***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.
Dee says
Byof me! I eat my best frien 15 years ago at work !!!
Shuree says
BYOF Me!! My bff is Sherry!! We run together, shop together…etc…we met when we both worked at McDonald’s in high school!! We have been BFFS for 25+ years!!!
Mallory says
BYOF ME!!!
I have known my BFF since college (10 years) and I miss her very much as I just moved to DC from Nashville.
Jenelle says
BYOF me!
I moved a lot as a kid, so I had best friends from each place. And now I have my best adult friends.
I have the best stories from elementary school best friend, Autumn. I had just moved to Ludington, MI during the summer before 3rd grade. My sister and I were standing on the front porch of the neighbor’s house, and Autumn saw us and came over. She asked what grade I was in and then said, “Do you want to be my friend?”
It was one of the best moments of my life, really. How wonderful to just be entirely welcomed and accepted after moving to a new town. How awesome is she that she just put it right out there. From then on, we were attached at the hip. We still keep in touch, even though she lives nine hours away.
kristen says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met back in middle school and have been besties ever since! We constantly joke that we share a brain link because we are constantly either thinking the same thing or randomly texting one another at the same moment, etc.
Nicole S. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at a mutual friend’s 12th birthday party. We’ve been dance team co-captains, college roommates, and talk everyday from separate states now.
Kait says
BYOF me!!
My BFF is actually someone I met in 1st grade! It’s crazy to think how much we have been through together and still going strong!
Allison says
BYOF ME! My BFFs are my sisters, so we’ve known each other for quite some time!
Abbe says
BYOF ME! my bestie and i met in college, and were roommates after for 7 years. i swear we can read each others’ minds, and almost have our own language. even though we live far apart now, it’s so cool to always pick back up where we left off last time!
Amy says
BYOF me!!
My BFF is my hubby. We met online and quote Napolean Dynamite daily.
Carol Zombeck says
BYOF ME
My daughter is also my best friend now that she is an adult. She shares favorite blogs, recipients and money saving tips with me.
Taryn says
BYOF ME!
MY BFF and I met in pre-school and grew up across the street from each other. We celebrated 20 years of friendship by taking a trip to London together.
Pati says
BYOF me!
I actually have five best friends (we call ourselves the farmers….long story). We’ve known each other for so long that we consider each other brothers and sisters!
Jess Strausbaugh says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband – cheesy, but so true! <3
Alex says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband. Does that make us romantic or lame?
carrie says
BOYF ME!
Linda Blanch says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband and we were next door neighbors! We both LOVE Ikea!
Erika says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my husband…*cue the sigh* We have a great friendship. And love just lounging on the couch watching TV after our kid has gone down for the night.
Amber says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met at work and bond over decorating and both love IKEA.
MayaG says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my BFF at work!
annette says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend and I have been BFFS since 2005! Once we locked ourselves out of the car at 2 am in the middle of no where. LOL!!
erica says
BYOF ME!
my bffs and i met 15 years ago in middle school (yikes).
we pretty much speak our own language…it’s definitely english, but it’s filled with lots of weird references and sayings that make our conversations pretty much indecipherable to other people haha
Nikki says
BYOF Me!
My BFF’s nickname for me is Martha Betty Crocker Stewart since I love to cook/organize/decorate/re-decorate :)
Maggie B. says
BYOF ME!!!!
We met at college and now me and my Boyfriend (definitley my BFF) are going strong in our new to us house after 4.5 years!
Katie Lewis says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband who I met in 5th grade. I just love him!
Jamie G says
BYOF ME!!!
My little sister is my best friend…and as funny as it sounds we didn’t go from sisters to friends until we both went to college together. We’ve been making up for lost time ever since. She also loves your website!
Candace says
BYOF
I count my cousin as my BFF… so… we met when we were born? My other BFF would be a friend from college- she lived across the hall, but by the end of the year was virtually living with my cousin (i.e. roommate) and i.
