***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.
Heather says
BYOF Me! My BFF and I met in fifth grade, and I thought she was THE coolest because she wore colorful socks with capri pants and knew all about professional sports. Since then, we’ve been through everything together – high school, college, weddings – and now I’m the proud godmother to her adorable 1-year-old girl. I couldn’t ask for a better best friend, or one more deserving of a little extra IKEA spending money. Thanks!
Kim says
BYOF ME! My best friend Caroline and I met when we were 10. We were in the same Girl Scout troop! :)
michelle w. says
BYOF ME! i’ve known my best friend since second grade. we started out “rivals”, and often found ourselves competing for the same parts in class plays. that all past in third grade when we decided competing was too much energy and instead joined forces. my husband and i are getting ready for our first baby and my bff just moved into a brand new apartment. so we could all certainly use the moola at ikea!
Leslie says
BYOF me! My bestie and I love running together and also talking about all our house projects… and of course discuss YHL projects, too! We’ve been friends since high school and we’re celebrating our 10 year reunion this year!
Meg says
BYOF ME!
I met my bff when we were both pledging out sorority sophmore year of college and we have been hanging out ever since. There isn’t too much we don’t enjoy doing together but a shopping spree at IKEA would be awesome.
Taysha Riggs says
BYOF ME!
B & me (T) met when we started at the same company on the same day oh so many years ago. I’ve dealt with many a fun (drunken) nights and I can’t wait to look her 2 year old twins in the eye and just say, “guess what Mommy used to do?” hehe
Beth says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I met when we were 5(um, 25 years ago). Our brothers were on the same baseball team so we met at one of their games. It was the summer before we started kindergarten and even though we live so far away, we are very close to this day.
Ashley says
BYOF ME!
we met at work … you’d think we’d get sick of each other after working together all day, but not at all!
Lynn cole says
BYOF me! My husband is my BFF!
Alex says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my boyfriend Erik.
Alyssa says
BYOF ME!!! My bff and I like to take pictures of random funny things we see, then text them to each other and laugh!
Clare m says
BYOF me!
Other than my 4 sisters, my BFF is Nicole whom I call Nic. Not very original, but it’s my name for her. I’ve only known her for 3 years, but due to our former jobs we spent a lot of time with each other. We became such good friends that we felt comfortable enough to jam out (very badly) in the car together.
Mary W. says
BYOF me!
Either my sister or my hubby. I like my sister more now that we are grown. :)
Miriam H. says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in the Peace Corps, and even moved within a few miles of each other when we were finished with our service. Now our husbands are besties, too!
Sabrina Snyder says
byof me!
my best friend and i met in college 14 years ago!
gabby says
BYOF me!! (please)
my bff is my sister– she’s been there for me, quite literally, forever, and is absolutely amazing. xoxo.
Colleen says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF at the place where I interned during college. We bonded immediately since she’s a writer and I’m an editor. :)
Deandra says
BYOF me! I met my best friend in first grade. We’ve been friends forever. She taught my son to play piano.
Mary Anne says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been friends since our freshman year of college. She even introduced me to my husband!
Becky says
BYOF ME! We met in 8th grade when she moved to town. She sat behind me in jr. high band (she played the saxophone and I played the french horn). 16 years of friendship and going strong! :)
Annie says
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Laura says
BYOF Me!!!
My bestie and I met and became friends in college. We now live in seperate states and share a love for sports, DIY’s, and bad reality TV. We dream of the day when we will live together in a nursing home, making things (like blankets) for the other residents and watching reality tv.
heather s says
BYOF ME!!
my bff is my twin sister so we literally met in the womb ;) we win!
Andrea A says
BYOF ME! I met my bestie when I was 16. We had never met before, but when a mutual friend introduced us, there was a mutual recognition. We have been besties ever since. The most interesting thing about us is that we have very similar tastes. Throughout the years, we have dated a few of the same guys (at different times of course) and when she met her husband but didn’t want to go out with him, I told her quite seriously: “Go out with him, you’ll regret it if you don’t. That man is the one you are gonna marry.” They were married about a year later!
