***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.
courtney channon says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in middle school then ended up going to nursing school together! We LOVE to be crafty together. We make a day out of IKEA by checking out the showrooms for ideas then grabbing coffee and then shopping!
Nina says
BYOF Me!
My BFF went to my sister’s HS! Weird, I know!
Bethany says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF and I met in the same b’nai mitzvah class when we were 12 and have never lived in the same city since. Over the last 16 years, we have monthly phone dates and now both of us are closing on houses on the same day in 2 weeks( Mine in Maryland, Her in Arizona)! An Ikea gift card would be amazing for us both to start to furnish our new homes!
Holly says
BYOF ME!
Cheesey as it might be, my husband is my best friend and we’ve known eachother for 10 years!
Emily says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I met our freshman year of college, when I spotted her holding a tub of Nutella in her dorm room. I burst in and declared that we must be friends because we both love Nutella, it’s been almost 8 years since then!
Casey says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have known each other since high school. We are the exact opposite of each other, she loves science and math and I love art and fiction. We have silly nicknames and crazy secret code words which make absoutley no sense to anyone other than the two of us. I’m about to have a baby and she just bought a new condo. Both of us are in need of a trip to Ikea!
Sydney says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met when we were 13 (now 28!) and by far the weirdest things we have done is our own photo shoots (my BFF is now a legit photographer so I suppose it was practice!)
Ani says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in high school and love doing anything that will make us laugh.
Karen says
BYOF me! :)
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at the bus stop for the first day of kindergarten. She brought her babydoll down in it’s stroller and I was so jealous that I didn’t think of doing something cool like that. She came right up to me and introduced herself (and her baby) and we’ve been besties ever since. I have her to thank for introducing me to your site!
Marie B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in high school. Crazy that we’re still such good friends!
Nicki says
BYOF ME! The only thing I love more than ikea is FREE ikea.
Leasen says
BYOF ME!
We met junior year of college when we wound up sharing a bedroom in the apartment we shared with other mutual friends….and she’s since been the maid of honor at my wedding and godmother to one of my children. :-)
Sheena says
BYOF me!!!
I met my BFF in high school…she was dating my brother! They’re no longer together but we’re still friends 15 years later! That’s huge considering we’re both Army brats!
Hillary says
BYOF Me!!
I met my BFF at Ice Hockey tryouts as freshmen in college, we have moved on to being all adult and stuff but still enjoy meeting up several times a year, this year it could be at an Ikea…
Brandy G says
BYOF ME!”
We met at poetry slam in the mid 1990’s and have been bffs since. We love going to thrift stores and drinking copious amounts of coffee beforehand. We def did the macarena at some point, lol.
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
Tyler says
BYOF ME!
Met her the day she moved into the building. I came offering assistance in the form of wine.
morgan says
BYOF!
Kind of cliche, but my husband is my best friend. We met in high school and have been together ever since.
Kim says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met at work, 9 years ago. We both currently still work together.
:)
Brie says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in middle school – first day of pre-season field hockey try outs. 18 years later we are still besties.
Kristy says
BYOF me! My BFF and grew up together. Our parents were BFFs before we were born. The best part is, her daughter was born 6 days before mine. The girls are almost 3. Now she had twins 7 weeks ago and I had another baby girl 6 weeks ago. All of it unplanned. So fun to have our kids grow up together!
Robin Grey says
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Justine B says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is actually my younger brother. We are so close, although its gotten a little tough now that he is in the Navy. We’ve clearly known each other all our lives, but I can’t say we were BFF’s when we were younger! That came after we were both out of High School :)
Jenny B says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been friends from Day 1 – literally we were born the same day! Too many funny stories and memories – can’t think about it at work or I will tear up!
Mattie R says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF when we were 6 thanks to her mother. She is the strongest woman I know and I am so proud to know her.
Devin says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in college at a party.