Martha says
BYOF ME!
My BFFs are from college and whenever we get together, we cannot stop laughing–about the old days, the new days, the yet to come days. It’s awesome!
Tiffany Nelson says
BYOF ME!
I live within several miles of my best friend since 6th grade. Every couple of months we have a ‘craft’ night where she comes over after the kids go to bed and we plan to make something. Usually it takes twice as long as it should have and one full bottle of wine before we are done! Mostly we just talk about all our plans and catch up.
Heather says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met as babies but really became BFFs in the 8th grade. We’re planning our 15 year ‘Friendiversary’ coming up next year. We’re saving up for a special vacation just to celebrate being bests. This time our husbands get to come along too!
Jennifer S. says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my best friend in the Navy, we were stationed on the same ship together! We had the best times together and have some awesome memories. I just wish we lived in the same state again.
Sarah says
BYOF me!
We met in English class in high school. We were both so nerdy and quiet and were elated to find one another!
Tyesha @ House Made Home says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met through a mutual friend in high school and we’ve been in love ever since! My husband and I love to watch silly TV shows and DIY together.
Courtney Williams says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I have been friends since the 4th grade!! We went to elementary, middle, high school & college together and even lived together for a while after college!!
susan daley says
BYOF me!
My BFF is from college…she is the best!
Jacqulyn Maisonneuve says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. She calls me J-Qullyn after a Keen and Peel skit. Very funny!! We love going to Target and getting into shopping trouble.
cindi carlson says
BYOF…my BFF is Heidi, we met in germany attending an american high school! She still lives in germany and me stateside but we talk weekly and i visit germany (because i love it!) as much as possible! We also have a mutual love for IKEA and spend a day shopping at the one close to her house in germany. She has been my rock through many situations and i just love that girl! thanks for the giveaway!
Beth says
BYOF ME! MY BFF and I met one the first day of freshman year of college. We love to go to Ikea together and have been known to spend all day there.
Brenda says
BYOF ME!
I don’t necessarily have one “best” friend, but I have a handful of super close friends. Of the four that came to mind, one I met in high school, one I met in college, and the other two I met through my church.
BOB says
BYOF ME! My wife is my BFF!
BYOF says
BYOF me!! My bff is my sister!
marianne says
byof me!
my bff have been friends since second grade (that’s 27 years and counting!!) and bonded over the love of the same purple headband. she lives in portland now while i live in the bay area, but not a day goes by when i don’t think of her. and when we get together, we never skip a beat.
Megan H. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in high school. We are both married to our high school sweethearts and our husbands have been friends since elementary school. We all have lots of fun when we get together!
Rebecca says
“BYOF ME!” Two of my besties are my host sisters from when I was a high school exchange student (eons ago). One is a year older and one a year younger than me. Their family “rescued” me from a less than ideal host family despite already having 4 teenagers in the house at the time. So many memories.
tab says
BYOF ME!
Kelsey says
BYOF me! I met my bestie when we taught together. I won her over by bringing Chick-fil-a to her 9 month pregnant self! Then our hubbies bonded during our weekly Lost watching sessions (remember Lost?) but our BFF status was solidified when she was my doula for the birth of my daughter. Once a friend has seen you in labor,there’s no turning back! :)
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
Aside from my boyfriend, my BFF is a friend I met at a swing dancing scene. She and I bonded over being one of the few NOT completely weird dance people, and over our asian-mother problems. We became besties in a matter of months!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My BF and I met the summer before HS at a basketball camp (which is funny since we are both only 5’2″). We were roommates in college, in each others wedding, and now she is the godmother to my daughter.
Bonnie says
BYOF me! My BFF was my college roommate. We rarely get to see each other anymore but we always pick right back up where we left off.
terri d. says
BYOF me! My BFF and I have been friends since college; we have a deep love of Gilmore Girls, crafty projects and assembling Ikea furniture.