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met freshman year of high school (a very small high school). We are sisters with different mothers for sure. Great giveaway.
Ashley C. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in preschool. She was too shy to talk to the teachers, and I was quite the litle loudmouth, so she would whisper her answers to me and I would relay them. :-)
Amelia S. says
BYOF Me! My BFF is also my husband (corny, I know). We have a series of facial expressions that mean “I love you.” Yep, the corn keeps pouring down here…
Karissa says
BYOF me! My BFF is Amie and we grew up on the same street and met as babies since our moms were friends.
Amber McMullen says
BYOF Me!
I met my BF in Wranglers Drill Team in 5th grade. We have been BF for over 25 years! She calls me Ambro (Amber) and I call her Melbo (Melanie). So silly!
Tara says
BYOF me!
I am a lucky girl with two people I consider besties (who aren’t my husband). BOTH are named Megan… which is a tiny bit crazy and their lives sort of parallel in that all of their kids are born within 2 months of each other (they both have 3 and are currently pregnant with their fourths) and the genders even match up. It’s weird. Anyway, I met Megan #1 (Megs) my freshman year of HS and Megan #2 (way too many nicknames to list) my freshman year of college. woofun.
Hilary park says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my little sister. I couldn’t ask for a better friend and sister than her!
Sara P says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend when we both got signed up for popwarner cheer leading at five years old. Twenty five years later and we are still best friends!
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I have been friends since I was a year old and she was 6 months old. Her mom used to babysit me. We’ve been inseperable ever since! She’s definitley more like my ssiter than my friend. We even have plans to visit IKEA in Dallas this summer :)
Marie says
BYOF ME!