Tiffany says
BYOF me! Post college, my BFF and I were so poor, we’d go wander through IKEA for entertainment and dream of our future decor!
Kendall says
BYOF me! I’ve been friends with my BFF since we were 12 ( we are 30 now).
Magpie says
BYOF ME! My bestie is my sister. We are both adopted and when she came over from Korea and we picked her up at the airport as an infant (yes it really happened like that) my first 4-year-old thoughts on her were: “Is she always going to smell this bad?”.
Now I’m happy to report she smells much better.
Amy C says
BYOF ME! My bestie is named Meg and we call each other “the Freak” (me) and “the Bum” (her). We met at boarding school and were roommates through some of our formative teenage years. We each had a favorite chair in our dorm room, and they had names. She’s the best!
Meredith says
BYOF ME!!
My bestie and I met one summer break when we both worked at a large clothing retailer. We had mutual friends but it wasn’t until we worked together during college that we became besties! Eight years, four moves, three degrees and two husbands ago!
Sarah says
BYOF ME! I honestly think that I’d give a card to my mom. She went to school for interior design so I have more fun doing decor things with her than anyone else! She gave me your book for Christmas :)
Lindsey says
BYOF ME!! My bestie and I have been friends for 10 years! We do have nicknames dubbed to us our freshman year in college; I’m Mo and she’s Ron because there were many times we were, well, morons together. She’s not my maid of honor for my upcoming wedding in June! Yay for besties!
SB says
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Andrea T says
BYOF Me!
Met her in 8th grade shop class. We had to make these horrible racing cars. I painted stripes on mine (ala the wooden duck that you painted). The shop teacher was not thrilled at my lack of taking it seriously.
Lindsay says
BYOF ME! My bestie and I have been friends since High School but we can’t remember how we met :) We hung around the same crowds but weren’t friends until later in high school.
Somer says
BYOF ME!
My BFF answered an ad for a roommate in my group house!
Pixi says
BYOF ME!
I met my best friend in high school. She sat behind me in English.
lauren says
BYOF ME! I seem to have different besties for different stages of life, and perhaps that explains our level of maturity in our relationship. Ha! My bff from childhood and I have ridiculous nicknames and still do stupid things when we’re together.
LoquaciousLaura says
BYOF me! My best friend and I met at a nonprofit in Alabama where we both worked, we clicked almost immediately and we have been best buds since, gone on family trips together, celebrated holidays together, and been each other’s maids of honor. I realized just the other day that we’ve been friends for 10 years now, which kind of blew my mind!
Andrea says
BYOF ME!!!
I met my BFF at sleep-away camp. Now we are on that camp’s Board of Directors.
Amy F. says
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Amanda says
byof me!! met my bff move-in day our freshmen year at ucla! he is the funniest, kindest, happiest person i know!
Erica M. says
BYOF ME!
My best friend and I met in grad school 5yrs ago! She was dating a close friend of mine, and her and I bonded when she (against my wishes) joined a FL > NYC road trip him and I were taking.
We’ve remained best friends since then, despite her moving to another country!
Rachel says
BYOF me! My best friends are my two younger sisters!
Erica A. says
BYOF me
We met in 7th grade.
L says
BYOF me!
I guess my husband is my BFF
Barb says
BYOF ME! I have 5 besties! We graduated college together and can pick up in a heart beat whenever we get together!
Sarah says
BYOF me! Met my bestie in the third grade.
danica says
BYOF ME! My husband is my best friend. He’s a great listener and my favorite person to spend time with.
Laura says
BYOF! My best friend and I met while reading poems that we’d written in 7th grade over the local radio. Match made in heaven!
Aimee says
BYOF Me! My Best friend and I have been friends for 20 years! No matter how long we go without seeing each other (live cross country) or how long it’s been since we’ve talked on the phone, we always pick up like it was just yesterday!