***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.
Kelly says
BYOF ME! My two good friends go back to kindergarten and 6th grade. In 89 days, but who’s counting, they will stand by me as I marry my other best friend and soon-to-be hubby!
Solange says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met our freshman year of high school…23 years ago! It’s fun to look back over all the fun we’ve had together!
Marie says
BYOF me!
So…I have to include both of my besties! One is my cousin – we talk almost every single day and email in between. My other bff and I met in Ecuador on a mission trip. After one day of sitting by each other on the bus, we were bffl! Maybe the best thing about my 2 BFFs is that they are becoming BFFs! :)
Grace Watson says
BYOFme! My BFF and I met at a summer camp when we were in middle school. We have never lived in the same town but that hasn’t stopped us from being friends!
Morgan says
BYOF Me!
My best friend Anna and I met when we were 7. We hated each other. But we grew on each other and have been BFFs for 18 years!
Nicole D. says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in elementary school when she transferred from Peru and barely spoke English, but we bonded over violin courses :) It’s been 18 years! Now, she is married to my fiance’s BFF too (so cute)…and speaks perfect English ;)
Jill says
“BYOF ME!”
My husband – we met at a Dunkin’ Donuts at 1:00 a.m. Love at first sight.
Marie says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since the third grade. We lived right next door to each other growing up which was great fun. We had BFF necklaces at one point and we do have funny nicknames for each other that we created in high school.
Helen says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met in girl scouts when were 12. 13 years later we’re still the best of friends and even though we’re 1,000 miles apart we still love each other!
Beth says
BYOF ME!!!
My BFF in my grad program and I met while taking a department picture. I wasn’t sure what she would be like, but we bonded in a shared class. Now we email each other all day long :-)
Melissa says
BYOF me!
I met my bestie when we roomed together our first year in college. We commiserated those rough “firsts” over raw cookie dough… One summer we lived together and consumed an entire TUB from Sam’s Club. It’s a good thing that we 1) walked everywhere that summer and 2)amazingly didn’t develop salmonella.
Cynthia says
BYOF ME!!
I met my best friend from my other best friend because they were cousins. We always have the best times together even though we hardly ever see each other. A funny moment that happened between us was that I trusted her to cut my hair. I had long hair and I had asked her to cut to my shoulder. For some reason she thought my shoulder meant up to my ear instead. We laugh about this now years later! It was hilarious and I actually wasn’t even mad at her for it. That’s a good friend if you ask me.
Erin Gallagher says
BYOF Me! I met my best friend in college, we then lived together afterwards. Our silly thing is doing strange dance moves in cars when driving together or following each other. We also like to since the theme song to Rob and Big! haha
Emily says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met at our bus stop in 4th grade 20 years ago. As kids we used to cut up JCPenney magazines and glue pictures of men/babies/furniture to printer paper to make up our dream lives. NERDS.
Laurel says
BYOF ME! 1) Church nursery, 2 years old. 2) 9th grade, when she moved to town.
Natasha S says
BYOF ME!!
Kate says
BYOF me! Please :)
My bestie is my hubby..awwww! I love that we share a liking of nerdy shows, books, movies and so on that are just for us! With these we can share new finds, discuss, debate over, relish in awesome moments and bond over what secrelyt geeky name to give our future kids.
Katie says
BYOF me!!
My BFF and I have known each other since elementary school and she’s coming to visit this weekend! Would love to take her to Ikea to celebrate!! PS: I have an odd obsession with building Ikea furniture!
Anya says
Byof me!
My hub. Hands down the coolest best friend. But my sisters and my ‘like a sister’ friend come close second. :)
Grace says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have known each other since 6th grade, a whopping 25 years. We’ve been through it all.
Cathy says
BYOF Me!
My best friends and I have been friends since college…we are all fans of Ikea!
Katie S. says
BYOF Me!!
My bestie is my hubby!! We met in college and love being silly together
Andrea says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met in junior high…and remain friends to this day (fifteen years later, yikes!)
Audrey says
BYOF me! My BFF & I have been friends since we
were 12 and are almost 29. She just go a new house
So it would be a great housewarming gift :)
Nicole Brown says
BYOF ME!
Adina says
BYOF ME!
My husband is my BFF–of course. Second BFF is my neighbor Chaya. We craft and hangout together. Even our oldest boys are BFFs.
Eiizabeth Steinert says
“BYOF ME!”
I met my BFF in kindergarten! We have been friends for over 20 years and I’m only 25! We have a blast together and definitely have silly nicknames by now! She lives far away now and we don’t even speak too often but when we get together it’s like we see each other everyday! True love!
Valerie Fletcher says
BYOF ME!!
Melanie says
BYOF me!!!
elvira says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister…only 13 months apart!
Andi says
BYOF me!
My best friend is my sister … and yes, we have a special handshake!
Jerrika Jerome says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is one of my coworkers, we met in college – but didn’t become good friends until we started worker together! We bond over house decorating and food :)
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is Hubby. We met at a corner greasy spoon diner & have been besties for a little over 10 years. Can’t comment about the weirdest thing we love doing together as this is a family blog. We not only have nicknames, secret handshakes, and code words, we also have sign language signals…but I can’t tell you about any of that, or I would have to kill you. I CAN confirm that nothing involves winking or doing the Macarena?
Melissa says
Byof me! My BFF is absolutely my husband!
Felicia says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in the auditorium in high school. We’ve been best friends for over 11 years. He has multiple nicknames for me and I have only one for him. When we hang out we have a few podcasts we try to catch up on watching together. (We do lots of other things together too.) We do have a special handshake, but it isn’t secret… and doesn’t involve the Macarena.
Jerrika Jerome says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is one of my coworkers, we met in college – but didn’t become good friends until we started worker together! We bond over house decorating and food! :)
Abby says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my sister. So I have known her my whole life! :) We have nicknames, code language and so many inside jokes most people don’t know what we’re talking about. I love it!
Kira says
BYOF ME!
melissa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been BFFs since we met in 7th grade gym class (misery loves company)! No secret handshakes or anything, but boy can we spend time on the phone!
Becky says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met in college. We lived next door to each other. She wore Christmas socks most of the year.
CarrieE says
BYOF me!
My bestie is my husband. We met in college. Those were the days!
Elisa Harkins says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met in our Information Systems class in HS.
Cindy says
BYOF ME!!!!
we met in high school :)
Becky says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I grew up together – our yards backed up to each other. Our families are best friends too, and when we’re all at home, we build a campfire in her parents’ backyard, drink her dad’s favorite lambic beers, and roast marshmallows while all our dogs run around. She just bought a new house and is getting married in June; she would love an IKEA card!
Kristen says
BYOF me!!
I married my best friend this year. We met on the tennis team in high school and have been together ever since!
Lisa says
Byof me!
my bff and I met in college 14 years ago!
Sara C. says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in grad school. Our favorite thing to do is definitely going out for dessert. Nothing better than chocolate and catching up….
Lori says
BYOF me! My bf and i met our freshman year in college and are still super close 15 years later.
Megan says
BYOF ME! Love ikea!!
Bobbi says
BYOF ME! Me and my 3 best GFs met in high school about 25 years ago…we have weird nicknames, strange words for everyday things, and lots of adventure memories!!