Free Stuff

Every now and then, "paying it forward" finds its way into the news cycle. A typical story goes like this: Someone at a Starbucks drive-thru says they want to pay for the person in the car behind them as well as for their own coffee, and thus the chain begins.

The matchup for the 2019 NBA Finals may not yet be set (the Bucks and the Raptors are still battling it out in the East), but Taco Bell fans already know who they’ll be rooting for when things tip off on May 30… a free Doritos Locos Taco.

Warm weather is here (warm enough, anyway) and that means one thing: It’s ice cream season. We’re content to eat ice cream any time of year, of course, but there’s something more satisfying about polishing off a scoop of ice cream before it melts on a hot day.

Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away—and if you're still looking for last-minute plans, we’ve got you covered. Plenty of restaurants (and even a meal kit service) are offering deals for the holiday, including free chocolate, dinner specials for two and, of course, all sorts of heart-shaped treats.

Interested in sorting out your breakfast plans until 2019? Panera Bread has introduced a new offer that can land you a free bagel every single day for the rest of the year — and scoring the deal is extremely easy.

December 4 is National Cookie Day. Don’t worry: This isn’t a reminder that you forgot to get your mom a card. It’s not that kind of holiday. Instead, it’s the kind of holiday where, if you look around, you can find plenty of companies offering special cookie promotions. Luckily for you, we’ve already done a bit of searching and compiled deals from some of the best known chains below.

Sunday, November 11 is Veterans Day, and beyond the patriotic parades and heaps gratitude we should all be showing the former and current servicemembers in our lives, another way veterans are being thanked is with free food and discounts at many restaurants and chains nationwide. Here are some of the many promotions being offered this weekend.

We won’t necessarily condone betting on professional sports, but no doubt big events like the NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and World Series all see their fair share of dollars won and lost. However, not all high-stakes wagers have to be made in cash.

There’s a hotly contested notion in the fast food world as to whether McDonald’s French fries are the best in the business. Some people believe the chain sets the standard while others extoll the virtues of Wendy’s, In-N-Out, and other outlets. Regardless of whether Mickey D’s fries are the best, this month they’re certainly the cheapest. Free, in fact.