***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.
Nina says
BYOF me!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in third grade. The weirdest thing we do together is watch every single bad reality show and talk to each other on the phone through the entire episode.
Anna O'Brien says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met freshman year in HS. Twenty years ago!
Jessica W says
BYOF me!
My bff if actually my significant other. We met in high school almost 10 years ago, and we’ve been together almost 9 of them. Favorite things to do together include going on foodventures (food+adventure) and watching awesome tv shows (Buffy currently).
Nina says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I met in middle school, and have been friends for years now!
Kara says
BYOF ME!! My best friend is my husband. We met in high school and have been together for 23 years and married for 15 1/2. Our favorite thing to do together is DIY home improvement projects. I am blessed to have him as my best friend.
ATLKristen says
BYOF Me! We met at work.
Meredith says
BYOF ME!!!
Mine is also my same gendered work spouse. She is so much handier than my husband and I call her for around the house repairs. We also both love IKEA.
Lindsay says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in high school :)
Nicole says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met back in high school (we’re now 31) while life-guarding at swim club. We used to cruise around in my little yellow VZ Cabriolet and yell “unibrow” at cars stopped next to us at traffic lights while holding our index fingers up to our brow region mimicking said unibrow.
Jessica D. says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF is Whitney, our maiden names’ makes us JJ & WW. I call her Whit she calls me Jess. We have been besties since preschool at 3!! we now live about an hour apart and have a hard time getting together since we work shift schedules (nurses) but when we do get together its like we’ve never been apart. It’s truly amazing how easy it is to pick up where we left off without a hitch!
Kate says
Byof me! I met my best friend through another friend.
Erin D says
Byof!! My best friend is my sister!!
Kristin M. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is also my boss! Her and her husband own a photography studio, check them out at mcclanahanstudio.net. They are awesome! Something weird we do…well, we yell at each other for not sitting up straight cause we both slouch. Gotta have good posture! Haha, lame, I know. But it make us laugh :-)
Liz says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met in college and lived together for a few years. We are always on on our own same wavelength, it’s great!!
Maegan says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in elementary school 20 years ago!
Sonia says
BYOF ME.. we met in middle school!
Marcia V. of Precious Style says
BYOF ME…My best friend is my Mom. We haven’t always had that title for each other, but luckily we survived my teenage years and are now business partners.
Teri says
BYOF ME!! I met my BFF through her husband whom I work with. We build bombs together!
Kristina says
BYOF me!!
I would totally take my Military BFF Rosie shopping with me to IKEA!
I met her ten years ago when I married my Navy husband and got to our very first duty station. I have seen her get married, we both have had two kids, and several military moves later we are still friends!!
Now I am moving to Italy where I hear they have no closets!!! I need IKEA!
Rebecca says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met just after college at a horrible job and we’ve been friends for 22 years!!! Fortunately, the friendship and the jobs got better.
Melissa says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I met in junior high and even though we now live on opposite ends of the country we still text/call each other to laugh about those awkward moments we seem to run in to (all the time).
orly says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband! I couldn’t make it through the day without him. We have so many inside jokes we often can’t even remember what half of them mean.
We’re off to Ikea this weekend to stock our nursery for our soon to be twins. Love the giveaway!
Karen says
BYOF me!!!!
Josha says
BYOF ME!
I was blessed with 3 BFFs. One I met in sunday school when i was around 5. The other two (who happen to be sisters) I met in middle school. Now we’re all best friends and still keep in touch despite living across the country from each other.
laura says
BYOF ME! My dissertation was on friendships!
Erika P says
BYOF me!!
I met my BFF when I was 2 years old and she was 3. Our moms were friends from middle school and lost touch after high school, but then reconnected when they both had kids! We live across the country from each other now, but keep each other updated and can pick up like no time has passed at all when we get to see each other. I guess that happens when you’ve known someone your WHOLE LIFE! going on 24 years… eek!
cheep3r5 says
BYOF ME! My bestie is my college roommate from 30 years ago. Like sisters separated at birth.
Calea says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend 6 years ago. Right off the bat we just clicked. Needless to say after 6 years of silly pet names (Schmoopie is one of the cheesiest we’ve had, I am ashamed to say), crazy globetrotting adventures, an adorable rescued pup (nicknamed “Jelly bean,” so cheesy, but we love her!) we got married and are living happily ever after. Best part? We just bought our first house and get to move in at the end of the month!
Elizabeth Koon says
BYOF Me! My best friend and I met at work where we teach together. We both LOVE home improvement projects and we are always up for something! We do tend to be a little too spontaneous with projects and don’t plan ahead enough! But that is part of the fun!!
Meredith says
BYOF ME!!
the usual, met in school ages ago.
Dymphi says
BYOF me!!!
My best friend is my sister. When we do see each other we love to go shopping.
Ani says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met when we were four years old on our first day of kindergarten!
Monique (AKA Dr. Daily) says
BYOF me!
Corny as it is, my BFF is my husband. We were matched up into the same dorm in college and it’s been fun times ever since. We especially bond over playing (innocent) pranks on friends.
Julie says
BYOF me!!! It’s totally cliche, but my bestie is my husband. We’ve moved a lot, which has totally made our relationship even stronger!
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!!!
My bestie and I have been BFFs since the day I was born (Since I am the youngest). We have memorized The Lion King movie, and can pretty much recite it from memory…But my favorite part of our friendship is that despite long distances we’ve maintained constant contact.
Christina says
BYOF ME! Please! My hubby is my BFF and we met in college. Not exciting, but true! :)
Erica says
BYOF ME!!!
My best friend and I met at church and now we work together on a blog and doing creative projects together which always include trips to IKEA!
Brit Cham says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my boyfriend!
sarahv says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in college. We got into all kinds of messes (of the clean fun type), like switching classes and seeing if our Profs noticed. We don’t live close, as she is in Denver and I’m in PA, but we make it a priority to get together. We chat every day and share all of our DIY projects with each other!
DJ says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met thanks to the beauty of alphabetization – her last name was Spin, mine was Spie, and we were put into a group together.
mary says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my daughter.
Amy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF became my hubby 7 years ago. We attended rival high schools and a mutual friend set us up. I don’t think our friend had a clue we’d still be together 13 years later!
We were planning on heading to our local-ish IKEA on Saturday, so what a fun surprise to find out about the festivities going on. Thanks for sharing!
elisa says
BYOF me!!
My best friend and I met while we were studying abroad in Europe. He later became my husband. We enjoy traveling and trying new foods. I love making new and exciting memories with him. : )
Jamie says
BYOF me!!!
I met my bff in kindergarten. We would fight over who got to sit next to the teacher and who got the best eraser. Now we are married to best friends and our kiddos are betrothed (10 months & 18 months old.) They are like family to us!!!
kate C. says
BYOF ME!
I feel lucky enough to have several best friends – my husband (of course), my awesome friend Adrienne, my bff from college, and, perhaps most exciting (b/c she lives in the same town) – a quite possibly new best friend that I’m getting to know better from work!
Krista S. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met as freshman college roommates. The school did a great job assigning us… we lived together for four years!
Rachel Dallaire says
BYOF me!!!
My BFF is my sister. I met her when she was born. :-)
Eli S. says
BYOF ME!!
renee says
BYOF ME!
We met at a single mom’s group at church