National Coffee Day is Wednesday, Sept. 29. If you are a caffeine afficianado or addict, here’s where you can fill your cup for FREE or at discount.
According to the National Coffee Association’s 2021 National Coffee Data Trends Report, 85 percent of us enjoy at least one cup of coffee at home and an average consumption of two cups per day. And most of us buy at least one cup of coffee a week from some of these outlets offering freebies and discounts on National Coffee Day.
National Coffee Day freebies and deals In alphabetical order, because that’s the only fair way. And we are including chains with no location in NYC, because we have followers across the USA.
Let’s start with two strictly local deals
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Grand Central Terminal
Joe Coffee Company: Get a free small drip coffee with any purchase (excluding Single Origin).
Café Grumpy: The first 100 customers to purchase coffee get a free bag of RIND snacks. Enter their Instagram giveaway for a chance to win a 6-month coffee subscription.
National Freebies and Discounts
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Au Bon Pain
Au Bon Pain – is offering a three-day deal at participating locations.
From Wednesday, Sept. 29, through Friday, Oct. 1, the bakery cafe chain is offering freshly brewed drip coffees. for just $1.
The promotion also encourages guests to pick up two coffees — one for themselves and one (or two or three) to treat someone else.
This offer is open to everyone – No promo codes, loyalty club membership or coupons needed.
Au Bon Pain (translated “from good bread”) offers gourmet convenience with a menu of quality products made from simple ingredients in locations including transportation hubs, airports, urban office buildings, universities and hospitals.
The chain, founded in Boston in 1978, offers a full menu of fresh and flavorful sandwiches, bread, pastries, salads, soups and coffee, and has more than 400 locations nationwide. Order online at aubonpain.com.
Casey’s
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Dunkin
All day on National Coffee Day, DD Perks® members can get a FREE medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase.
The freebie includes Dunkin’s Original Blend or Dunkin’s Limited Batch Series coffees, 100% Guatemalan Hot Coffee or Dunkin’ Midnight Hot Coffee.
Loyalty members can pair their free coffee perk with a purchase of one of the latest fall favorites, including a Pumpkin Donut or MUNCHKINS® Donut Hole Treats, a Pumpkin Muffin or an Apple Cider Donut, as well as the rest of the beverage and menu items available.
100% Guatemalan Coffee, the latest addition to Dunkin’s Limited Batch Series, is a single-origin hot coffee that is smooth and rich with chocolate notes. It has less acidity and sharpness than other roasts which makes it approachable and easy to drink.
A worthy note – 10 cents of every cup of 100% Guatemalan Coffee sold at Dunkin’ restaurants sold October 12 will benefit One Tree Planted to support reforestation efforts in Guatemala.
If you are not already a DD Perks member, this would be a good time to sign up – it’s FREE to join, and new members get one free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase by scanning their loyalty ID at checkout, ordering ahead on the Dunkin’ app or paying with an enrolled Dunkin’ card on September 29
Krispy Kreme
If you are a Rewards Member you’ll get a free brewed coffee and doughnut of your choice.
If you’re not a Rewards member you’ll get a free brewed coffee.
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Panera Bread
This chain is dedicating the annual holiday to parents of all kinds, who generally want (and need!) coffee the most – and more than just one cup. According to Panera, a recent survey found that nearly 50% of parents say it takes more than one cup of coffee to be the kind of star parent they want to be each day, and one in 10 parents need to drink more than four cups of coffee a day to keep up with their busy daily lives.
On September 29, simply let Panera know at the cashier or drive-thru that you’re a parent or caregiver and you’ll receive free coffee all day.
Panera also is offering an $8.99/month unlimited coffee subscription. Sign up now and get FREE coffee through the end of the years, starting October 1st.
The subscription promotion also includes a “Jump Start Jug”, a nod to the oversized drinking vessels sweeping social media feeds. The ginormous gallon-sized bottle can easily be transported around from school drop-off and weekly errands to soccer practice and play rehearsal and more. The jug is printed relatable, humorous “sip statements” found on the side of the bottle reminding parents “they’re not alone” with every sip.
Also, through September 29, National Coffee Day, parents and caregivers can head to www.jumpstartjug.com to enter for a chance to win 1 of 450 Jump Start Jugs for free.
Find a Panera bakery-cafe near you.
Just so you know –
Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the world’s largest fast casual restaurant companies, which also includes the Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros.Bagels chains.
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Peet’s
If you are lucky enough to live near a Peet’s, you are in for a muti-faceted treat.
Peet’s is inviting coffee lovers the a chance to win the first ever Peet’s Black Card as well as 25% off Peet’s freshly roasted coffee beans, K-Cup® pods and espresso capsules.
Peet’s is also offering $0 delivery from its coffeebars on Fridays through October 1 for Peetnik Rewards members via the Peet’s app.
And as always, Peet’s offers a complimentary small drip coffee with the purchase of ½ or 1 lb. bag of beans in-store.
The Peet’s Black Card is a gift card with a $2,000 value that can be used at participating Peet’s coffeebars, on peets.com and via the Peet’s app.
This would be enough to enjoy a handcrafted beverage at a participating Peet’s coffeebar every day for a year, or to have roasted-to-order coffee subscriptions shipped to the winner’s front door. Or just snack on a whole lot of Peet’s new Chicken & Waffles sandwiches. The choice is yours.
QuickChek
This New Jersey-based convenience market chain is is celebrating National Coffee Day by offering a free fresh brewed 20 oz. hot coffee or free 20 oz. iced coffee to QuickChek Rewards Members.
Not a member yet? Register by downloading the QuickChek Rewards app or sign up online at www.quickchek.com/rewards.
QuickChek offers more than a dozen flavors of fresh brewed hot coffee and iced coffees including Fall favorite Pumpkin Spice.
There are 158 fresh convenience market locations throughout New Jersey, New York’s Hudson Valley and Long Island.
Starbucks
On Wednesday, September 29, bring your clean reusable cup – up to 20 fl. oz. – into participating locations and get a FREE hot Pike Place brewed coffee.
The fine print: No refills or modifiers. Available on iced or hot brewed coffee only; not valid on cold brew or nitro.
Free Coffee at Starbucks Reserve: Select Starbucks Reserve locations, including the Starbucks Reserve Roasteries in Seattle, Chicago and New York City, are also celebrating on National Coffee Day. Same deal – bring in a clean, empty, reusable cup up to 20 fl. oz. to get a free Starbucks Reserve coffee or cold brew.
Continue the celebration by signing up for a free Pike Place® Roast packaged coffee to brew and enjoy at home. Visit https://athome.starbucks.com/50th-anniversary-celebration on National Coffee Day, for details. Limit one per customer. Available while supplies last.
This year, the offer is quite different from 2020, when hings must be getting tough at Starbucks, when Starbucks offered Triple Stars rewards on almost any purchase in addition to the free fill-up.because this is not nearly the deal they offered in 2020.
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