***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.
Laura says
BYOF me!!
My BFF was my roommie in vet school. We rented a house together my Junior year, but didn’t really know each other that well. Now she lives across the country, I wish I could see her more :-(
Cassie P. says
BYOF ME!!
My husband is my best friend, we were bffs in college, and I couldn’t imagine my life without him now!
-alex says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I worked at the same company many years ago. Our friendship has survived moves, children, and many birthdays. She is busy watching me plan my new kitchen with Ikea cabinets. (Gnossjo doors, how did you get the Swedish version of the umlaut to work?)
Fred says
BYOF me! I’ve known my best friend since middle school. We like to watch Celtics basketball together.
Jessica says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met through church 5 years ago. We were both pregnant with our firstborns at the same time and now they are besties too!
Stephanie says
BYOF ME!!!
Jenny says
By of me! My best friend is my sister. We live far apart, but talk twice a day on the phone.
Fred says
BYOF me! My best friend is my wife. I love her.
Margaret Jennings says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my dog. Who could be better?
Amanda says
BYOF ME!
Honestly, my best friend is my husband. We’ve been together for 7 years. Love him!
Elisabeth says
“BYOF ME!”
When my future bestie (I’d never seen her before) got up to speak in front of the women’s group at our church, she seemed instantly familiar to me. I leaned over to my roommate at the time and said (with surprise), “That’s my new best friend!” 8 years, 2 husbands, 2 kids and a cross-country move later, we’re still living it up! Some things you just know. :)
Monika says
BYOF me! Oh man could I do some damage with that gift card getting supplies for my new house!
My BFF and I went to high school together but didn’t even talk to each other until years later, but now we are besties for life! We have DIYed his house together and are now ready to move on to mine :o)
Sarah says
BYOF ME! My handsome hubby is also my bestie!
Bridget says
BYOF ME!!!
Talk about perfect timing…. my very best friend and I started our own DIY blog… TODAY! What are the chances that the your giveaway is dedicated to BFF’s on the same day as our YHL inspired blog launches? [insert creepy music here]. Our blog is by far the craziest/weirdest/bravest thing we’ve ever done together. #holyyikes
As scary as this whole process has been, being together throughout the journey has made it totally worth it.
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have now been friends for 18 years! Weirdest/lamest/funniest thing we do together…. pick up a few extra girls, grab some starbucks and moon from the car as many people we can find on our drive! TMI? lmao.. you asked the weirdest thing!
Kaylyn Myer says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in college when I was a sophomore and she was a freshman. We met through a campus fellowship, but soon discovered we grew up going to the same campground in a different state! I actually had memories of her helping her grandma at the ceramics shop 10 years prior! Now I get to be her maid of honor this summer at her wedding :)
Courtney M says
BYOF me!
My best friend and I are cousins. We live far apart unfortunately but we love our bi-weekly chats where we catch up on life.
Callie Jennings says
BYOF ME! My best friend is my husband. I wish sometimes that I had better girlfriends, but how can I complain when my husband watches the Mindy Project with me every week? :)
Amy L says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is originally from NC. I met her when we were both in Florida. Because of her thick Southern accent, I nicknamed her “Carolina”, which I call her to this day. Ironically, 2 years ago, I moved to her hometown of Raleigh, NC. I guess technically, I’m Carolina now, but the nickname has stuck. :-) Thankfully, she’s been talking about moving home. Looking forward to having a partner in crime up here!
Meg Smith says
BYOF!
Becky Felt says
BYOF ME!!
Met as 5th grade pen pals and ended up going to high school together! We did everything together…
Melissa S. says
BYOF ME! I met my bff at work, she introduced me to your blog!
Amy says
BYOF!
My best friend, Tonya, and I grew up living at the top/bottom of a cul-de-sac from one another!
Paige M says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in college. She calls me GG for no reason other than she likes saying it. My fav memory of her is one girls night when she danced in our house wearing purple cowboy boots…only purple cowboy boots!
Andrew Jennings says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met when we were five years old. We’ve been at it for over twenty years now!
Carole says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF in grad school, when I was a TA for a class she was taking.
danielle says
BYOF ME!
my best friend is my man. we met about two and a half years ago and it’s been the best time of my life since. we totally “get” each other and are truly made for each other.
Esther says
BYOF me!!
I am my own best friend :)
Ellie says
BYOF ME!
My best friend was my college roommate. She worked in housing the summer before I came and actually picked me as her roommate purely on paper. It worked out!
Keri says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I went to high school together and have known eachother all of our lives. We used to live 1 block apart! We are girly girls at heart, so it’s funny that both us have 2 kids–2 boys that is!
Meg says
“BYOF ME!”
I met my BFF in high school and we live across the ocean, but are still the best of friends. She teases me more than I do and we love laughing over silly jokes.
Emelia says
BYOF me!
I met my best friend in middle school and the rest is history. Sports together travel together, complain together, drunken nights together. I love that we can pick up the phone after a couple months and pick up right where we left off. Oh and we have matching tattoos and she was one of 9 people at my wedding. No nicknames but we both know what HB stand for. :)
Callie Catron says
BYOF ME! My best friend would be IKEA if I could make it so. Alas, I’ll say my husband. We bonded over a love of baseball.
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met the summer before freshman year of high school..through high school and being college roommates 10 years later we’re still BFFs!
Also, my husband and I had a pre-planned trip to Houston’s Ikea for March 9! Oh yea!
Kim says
BYOF ME!! My bff was my college roommate! Go State!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
I’m married to him and we met when we were 16 :)
Dee says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie in college and we’ve known each other for more years than I want to count. She attended the birth of my son when he showed up a few weeks early when my husband was out of town!
Brittney says
BYOF Me!
My bff and I have been best friends since we were 4 years old!
Leigh says
BYOF ME!!!!
My bestie and I met at work!! She’s an RN and I’m a dietitan, and at the time we worked on the same floor of our hospital. She’s since moved on to the operating room, which came in handy during my c-section for the birth of my daughter! Nothing like you best friend scrubbing in for the birth of your daughter!
jules says
BYOF Me!
We met at a park, where he poured me Screwdrivers from bottles in his backpack. He kept the backpack and I kept him!
Jaqui T says
BYOF ME!!! My best friend is Emily. We met 9 years ago in freshmen geometry in high school. She lives on the west coast now and I’m in the midwest so we don’t see each other a lot but we talk to each other all the time!
Kate says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met in medical school in anatomy lab. I accidentally hit her in the face with a cadaver hand…and she still wanted to be my friend, so I knew she was a keeper!
Katie McIntyre says
“BYOF ME!”
I met my best friend in kindergarten- over the years we’ve shared clothes, laughs, tears, even boyfriends! We were each others maids of honor and almost 25 years later we remain the best of friends.
Juliette says
BYOF!
My best friend and I have been bffs since first grade. Even though we haven’t seen each other in a few years we still talk/text daily.
Jessica says
BYOF me… I met my BFF in highschool and we have stayed close despite spending the past ten years living on different continents.
meg says
byof me!! we met in college – most hilarious person i’ve ever met!
Janet S. says
B.Y.O.F. ME!
Richard says
BYOF ME!!! I met mt best friend 6 years ago at a random party, and I can’t imagine my life without him. He is the brother I never had.
Jessie says
BYOF me!!
My best friend is my husband. We met on a bowling team and bonded over being TERRIBLE bowlers (the rest of our team hated us but we had fun). We haven’t been bowling since we’ve been married, which I find funny. :) We love having dance parties in our kitchen – any time and any day!
Kathy says
BYOF me!!