***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.
Jenny says
BYOF Me!
My BFF is my husband and we met at Young Life camp (both working).
Ashlie says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I have been besties since the second grade. We first bonded over silly jokes on the playground and now that she lives in NY and I’m in IN, we set ‘face time’ phone dates where we often give each other tours of our newest house projects.
Jodi says
BYOF! I love my BFF because we have known each other for almost 25 years and I know she will always be in my life. We both just moved into new apartments so I know this giveaway will be perfect for both of us!
Gen says
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Jen M says
“BYOF ME”
My bff, Rachel and I met in 5th grade so we have had MANY nicknames for each other over the years, but the ones you could probably relate to the most are “Ra-child and J-dogg” Like Nate dogg and the g-child.. Regulate was our jam haha ;)
jehan says
BYOF me! I’ve known my BFF since middle school!
Sarah Donovan says
BYOF me!
We met in 8th grade (25 yrs ago!!!) when I invited her over after school to play badminton – RANDOM! We’ve been BFF ever since!
Chris says
BYOF me! My BFF and I have been friends for nearly 50 years! My sister and I started a Rolling Stones fan club in order to buy tickets for their concert and charged everyone who joined $2. We made enough to get our tickets but never followed thru with the fan club. My BFF was the only one who demanded her money back and the rest is history.
Kate says
BYOF ME!
so cheesy but my BFF is my husband.
Amber says
BYOF ME!
my bff is my sister so we have been bff for almost 27 years! I love that we can totally be ourselves! We do everything together and live 5 min from each other!
Kate C. says
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Met our sophomore year at boarding school. First we hated each other and then we became best friends.
petra says
BYOF ME! We met in school in 5th grade and have been BFFs ever since.
Suzann says
BYOF ME!!
My BFF and I met when we were 4 years old- 31 years ago!
Melanie says
BYOF me!
So many “best friends” to choose from… not sure who to pick! :-)
Michelle Groth says
“BYOF ME!” I have known my best friend for 33 years.
Cameron T says
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Colleen says
BYOF me!!!
My husband is my bestie!
Heather says
BYOF ME! My best friend and I have been friends since 2nd grade. We will celebrate our 40th birthdays this year! She ROCKS!
Rachel Bushong says
“BYOF ME!” My bestie and I met through church…we are ridiculously silly and love running together! if i win this i’m taking her with me to shop!!!
Deb says
BYOF me! My BFF and I met in grade school. We’re celebrating our 20th friend-versary this year.
Christina says
BYOF me!
My BFF and I met the first day of college many years ago while taking shelter from a bad rain storm. We got to talking and bonded because we both looked like drowned rats. We have been inseparable ever since :)
Sue J. says
BYOF ME! We met my first year at college (her second) a very long time ago!
Rhoma Mills says
BYOF me! And the irony is that we already have a shopping date set for this weekend and we’re staying in Atlanta to make a weekend of our Ikea & West Elm shopping adventure! My BFF is my awesome hubby, and we met from a blind date! Yes – Those really do work out sometimes! :) I’m a relatively new DIY’er and LOVE reading y’alls blog! Sure wish I’d have known you were in town not long ago! Thanks for all the great ideas, inspiration and humor!
Shayna says
BYOF ME! My BFF’s are my two sisters and there’s no bond like that :) And we’re all in love with Ikea so this is the perfect giveaway!
Helen D says
BYOF ME! My best friend is Louise, although we don’t see each other that much anymore as we live 4,000 miles apart. Thank goodness for Skype! :)
Alena says
BYOF me!! My best friend and I have known each other since 3rd grade! We are now 30 year olds with kids, which is crazy!
Amelia says
BYOF me!
My hubby is my best pal.
kellsey says
BYOF ME!!! I actually have 2 best friends from college. Just to give a little background, I am 5’8″ and both are about 5’3″, so I tower over them. While we were walking through campus our freshman year of college, I was in the middle of them and I said I felt like a giraffe! They started calling me Raffie (since I already had a love for giraffes) and we had a pretend jungle…hey, we were freshman in college. So Raffie, Hippo and Snuggles (the other 2 shorties nicknames) all played in the college jungle together. And still do 7 years after college later :)
Heather says
BYOF ME! My friend and I have known each other since 2nd grade! We’ll be 40 this year! Yikes!
Annie B says
BYOF ME! I’ve known my best friend since we were toddlers!
Amanda says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in middle school and attended high school and college together as well!
cassandra says
BYOF Me!
I met my bestie the first day i moved to town in 4th grade!!! still inseparable 20 years later… with matching tattoos
Ashley M says
“BYOF ME!”
My best friend and I met in college and are still close today! I live in Ga and she is in Pa but we plan trips together during the year and talk on the phone all the time. She was the one who introduced me to Ikea :) Her mom loves getting their cheap paper napkins to make the table look pretty!
Rachel says
BYOF ME!
I met my BFF (now my wife) at our college anime club! We’ve been besties since… 2001 :) We got married in 2007.
And we totally have a secret handshake, but I can’t tell you. It’s secret!
Renee says
BYOF ME!
I have to say I have two BFF’s – my hubby of course and this girl who stole my heart on the first day of kindergarten, and 35 years later I still love her to pieces. My hubby is called “honey”…(I know, barf) and my girl is Nee-C(Denise) :)
Kate says
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My best friend is my sister so we’ve gone through every type of naming from point and grunt (preverbal) to teenaged insults to (now) just calling each other by our real names!
jane says
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my bff and i technically met in middle school, but we didn’t become bffs until high school. going friendship is still just as strong, 15 years later!
Vicky says
BYOF ME!
Wouldn’t it be awesome if I said I met my BFF at Ikea? Yea, lol, but no dice. Thanks for always offering great giveaways!
megan r. says
BYOF ME! I’ve known my BFFs (identical twin sisters) since elementary school. we are now 36!
Karen says
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My BFF and I HATED each other when we first met. It took about three years for us to warm up to each other but now we are the closest:)
Melody says
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My BFF is actually a friend of one of my exes. We originally met in college but didn’t care for each other. We reconnected about a year ago and have become fast friends
Virginia says
BYOF me!
Our best friends are a family. We met the parents just after they were married 21 years ago and we’ve been friends since. Their nickname for me is Gingie because their son couldn’t say Ginny when he was learning to talk.
Jen says
BYOF ME!
We met in high school at a party and ran from the cops together that same night. Since then we’ve been besties.
Tiffanee says
BYOF ME! My sister will always be a BBF as well as a friend from college.
Tammy says
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I met my BFF a little later in life and wish all the time that I had met her sooner. We met at our gym and have a love of tennis, dancing, and wine!
Melissa says
BYOF ME!
My BFF is my husband, and we meet 13 years ago.
Pedro says
BYOF ME! I have a lot of friends, but my very best friend is my wife. A friend of mine introduced us during a community service project.
Karen Q. says
BYOF ME! My BFF and I met in 5th grade (cough over 18 years ago- yikes!) and the rest is history! :)
Elisha D. says
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My best friend and I met in 7th grade when she stole my eraser in art class. We had the same initials and she thought it was hers. We’ve been best friends ever since :)
Brooke says
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I actually have two close BFFs I’d share it with – we met at work over 8 years ago in our new city, and instantly hit it off! We’ve been inseparable ever since! :)