***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.
Corey says
BYOF me!!!! I met my best friend in high school.
Jen B. says
BYOF ME!
Leslie says
BYOF me!
Kate says
BYOF ME!
My best friend Megan and I met in college, became roommates sophomore year, and basically became obsessed with each other. That year we discovered that we both have a secret love of Punjabi music and both tend to eat our feelings with rainbow sherbet and pumpkin pie.
Rebecca says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in 7th grade phys ed. We both needed a pal to help us through the torture of gym!
Fran says
“BYOF ME!” We met at a Mommy and me class —–our daughters were one. Now they are 28. We have always been there for each other!!!!
Sam says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my sister and we take pilgrimages to IKEA!
Cherilyn Bynum says
My best friend is my husband and we met in middle school. Of course I was the one with the crush and he just wanted to be friends. Fast forward oh….. 10 years and he was the one begging to be my forever boyfriend (husband).
It was the best thing I ever waited for. Now we are partners in crime, oh, I mean life.
Cindy says
BYOF Me
Some years ago, we met through work.
Stef says
BYOF ME! My BFF is the best, we met in preschool and have been friends for our entire lives. We both just bought homes, so we could def use ikea money!
Meg says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met in pre-school and we know each other’s quirks so much that we can predict each others reactions to the crazy stuff life lays in our lap.
Nicole Brenner says
My BFF met in my home state of Alaska. She was my MOH to my first husband. Held my hand during my divorce and was my MOH at my second wedding, years later. I do not see for years but we talk at least once a month. Thank heavens for Skype! Good Luck with your drawing!
nancy says
BYOF Me! We met in college, and are planning a road trip in May to see each other. Cant wait!
Elizabeth S says
BYOF me! Please :) We met through kids/work and are now semi-inseparable :)
Emily says
BYOF Me! My husband is my BFF! We met almost 8 years ago when I was 17 and got a job at the place where he worked. We also have a totally nerdy secret handshake :)
Emily says
BYOF ME!
My BFF introduced me to ikea. It was love at first sight.
Karin says
BYOF ME!!!
Our girls became BFF’s and we soon followed.
Amanda R. says
BYOF Me!
My bestie was actually born on the same day as me. She in Illinios and me in Virginia. We met in our 20s and now we are in our 40s. She is my sister from another mother. Before she moved to Texas, we walked every Saturday,we called it 6.2 miles of therapy. Saved us both thousands on marriage counselors.
Christine says
BYOF ME!
Cathy says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is my husband. We’ve been together since 1984!
Trey says
BYOF me! I’m heading to IKEA with my bestie on saturday!
anne says
BYOF me! My best friend is my husband. He’s a keeper.
meg says
BYOF! We met in college – 15 years ago now!!
Maria says
BYOF me! and Ikea will be my new best friend!:o)
Amari says
BYOF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My BFF and I met when my Dad forced me and my sister to meet and befriend the new girls in the congregation. 13 years later, we’re still best buds! Weird thing we do together: Take the most amazing naps. Also, we always call each other by our first and last names.
Nina says
BYOF ME!
As the great Mindy Kaling says, “Best friend isn’t a label, it’s a tier.” I am so super lucky to have 5 people in the world I consider to be my best friends; I met one when I was 3, 2 at the same time in middle school, 1 in college and my fiance :) They’ve all saved me from being the weird hermit that I’m naturally inclined to be and I am forever grateful that such awesome people want to be my friends!
Kelly says
BYOF ME! My BFF is my long-term boyfriend, whom I met through work. We are ‘pumpkin’ and ‘shmoopie’ and we both are cat people and we both love IKEA.
Kate says
BYOF Me! My BFF’s name is Jessica, and we met in high school on the bus on one of the first days. We clicked immediately. We don’t have a secret handshake or special nicknames, but we do have a series of hand gestures to fill in words that we can’t quite remember and it grows every time we can’t think of a word. No one else understands them and we don’t have to explain them to each other, even the first time we use them. I guess we’re on the same wavelength!
Bridget A =) says
BYOF ME! We grew up together and met in Kindergarten!!
Courtney L. says
BYOF ME!
Erin says
“BYOF ME!”
My husband is my BFF. We met in college, and we love wandering around Ikea looking for treasures. :)
Gigi says
BYOF Me!
Corrine says
BYOF ME! Cindy and I are cousins and have grown up together. We always secretly brought along our toothbrushes to playdates so our Mom’s had no reason to refuse a sleepover!
emily says
BYOF me! I met my best friend when she started teaching at the same school that I taught at.
Jessica O'Hearn says
BYOF me!
Is it corny to say my husband is my BFF? When the going gets tough–or great–I head right to him. We have our less than stellar moments, but he is still my favorite person. Runner up would be my college bestie, who just had a baby. I think sharing motherhood will strengthen our bond, if that is possible.
Natalie F. says
BYOF ME!
Melissa says
BYOF me! We’ve been BFFs since grade school!!
Jessica says
BYOF ME! My BFF was born with me, she is my twin sister! Thanks for the giveaway.
Lindsey says
“BYOF ME!”
My best friend and I met in elementary school and bonded over what we thought were our great perms. Now, after more than 20 years of friendship we dig talking about our hyper-organization skills and laughing uncontrollably about just about anything.
Jim Price says
BYOF Me!!
My BFF is my little sister Christina! She is the best friend a guy could ever have. She is open minded, non judgmental, loving, kind, caring and beautiful to boot! She lives in Las Vegas, NV and I live in Budd Lake, NJ. We talk 3 to 4 times per week, and at her wedding on 2/16/2013, I got to assist her by taking her to the ceremony, ensuring our Dad was ready to walk her down the aisle, and getting the groom to the altar.
We like to shop, laugh, dance, sing…and horror movies! We scream our heads off, always have, always will.
A. Perelini says
BYOF ME!!
We went to high school together… and still completes my sentences. LOL!
Kristen says
BYOF ME PLEASE!! My best friend is my husband. We were friends in high school and started dating senior year. We’ve been best friends ever since! Cheesy but true….
Lauren says
BYOF ME!
My best friend is Lauren (also my name). We have been friends for as long as we’ve been alive since our parents were neighbors when we were born. We always come up with crazy nicknames for each other…my current one being Griswold since my mother and step father were complete clutzy and something always went wrong. We have done everything you can think of together and we always have a blast. We used to “fight” we were younger but it consisted of “You’re not my friend anymore” and then five minutes later we were fine. I love her and she always makes me laugh!
Jenny says
BYOF ME! My bff met when I moved from Richmond to Blackstone 25 years ago and have been friends ever since!
Shirley says
Byof me! Is hubs and I hope we win so we can go to ikea !
Diana says
BYOF ME!
It’s been so long ago, but I believe that my best friend and I met at church almost 40 years ago, either in choir or Sunday School.
Tristen says
BYOF ME!
MY BFF and I met at a poker game. :)
Deborah Vogel says
BYOF Me!
Lil says
BYOF ME!
I met my BF at work…a long time ago. Our idea of a food time is crafting over a coffee, or perusing Joann, and we often make the trek to IKEA together. Thanks for the chance!
Beth says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband. We met on a blind date in high school and we were together for 8 years before we got married last August.