***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.
emily says
BYOF me!
BYOF ME! says
I decided my BFF would be my BFF the first day of 7th grade when she started at our school. We’ve been attached at the hip since.
Layne says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is…my husband! I call him Bubu. AND. We DO have a secret handshake – it ends with a simulation of roasting marshmallows over a fire. Yeah. It’s that intricate. :) Thanks YHL and IKEA!
Wendy in NE says
BYOF Me!
I, a 42 year old woman, am about to move from Nebraska to Texas because my BFF moved there two years ago. I made my husband find a new job and we are selling our house and dragging three young kids with us. Bonus: there’s an IKEA not too far away in Austin!
sarah & john says
BYOF me!!!
My husband is my BFF and I met him in grad school in 2005. Where has the time gone? We love fixing up houses together.
Jaime says
BYOF ME
Met my bff in college. She was my roomate.
Erin says
BYOF me! My fiancé is my best friend. We call each other hunner :)
Erica Smith says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have known each other for 9 years, and have been biffs since our sophomore year of high school, when we inexplicably had every single class together for the next two years. She’s my sister from another mister, and scarily knows what’s going inside of my head. We call each other E-dog and Bob Saget (it’s a long and somewhat unclear story). And while sometimes we live as far as 1,000 miles apart, when we hang out, it’s as if no time has passed at all.
Laura H says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met through my mom. We have had babies together that are not best friends too and her nickname is Evakah!
Ana says
BYOF me! I was on an interviewing committee and talked the group into hiring her 7 years ago. We’ve been besties ever since – and she’s more than proven her worth!
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I would get into these petty fights when we were in elementary school, more like sisters than friends, and I’m pretty sure the only reason we are still friends is because when I was mad at her once, she offered me some of her pink and white animal circus cookies. My mom wouldn’t buy those for me, so I guess I had to still be her friend… 20 years later we are still BFFs and laugh about that story.
Roberta says
BYOF ME!…..My bestie is Sarah, we met in nursing school almost 10 years ago! We love doing everything together! It’s a long story but she calls me Afres and she’s my Shadow Cat! Love her!!!
SM & JB says
BYOF ME!
please!
Emily Keller says
BYOF me!
Karla says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I through a mutual friend shortly after I move to DC, we have both moved to other cities in the past year so we don’t get to cook together much, but we do call each other whenever we try a new recipe!
Laura says
BYOF me and 2 of my best friends! My best friend is like my mother, daughter, sister, and friend all rolled into one! We are both expecting babies so these gift cards will definitely go to great use!
Carly says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my best friend – and we have been since 7th grade! :) I need this because he has me on a tight budget! That’s what good besties are for….?
Eliza Wells says
BYOF Me!! My BFF and I go anywhere we can together, sometimes we just go to Target and walk around taking pictures of ourselves trying stuff on!
Kristy says
BYOF ME!
Deborah Nowland says
BYOF me!!! We met at church. We have been BFF for 35 years! We had three children at the same time and our kids grew up together. I am more like their aunt than their mother’s BFF! To keep us busy we now quilt together.
Lysa says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in college & married him! :)
Margaret F says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have breakfast together almost every Friday morning.
colleen says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in high school and still fly to see each other at least twice per year
Janice says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my brother, and after surviving the tumultuous teen years, we’ve gotten ever closer together.
MollyS says
BYOF Me!
My best friend and I first bonded over our single status as newcomers to Atlanta!
Heather Perry says
BYOF ME!!!!!
Alie says
BYOF ME! While I’ve got lots of really good friends, my best friend is my husband. Cheesy, I know, but he truly gets me in ways no one else can.
Deena says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my cousin so we met when she was born!
Jaime says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my sister. :)
Candie says
BYOF me. BFF is a status, not a single person. I have several BFFs and I love them all.
Erika says
BYOF me!!!! My BFF is also my bed buddy….my husband. We’ve been married 9 years. He rocks my socks off:)
Alex says
BYOF ME! My hubby is my BFF and I’m happy to say that after 15 years of knowing each other we are still the people we’d most like to hang out with.
Kelsey says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college, roomed together for 3 year, got married 3 weeks apart and were in each other’s wedding, and had babies 6 weeks apart!
Elizabeth says
BYOF Me! My best friend is my husband and I met him my junior year of high school.
Tasha Thomas says
“BYOF ME!” My met by best friend while learning to rappelling out of aircraft with the military! :o)
Brooke says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband, whom I met in college, and who (I hope!) will be helping me load all our Ikea freebies into the car!
Patty C says
BYOF Me – I get to teach with my BFF.
Kara says
BYOF me!! I can’t choose one BYOF- it’s a tie. sistah (which i think should ahve it’s own special designation) and my handsome husband. neither involve a secret handshake but my sister and i can do a great stomp.
Hayley says
BYOF ME
My Bff and I met at work 10 years ago on Cinco De Mayo. We still celebrate our anniversary together every year. We have grown up together experiencing weddings, babies and we are like family now not just BFF.
Tammy says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in 10th grade in 1985. Even though she still ives in our home town of Virginia Beach, and I am in Michgan, we still talk a few times a week.
Allison says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met in kindergarten and have been friends ever since. Almost 30 years now!
April lehman says
BYOF me!
We met in college. We lived a few doors down from eachother. We didn’t like each other at first, oddly. We then ended up daring a few months later and have now been married since 2006 and have 2 little ones…the bf is the hubs, by the way :). He calls me kissy face and I call him by his given name…I’m not the nickname type :)
Laura says
BYOF Me!!! My bestie and I share a love of saying a forceful “hai!!!”, which is Japanese for “yep!” or “yes, sir!”
Anne with an e says
BYOF me!
Jessica says
BYOF ME! Me and my BFF went to college together!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
Kiddie soccer. We’ve been through huge moves, many boyfriends, one baby and more plates of Steak and Shake cheese fries than is really acceptable in one’s lifetime. We’re markedly different, in just about every way, but she’s been my best friend for decades now and I’m so grateful for her!
Emma says
BYOF me! I’ve known my BFF for 21 years (we met in the first grade). I consider her my sister, and will always be part of each others lives. The best part of our friendship is that it’s so easy! Love her!
Katie says
BYOF me!!
My best friend, Taylor, and I have known each other since the 6th grade (we are 24 now!). We haven’t lived in the same place since high school, but she is the first person I call to tell any news- big or little!
Sarah F. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF has a very common 80s name and then married a Mexican man so…her name is Jennifer Lopez. And she grew up down the street from me so she is literally Jennie From the Block. Or J. Lo. It’s SO MUCH FUN.
In high school there were about 6 other Sarah’s in our class, so I always got called by my full name. She calls me by my maiden name still, as if my first and last name are one long word. She’s the only person who can get away with calling me that without a correction to my married name.
Erin says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend when we worked together! I was her manager. We have survived all kinds of retail craziness together and she has since managed to escape retail!