***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.
Crystal says
BYOF me! When I found my best friend, I married him!
Sara says
BYOF ME!
My best BFFs, strangely enough, were met in bars – just like my husband. Go figure!
Kelsey says
BYOF ME!
MY BFF and I met at work and have helped eachother assemble Ikea furniture, redecorate our apartments, and have fun crafting whenever we can!!!
Angie T says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF at work 15 years ago (we shared a cubicle) and we’ve been married for 13 of those years :)
Emma says
BYOF ME! We’ve been BFF’s since elementary school. And now whenever we meet, we always end up shoe-window-shopping :)
Laura Martin says
“BYOF ME” My best friend and I have been “partners in crime” since the third grade. She would flip if I sent her one of these.
Elizabeth says
BYOF me!!!
We met in college – she was too loud and obnoxious to miss! We bond over fashion, life, our dogs and spend as much time as possible together laughing!
Alyssa says
BYOF Me!
my best friend and I were “potluck” roommates in college. 7 years later we’re still best friends. MOH in each others weddings, and the first one I called when I found out my husband and I were expecting!
Michelle says
There’s different kinds of BFF’s…but the one that with me almost all the time is my boyfriend. Love him!
Michael says
BYOF ME! My BFF from the last 10 years is my wife!
Sarah J. says
“BYOF me!”
My BFFs are my husband and my sister. They know everything about me, and like me anyway ;) My husband and I are currently bonding over the stress of moving house. We’re moving on the 9th, so no IKEA for us that day :(
Anna says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in 7th grade social studies. She just had a baby girl and my present to her was to outfit the nursery with IKEA furniture!
Todd says
BYOF Me!!!!
Besides my wife, my best friend and I met our freshman year at college- a few years later he married my sister and became my brother- pretty cool.
Stephanie says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in college, and she only gets better with age. She lived with me the year after my father died (I was not fun), and today was a real peach about some bad news about my mother’s health. In between she’s the introducer, party planner, keep-the-old-friends connector, et al. I’m very lucky, and only getting a bit teary.
(Normally I feel sorry for you approving all gazillion of your comments, but I bet today is a big warm fuzzy fest.)
Amanda says
BYOF me!! I met my BFFs in college.
Samantha says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met 10 years ago and now he’s my boss.
Claire says
BYOF me!!!!!!!
My Bestie and I met in a ballet class in 7th or 8th grade. Then we found out we were reading the same book, and boom, the friendship was born! :) We love to talk about weird things over hot chocolate and coffee….. Her special name is BFFNMHBHSI (Best Friend Forever, No Matter How Bad Her Spelling Is) and mine is BFFNMHBHCI( Best Friends Forever, No Matter How Bad Her Cursive Is)… we don’t have a secret handshake, but if we did, I’m sure it would include winking, clapping, high fives and “w00tw00t”-ing.
Thanks for the giveaway!
~Claire
Kathleen Copeland says
BYOF ME
My BFF since 6th grade, Andrea Dixon, and I have a lot of crazy history. The most recent? I went on her 10 year wedding anniversary date (to the Pink concert) because her husband was sick.
Amy says
BYOF me!!
My BFF was my next door neighbor in college my freshman year. After that we’d roomed together until she got married. Still BFFs 20 years later!!
Leah McDonald says
BYOF me!
My sister is my BFF! We happen to be taking the day off work to shop at IKEA on Friday. How fun to win a gift card and share one with her!
Alison Mezger says
BYOF Me! You guys met two of my besties – we’re YHL groupies together…they’d get the cards.
Brianne says
BYOF ME!!
I met my BFF the first day of our freshman year of high school. Home rooms were organized alphabetically by last name, and we ended up seated right next to each other :)
Carla says
BYOF ME!!!!!
My husband is my best friend & we like to dance like weirdos sans music :) I love that guy!
Tamara Dowden says
BYOF ME!! I have Two besties since grade school, one is my sister. I have never been to Ikea. What a great way to go, with best friends & gift cards!!!
