***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.
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met 12 – 13 years ago. Promptly started dating and have been married for 5 years this year!
In case you haven’t guessed, my BFF is my husband. Aww. :-)
We have more inside jokes than I have cat hair on my clothes. I have two cats so you do the math.
Meagan Berry says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in college and now we’re post-school roomates. Ikea gift cards would be great to buy stuff for the apartment!
Rachel says
BYOF me!
Michelle Carter says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We have known each other most of our lives but were never really friends until we re-met in college and started dating.
Cheryl M. says
BYOF ME! – This may sound cheesy but my BFF is my husband. We met through a mutual friend and my first response upon talking to him is this guy has to be my BEST FRIEND. The rest of the feelings came shortly thereafter…but he is my best friend now and always.
Joy says
BYOF ME – met my best friend when our boys were in school together. Now the boys are both in college!
Kaylie says
BYOF me!
My BFF’s nicknames include SG$ (pronounced S G Money of course!) or Tejas.
Kelly says
BYOF ME! impossible to say that in my head without laughing…
My bestie and I met in college and our fav thing to do together (before we moved to different states) was to lay in bed or on the couch and watch our favorite shows. We’d also run errands together just cause we like to be together :) Love her!
Tracy says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met when I was born. My sister is my best friend, corny I know, but true!
Jillian says
“BYOF ME!” My besty and I met at work, we bonded over everything diy and our love for design. : )
Paola says
BYOF ME!
Jen says
BYOF ME!…My best friend and I have known each other for ten years now and lived together for about half of that. During that time we were pretty much inseparable. Once, I stopped by a friend’s house solo and he asked where R2 was…which is only funny when you realize that I am 6′ tall and she is only 5’2″ and we probably look like C3P0 and R2-D2 running around together.
(Does this story make me the biggest nerd of all time? Maybe…)
Kate says
BYOF me! My best friend and I were college roomies and bonded over our love of disney princesses and the bachelor tv show.. and still love both.
Sonda Jordan says
“BYOF ME!”
My BFF is my awesome husband!
Emily says
BYOF ME! My bff is my husband who I’ve known since 11th grade. We were bffs back then and drifted apart as we went separate ways for college but found each other again later and now we’re married with a toddler!
Molly says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in kindergarten, and 20 years later we are still friends!
Rissa says
BYOF me. I love Ikea! I met my bf on the balcony of our apartments when she said hi (she is very social and very good at making people feel special) . That week she invited me to hang out and we have been besties ever since.
Lindsay says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie in seventh grade!
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
My BFF was my college roommate and now lives in my neighborhood! It’s the best! We met in choir together at the University of Washington and after walking to our different homes one day soon after we met we chatted about how we had no friends and were lonesome and should hang out sometime. Then SIX MONTHS LATER we became roomies and the rest is history. We even came to meet you guys together in Tacoma! WOOT!
Sarah says
BYOF Me! I met my BFF in middle school! We sat next to each other in computers and math. We shared goldfish crackers under the table, we never got caught!
Abby says
BYOF me!! i have bffs from all stages of life: high school bff, college bff, law school bff, and married-life bff (my husb) we are all equally crazy and fun!
jamie says
BYOF ME! I met Ellen through my husband – they used to work together in high school/college at Target – a bunch of them remained friends. She knew I was cool when I showed up to our friend’s house with the game Heart Throb (that game is awesome) – but it wasn’t til I brought her to my zumba class, that we really discovered all we had in common. Also, I introduced her to YHL so she has me to thank for that. ;)
Christine Cohen says
BYOF Me! My bestie and I have been friends since junior high, and even though we haven’t seen each other in years (we’re 24 now), whenever we do get together it’s like we were never apart! And I don’t think we could count how many inside jokes we have. :)
Katie C says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend during freshman orientation in college and we’ve stayed close during our 14 years of friendship despite 2000 miles that keep us apart.
Jessica says
BYOF Me!!
Maria says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my sister and well we’ve been best friends for 34 years ;-)!!
We look alike (everyone thinks we are twins), our kids are the same age and we know each other like no one.
I am truly blessed to have her in my life.
Gabriella @ OLinA says
BYOF ME! This one is easy. It sounds corney but my sisters are my BFF’s. I call them at least once a day. We can finish eachothers sentences, I can tell which one is walking down the stairs based on the sound of their footprints. It’s kinda awesome.
Kelly says
BYOF me!
I’ve been friends with my BFF for 20 years. We used to walk around the playground singing camp songs. She can sing beautifully and I can’t carry a tune, but she didn’t mind!
Molly says
BYOF ME!!
My hubby is my bestie, but I also have so many super great bestie girls….I can count on them for a good laugh, a good cry, a good glass of wine, a good walk, etc…..
Tori says
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Ashley says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is Jen. We met at VA Tech our freshman year and we are gaga over Peanuts (like Snoopy…not Planters). We have been close now for almost 10 years.
Tori Hight says
BYOF Me! My bestie is named Althea, but her nickname is Allie-cat. We met in college and have been friends for going on 7 years. The craziest thing we’ve done together? We ran 4 half-marathons together in 2011/2012, completing the 4 seasons challenge. It was awesome!
Heather says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met when she was one of my assistant swim coaches. 14 years later, we’re still on the same page!
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
This is really the most depressing thing I’ve ever had to say in a comment, but I don’t really have a best friend right now. It turns out that I’m really bad at picking good, loyal friends. I did recently meet a new friend though, and I gotta say, she’s got potential!
Kate says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been buddies since junior high! :)
Kate says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend in the second grade and we’ve gone through everything together. We even have our own language we made up in fifth grade and still love to joke about it.
Amber says
BYOF Me…
My bestie and I were random roommates our freshman year of college. We’ve been inseparable ever since – yep, one of the few success stories!
Lydia K says
BYOF Me! My BFF Cait and I are still searching for something to fill the empty void in our hearts that used to be filled by midnight showings of the Harry Potter movies. Sadface.
Preeti says
BYOF ME! We have been best friends for 28 years!
Darcie says
BYOF ME! I’ve known my bff since college!
Skeeter says
BFOF Me! My husband is definatly my best friend. We met on a group camping trip almost 11 years ago. We are pretty much weird all the time, which is why it’s so fun!
jennifer says
BYOF ME! My bestie and met in the 5th grade when she pushed me down on the playground literally. We have been friends ever since (for 17 years)!! haha.
Melanie says
BYOF ME! we grew up a street apart, and then lived on opposite coasts for 6 years, but now we’re happily living in the same city once again!
Jackie says
BYOF ME!!
My best friend of 12 years and I recently drove 3 hours with 3 kids to Hotlanta just to go to IKEA! This would be amazing!
Emma says
BYOF ME!
I know this is sappy, but my boyfriend is my best friend. We’ve been together for nearly five years, after meeting in college, and I often tell him that he’s the only person in my life that I don’t have to filter myself with.
On a side note, I was totally planning an Ikea trip this weekend (it’s a bit of a haul for us, as there’s not one in our city). So winning this gift card would be preeeetty sweet :)
Kathy says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my husband!
Angela says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met about 11 years ago. She’s 12 years old than I am, and she looks way younger than I ever did. I kind of hate her. :)
Cori says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my hubby. Fave person in the whole world!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
We met on a plane to Australia! We were both traveling to study abroad with the Aussies and ended up spending the whole trip (and the rest of our lives) as best friends.
Katie says
BYOF ME! I met my BFF through my sister…he was so great, I married him!