***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.
Sarah says
BYOF me!
My husband is my BFF…we met in college and the rest is history. ;)
Terri says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I met at college…Go Hokies!!
Terri says
oops! got the duplicate comment alert and changed it, and then my original went through!
Lindsey says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my best friend at the YHL book signing in CT :) her name is sherry!
Sara says
BYOF ME! My sister is my best friend, we’ve always gotten along great even though we’re three years apart and now we bond over our 1 year old daughters (who are less than two months apart in age).
Roya says
BYOF me!
It may be silly but I’m continents away from my BFF and we got in touch recently again after 6-7 years. We were classmate in middle school and we almost lived the teenage days together so we’re very close in how we think.
I also have a very good friend from college that I talk to almost everyday. We live in the same state but not in one city :(
Megan G says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met the first week of ninth grade. Even though she now lives four hours away, we email each other something random nearly every single day (today: a question on which movie star would play us). Jessica Chastain, naturally.
Jessenia says
BYOF ME! How did I meet my bestie? In the womb. :) Next Tuesday will make 34 years since we’ve been out, but we loathed one another until about 16 years ago. Weirdest thing we do together? IDK, we’re both just weird in general. :)
Megan Van Leeuwen says
BYOF ME! I met my best friend at a job in college. My boss said she didn’t like people and was uncomfortable making conversation, so I waited for her to talk first…4 months of awkwardly-typing-in-silence-while-our-chairs-were-touching later, we became friends.
The weirdest thing about us is our apparent getting-hit-on superpower. When we’re apart we hardly ever get flirted with, but when we’re together we get free/discounted stuff (even at stores like Wal-Mart) and guys hit on us non-stop. That right there is enough reason to stay friends. :)
Katherine says
BYOF me, please!
I met my BFF Martha in seminary. She reads this site. Martha, if you’re reading this, haaay!
Mitsy says
BYOF me!! my BFF and I met at an international school in Korea and have been close ever since. I call her Sook, short for her name Hyo Sook and she calls me Mutts, a sort of twist on my name Mitsy and the fact that I’m a mutt (half Japanese, half American)
Meg says
BYOF me!
My BFF is my husband. He’s the best! Just found out today that I DON’T have cancer (we were worried for a few days), so we have much to celebrate tonight!
Tiphani says
BYOF ME!!!
My two best friends and I have been friends since 6th grade!
Heather Schmid says
BYOF ME!!!
Crystal says
BYOF Me!
My BFF and I met 9 years ago at work. She is super awesome and drives 2.5 hours to come visit me now that I have moved :)
Julie says
BYOF ME!!!!!
Darah says
BYOF ME!
My BFF and I have been friends since 5th grade, but we live 2000 miles away from each other. We text A LOT! But I wish we could just meet for coffee sometime.
Namrata says
BYOF me!!!
I met my bestie on my first day of kindergarten and the rest is history.
Renee says
BYOF ME!
I have a few best friends, and we do have some nicknames for each other. But they are from college, and this is a family blog.
natalie says
BYOF ME!! I met my bff in kindergarten. Yup…25 yrs later and we still are a match made in heaven. We do everything together..including have babies so our babies can be bff’s one day.
Brandy says
“BYOF ME!”
Amy says
BYOF me! My BFF, besides the hubs, is from high school, although technically we met in 2nd grade. (30 yrs ago.) our favorite thing to do together used to be drive around town in her 1970 Chevy Malibu singing “Life is a Highway” at the top of our lungs, looking for trouble.
NT says
BYOF ME! Just found out that my BFF is preggers! Nursery decorating trip!
Kari says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I were randomly paired together as roommates our freshman year in college. :-)
Jennifer says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in 6th grade. She lives in another state now but we see each other at least once a year. When we talk it’s like no time at all has passed since we last saw each other. We bond over tea and teenage boy problems.
Christy W says
BYOF ME!!
Oh, my husband is my best friend. We met thru eHarmony. (I WISH he would do a commercial with me, but he says no. Party Pooper.) Anyway, he does this crazy little dance where he sticks out his belly and it makes me cry-laugh every.single.time. I can barely breathe for laughing so hard! He’s awesome.
Ashley L says
My BFF is my husband! He gave me the nickname Noel because of my maiden name and I have since changed my middle name to that. I call him by his last name as his nickname.
Rachel K says
BYOF me! My sister in law, Emily is my best friend!
Amy H. says
BYOF ME please! :-)
GreenInOC says
BYOF ME!
Known each other for nearly 20 years; met in a hair salon; cackling over bread & diet sodas at Cheesecake Factory!
Tiffany says
BYOF Me! I have many BFFs. And more than one for each season of life… highschool, college, post college single days, my husband, and now my “mommy” friends. I don’t know what I’d do with out each of these groups of friends. I may have to host a give away of my own to decide who gets the other gift certificates. :)
Bonita says
BYOF ME!!!!
My best friend is my twin sister. . .even though we are both married now and live 8 hrs. apart, we talk on the phone almost daily! I can’t imagine life without her. . .we love talking finances, and decorating! =)
Katie says
BYOF Me!!! Pretty please:)
My BFF and I met in college…even though we came from towns right next to each other…small world!
Sarah says
BYOF ME!
My younger sister is my best friend. Never would have believed my mom when she told me this would happen, but it’s true. :-)
Maygon Sowder says
BYOF ME!
My bestie is my boyfriend. We met at work and bond over all sorts of things – from watching Dexter to playing with our chihuahua Buster.
Jennifer says
BYOF ME!!!
Valery says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I were college roommates and we have lots of inside jokes and nicknames and a trading card system of cute celebs that no one else even tries to understand. We’re great :)
Emma P says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met last year at church. We had an instant connection and I’m so lad to have met her!
Julie says
BYOF me! I meet my BFF in college and I hate that we live far apart but love that it seems like no time has past when we see each other!
Delia says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met in college. She has a nickname for me based on a mispronunciation of my name from our apartment security guard.
Jess says
BYOF ME!! My BFF and I met at work. The way our desks were set up we faced each other while we worked on our computers. Constant distraction but was so much fun. We both LOVE IKEA!
Meaghan says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in high school. we now live across the country form each other but still feels like no time has passed when we chat or hang out :)
Natalie says
BYOF Me!
I met my best friend 14 years ago in Middle School. We enjoy being adventurous together and helping each other survive the craziness that is life.
Jen says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband, my high school sweetheart :)
Krista says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in an AOL chat room in June 1997. We were two 17-year-olds, him in England and me in the USA. We chatted a bit, exchanged addresses and wrote letters (had to use stamps and everything) for two years. Eight years later I married him.
Natalie M says
BYOF Me!!!
I was terrified of my now-BFF until we both moved to a new city, leaving our closest college friends behind. We were roommates for a year and bonded over dancing around in the kitchen on occasion :)
Mandi Smith says
BYOF Me!
I met my BFF 16 years ago in 7th grade! The weirdest thing we’ve ever done…dug to China (lol)…don’t ask :P
Maranda says
Byof me! My best friend is my sister, Destiny. She’s two years older and we do everything together–having babies at the same time, planning our weddings at the same time. Its been so much fun!
Mary says
Byof me! My BFF is my 5 year old son. We have a special secret handshake that ends with fireworks.
Danielle Blake says
BYOF ME!
My husband is definitely my best friend. He says I’m the only person he never gets tired of. It’s really nice to hear.
Naomi says
We met at a boy scout camp….two girls working at a boy scout camp.