***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.
Lois Griffin says
BYOF ME! My husband is my BFF….we met in high school!
Amy in PA says
BYOF ME! Met her at church many moons ago!
Denise says
BYOF me!! I have known my best friend since high school and then we spent 4 years as college roommates!
Sean Hill says
BYOF ME! My BFF grew up down the street from me. He was my access to video games since my mom didn’t let me have a console. I came for the games, and I stayed for the friendship.
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
BYOF ME! Me and my bestie love to go for a run…and then totally ruin it by eating lots of cheese and chocolate…
Kristin H says
BYOF me! I have 3 besties – one from high school, one from college, and one from post college. Love them!
Kearney says
BYOF me! My BFF and I go by the names Thelma & Louise because no one can ever understand/pronounce our real names.
Megan says
My bffs and I like to watch Gilmore Girls and knit!
Kimberly says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. We both had bummer roommates and bonded over that. We then roomed for our last two years together. I can always count on her to give me an honest opinion on any area in life!
Bridget says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is Rebecca and have been best bud’s since our kindergarden days and grew up only a block away from each other. We are die hard Disney fans and love to spend our free time getting Baskin Robbins ice cream, while bonding over coloring with crayons in our Disney coloring books (did I mention we’re both 26?!) Oh yea, we call each other Bub – and we have no idea why!
karen says
BYOF Me! My friend and I love to shop at IKEA!
Jennifer says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in middle school, and have lived in different cities since we went off to college. This summer she moves back to my city for good- would love to share this gift with her for her big move home!
Alida says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is the boyfriend, no one else gets my weirdness like he does!
Alissa says
BYOF me!
I met my BFF when I was 5 years old when I moved into her neighborhood…24 years later, we’re still going strong!
Kai says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I have been close since elementary school. Now we live several states apart :( but we still get together when we can.
Beth H. says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in 3rd grade when my family was transfered to town. We have been friends ever since. Now as we approach our mid 30’s, I am honored to have such an amazing friend for life!
Susan S. says
BYOF ME!
One of my besties was a military brat who moved next door to me right before High School and we’re still friends now that were both in our early thirties. My other BFF I met at our first base after my husband joined the military.
Tara says
BYOF Me!!!
Can I be cheesy and say my best friend is my husband? And thanks to you, I am now determined to come up with a secret handshake…
Julia says
BYOF me! Two of my best friends just moved into tiny studios in NYC, and Ikea is the only solution! :)
Katie says
BYOF ME!
My bestie and I have been friends since 8th grade when she moved here from England! 12 years and going strong :) Weve made it through stupid highschool arguments, to boyfriend drama, seperating for college, homeownership and everything inbetween.. all by 24! I love her :)
Angela says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend and I met in college and were roommates for 3 years! We currently live over 1,000 miles apart since my husband and I moved to Dallas and she moved back to Orlando. She’s getting married this summer so this would be a great thing to give her to start her new life as a married woman! :)
NYer says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend at the playground when our sons were babies (now the babies are grown men!)
Jen says
BYOF ME!!! My bestie is the hubs, cheesy but oh so true! We’ve been together since we were seniors in HS 22 years of laughs and counting!!
Megan says
BYOF ME! I have known my best friend for nearly 25 years. We grew up down the street from each other. And, while we went to dinner high schools, colleges and now live in different states, every time we see or talk to each other it’s as if nothing has changed.
Jil Swift says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met through some other friends some 9 years ago! Hope I win!
Cristina P from MD says
BYOF me!
Susan says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. Not very original but true!
Joel says
BYOF Me!
Karen says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in college – we quickly became friends after we both separated from our respective boyfriend/girlfriend. It was always platonic. I don’t see much of him these days but when I do, it feels like we’re back in our college days!
Katherine says
BYOF ME!
We met during college orientation and have been BFFs ever since!
Lauren says
BYOF ME!!!
My bestfriend Joyskeys (aka Joy) and I have been BFFs for 21 years now. We met in seventh grade history class and the rest is history. =)
Katy says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF in my sophomore year of high school, about 13 years ago. It was not friends at first sight! I didn’t care for her at first but then we started to know each other and realized were soo much alike! Funny how things work!
Jess E says
BOYF ME!
My BFF is the mother of our god kids. We’ve known each other since ballet class when we were 8. :)
Jessica says
BYOF me!
My BFFs and I met in college and are still super tight – two weddings, two babies, and three states between us.
Melissa says
BYOF Me! My bff is my hubby!
Jaime Brown says
BYOF ME! I have a best friend from 1st grade (we turn 30 this year). Even if we don’t talk everyday when we do its like no time has passed at all.
Kim says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. He makes all my DIY dreams come true. Right now he’s finishing tiling my new shower…
Kate says
BYOF ME!
my bestie and I met before beginning med school together. Just yesterday we were hanging out having a movie marathon and catching up on gossip, and all day long we ended finishing each other’s sentences, having the same ideas all day. we were laughing so hard by the end of the night!
Sonya says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is Samantha and we met in third grade. We used to prank call people and ask if their refridgerators were running.
Vita says
BYOF ME!
Britt says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I have been best friends since middle school but have known each other since elementary school. People get so annoyed with us when we’re together because we cannot. stop. laughing.
Toni Smith says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF and I met through my husband. She was the young girfriend of my hubbies roommate at Air Force Tech school.
We have been friends for close to 30 years!
Courtney Alisa says
BYOF ME!!!
Margaret says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I have known each other since our moms were walking buddies while they were pregnant for us. I just moved away from the apartment we shared for the last 2 years and need free IKEA for my new, BFF-less home :(
BeccaK says
BYOF me! My best friend and I bonded over her fear of snakes in kindergarten.
Christine says
BYOF Me! I grew up on the same street as my BFF.
Rebecca in WA says
BYOF ME.
I met one of my best friends in college. Why did it take so long??
maggie says
BYOF ME! Thanks for the giveaway!
Megan Downey says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I have been friends since 7th grade…18 years ago!
Raina@ Mamacita Spins The Globe says
BYOF ME!!! My BFF and I have been friends for 20 years… we know each others darkest secrets, so we have to stay friends now ;)