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my twin sister. We’ve known each other for LITERALLY our whole lives. We don’t do anything too weird together… Except communicate with our minds. ;)
Jenni says
Byof me!!! My hubby and I met in chapel at college! We are going on 15 years now!
Lia says
BYOF ME!!!!
My BFF and I grew up next door to each other…31 years later and we still like to say “we’ve known each other since birth.”
Beth says
BYOF me!!
My best friend is Bobbi, we met as babies in our church nursery and we have been best friends for almost 30 years. Along with our husbands now, we are quite a goofy group. We love just hanging out and having fun. We do have funny nicknames for each other which I probably shouldn’t share with the internet. There isn’t a secret handshake but there is a secret dance move!
Joanna says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met when we were in 2nd grade when I had just moved in; I brought her a coloring page, and she had just colored the other side of the page from her own book and was going to bring it to me!
Audra says
My Bff and I have been friends for 24 years (I am 27), and we met at Kathy’s Kiddie Korner.
A.C. says
BYOF me! What an awesome giveaway, thanks!
We met in college, bonded over coffee and sushi (not together, usually). I’ll be totally honest though, she hates IKEA. Her apartment is filled 150 year old antiques that her great-great-grandparents brought over on the boat from France. Or so she claims… I on the other hand appreciate the occasional piece of Swedish functionality. I don’t know what I’ll do with those two extra gift cards… :)
Natasha S says
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Melissa Golliday says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I are cousins. We were in the same class from 1-4th grades and even though she lives in Louisiana still keep in touch all the time! We even had children the same year!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is my sisters…all 3 of them!
Jackie says
BYOF Me! I met my best friend when we were 6. Her dog ran away to my house. It turns out we lived 3 houses away from each other. We’ve been bffs ever since-22 years!
Hannah says
BYOF me!
My bff and I met at church when we were 9 years old. She tripped while walking down the stairs. She caught her balance but it was so comical that I giggled, which she did NOT appreciate. I guess I can’t laugh and walk because then I lost my balance and fell down the last few steps. We both ended up laughing hysterically and have been friends since that day.
Lynne Singleton says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I became buds when she married one of my friends. Turned out, my husband knew her! We’re besties now.
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my boyfriend. We met while vacationing at the beach.
Susan says
“BYOF ME!” My bestie is Sara. Our husbands introduced us. We love to craft together and go to Mexico. We do take our hubby’s along :) We have been friends for about 3 years but it seems like forever. She is such a blessing to me! One of our favorite things to do is make Ikea road trips. Our closest one is about an hour away. Thanks for the giveaway!
Emily says
BYOF me! Cool idea! I have a group of friends and we all help each other out with shuttling kids, arranging play dates, and otherwise keeping eachother sane!
Shweta says
BYOF ME!!!
We are a group of BFF’s, we met in college and now are spread across two continents!
Liz says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband and we met… at a wedding! :)
Christina says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in college and we love trying out new restaurants together.
Tara Figi says
BYOF ME!
My BFF sat over the cubicle wall from my boyfriend (now husband). We met at the company Christmas party and have been BFF’s ever since. She was even the maid of honor at our wedding. =)
Heather Sarandos says
BYOF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My best friend and I met in high school in home room. Going on 15 years now. Back in the day we caused rauckas in many a bar, not above chasing down rivals in a zebra mini skirt and knee high boots. Now it’s a little more chill, with kids it’s hard to get out but we still have too many from time to time and pay dearly for it. We go to the Baltimore HUn fest every year and get bb hives!!
Gabrielle says
BYOF Me!!!
My BFF and I met in college and I don’t know what I’d do without her. We lived together our first year out of school in a tiny NYC apartment, and I’ll never forget some of our decorating/diy adventures – like the time our landlord told us the person next-door moved out but left a lot of stuff to see if we wanted to pillage. Which we did! We came out with curtain rods, curtains, shelves, etc.
Molly says
BYOF ME! I met both my hubby and my best female friend in band in college. :-)