Erica says
Byof me! Please! Pretty please! My bestie is my sister. When we were younger I (and the rest of the fam) called her “Mea” or a mispronounced-American-Taiwanese accented version of “Mei” or “little sister” in mandarin.
Marian H says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend and I have known each other since the freshman year. We’ve got a secret code for covert communication which involves head gestures and crazy, made-up words. We’re pretty awesome. ;)
Kelly says
BYOF Me! My husband is my best friend, and we love IKEA so much, he actually proposed there!
Michelle Gardner says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and i met in highschool and have been besties since. Going on 11 years now!! We share a love in fashion and champagne!
Laney says
BYOF me, pretty please!
My BFF and I have known each other our whole lives indirectly, but became BFF in college. A funny/embarrassing story: When we were moving into our first house together post-college (we were college roomies) we were super excited to go to Ikea and pick out some new goods–we were admiring a staged living room, when I spilled my ENTIRE VENTI LATTE allllll over the floor. Mortifying!
Donna says
BYOF ME!!
Becca says
BYOF ME – my BFF is my husband :)
Kathy says
BYOF ME! My bff and I have been friends since middle school. We couldn’t be more different and we bicker like an old married couple. She is like my sister though and I can’t imagine my life without that crazy girl!
Ashlee says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been friends for about 15 years. She went on family vacations with my family and she introduced me to my husband.
Julie says
BYOF me!! My BFF and I met in college. We call each other by the AOL screen names we used back in the day!
AshleyMG says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF that would appreciate this the most is my sister. She and I both read the blog daily and she is helping me settle in and decorate my first house. She would LOVE $100 to IKEA… and so would I!
Adrianne Visnofsky says
BYOF me!
My BFF is by FAR my main squeeze man. We got married 5 years after met and have never regretted a single minute!
Emily K says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF and I met in college and have been together ever since!! We bonded over Law and Order SUV and Rolling Rock!
Sara Cartwright says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is my husband who I meet on his last day of college and my first day of my graduate internship (we had 4 classes together but never talked until that day)!
Phoebe says
BYOF me!
I’ve known my BFF for so long that I don’t even remember how we met. We’ve known each other for half my life! We’re roommates now, so the hilarious escapades are neverending.
Shannon says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I have the same first name… which is, actually, how we met! Someone yelled “Hey Shannon!” and we both answered! We have been best friends ever since. This friendship started 12 years ago during our freshman year in college and, even though we now live in separate states, still is strong today! We make a point of seeing each other at LEAST twice a year (sometimes you just need a girls weekend roadtrip!) and we talk on the phone and online whenever we can (even if it’s just for 5 minutes). I am extremely thankful that I have such a great friend (though I do feel a little schizophrenic when I write her notes… To Shannon, From: Shannon….)
I’m really hoping to win this, cuz it’s her birthday today… and I havent got her birthday gift yet! (i’m a bad friend…. )
:)
Jen J says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend through my husband. Her husband and my husband worked together and she and I met at their wedding. (I was my husbands date to their wedding, we got married several months later) Our guys were already good friends and we quickly bonded over crafty things.
Thomas says
BYOF me!
My BFF has been my reading, theater buff, movie going partner for over 10 years =)
marjorie says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in college…thirty years ago!
Rebecca says
BYOF Me! My best girl friend would be my sister :)
Suzi H says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend when we were 5 – we were neighbors – and it’s delightful to share that sort of history!
Lisa P. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met when I started interning for her. We became fast friends, our hubbies hit it off and we were pregnant together and now our 6 year old boys are friends. :)
Mike says
BYOF ME
Martha says
BYOF ME!!!!!!!!!!
My bff and I met in college – we bonded over a shared love of coffee, diet wild-cherry-pepsi, half-price, and all things that are good.
(as a YHL fan herself, if she reads the comment above, I will laugh my butt off).
Gabi Barrick says
BYOF me!!!
I met my BFF through mutual friends and she and her hubby ended up building a house next door to us. We lived side by side for 5 years before they moved away. We still see each other lots because our kids are also BFFs now!
Lindsey W says
BYOF me! My best friend is the first person who talked to me on our first day of kindergarten. We have had our shares of adventures over the last 22 years.