Free Iced Coffee from Dunkin' Donuts

Because my post about McDonalds giving away free sandwiches today was so popular, I wanted to let everyone know about another free offer for tomorrow. Dunkin' Donuts is giving away for free a 16 oz. iced coffee from 10 AM - 10 PM.

If Starbucks new logo did not drive away customers, free coffee from Dunkin' Donuts just might.

Free Gas If You Go To Church?

We have all heard the expression, a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Well, the First Baptist Church of Snellville, Georgia, believe the path to increased membership is through people’s wallet. So the church has created a creative advertising scheme where every time a newcomer or member attends a church event during a Sunday-to-Wednesday revival, they are entered into a raffle to win one of two $500 gas cards.

This promotion raises a few questions about the type of people that would show up. If people are attending the church event solely for the gas card, are they coming in with an open mind? Also, are participants required to attend the whole event? What if the participant is a doctor that is on call and now needs to leave? Is he entered into the raffle?

In addition to the superficial questions, there are a few deeper philosophical questions. If people are only going to be entered into the raffle and continue to go for that purpose, is the church in effect buying a person’s faith? While the idea of a raffle is not unique, I think this raffle crosses a line. Considering the monetary strains that the increasing gas prices have placed on individuals of all walks of life, I truly think this is an effort to buy a person’s faith. I understand that it could be viewed as an enticement to open the eyes of people. However, if that was the case, then members shouldn’t be entitled to enter the raffle. So let’s call it what it is, an effort to buy faith for a chance to win a $500 gas card. I will pass.

Free Chicken Biscuit or Chicken Sandwich from McDonalds

Every so often, I find out about free promos and like to pass them along, like the free ice cream week. Well, here is another one. Tomorrow, May 15, McDonalds is giving away a Free Southern Style Chicken Biscuit in the morning or a Free Southern Style Chicken Sandwich in the afternoon. Okay so it is not completely free, you need to purchase a medium or large drink, but the sandwich is free. The Chicken Biscuit is being offered from 7 AM – 10:30 AM and the Chicken Sandwich is being offered from 10:30 AM – 7 PM.

I probably shouldn’t do this, but just in case you were wondering, here is the nutritional information for both the Chicken Biscuit and Chicken Sandwich from McDonalds’ website:

	Chicken Biscuit	Chicken Sandwich
Calories	420	420
Fat (g)	20	19
Carbohydrates (g)	41	40
Cholesterol (mg)	35	50
Fiber (g)	2	1
Protein (g)	18	24

If there are any other food freebies that you know about, please let me know. :) Also, if anyone actually gets one of these sandwiches, please let me know how it tastes. Thanks!

Easiest Way to Save Money: Free Grocery Coupons!

With the economy in a constant free fall, as evidenced by the Dow dropping more than 200 points today, every little bit of savings helps. To that end, I came across a website that I wanted to share: www.pchcoupons.com. The website is an offshoot of Publishers Clearing House, who most people associate with the yellow prize patrol. However, here, you do not need to fill out a form and wait by your door for someone to yell surprise. Rather, you can enter your zip code and then go through the pages of free grocery coupons that are printable from your computer. The only downfall is that you have to install software onto your machine in order to print the coupons. However, if you have a decent firewall, you will know if/when any information is trying to be sent from your computer. I have installed the software and neither my virus scanner or spam detector have said that this program, which is merely an add-in for your internet browser is a bad program. The website also has free recipes, which I always enjoy reading.

Just so you know, I am not compensated for mentioning this website. I just thought I would pass along something I found while searching online. I have also found similar websites, which also require the installation of their “coupon printer.” A few of those websites are:
• coupons.smartsource.com
• coolsavings.com/printablecoupons.aspx
• boodle.com

I should mention that the advantage of these websites is that you do not need to register to print the coupons.

Ice Cream Week?

So I am not sure what is so special about ice cream this week, but yesterday Ben and Jerry's had their free cone day and today, Baskin and Robbins is having their 31 cent night. It is tonight only from 5 - 10 PM. The interesting thing is, according to their website, they actually allow up to 10 scoops (which are 2.5 oz scoops) per person. That is generous, because normally I feel like they only allow one per person. If you do plan on getting more than one scoop per person, I would encourage you to print out the website. Then, why stop there? Tomorrow, you could head to Carvel (although I truly feel that it is so much better down south then it is up in Virginia), where they are having an ice cream happy hour. From 4 - 6 PM, Carvel is offering a free Arctic Blender or a free Blended Coffee.

Also, you may want to mark your calendars for May 13, which is Haagen-Dazs' New Flavor Day, where they will be providing a free scoop of their new ice cream, Vanilla Honey Bee, from 4 - 8 PM.

The reason why this is so interesting is because National Ice Cream Month is every July and National Ice Cream Day is the third Sunday in July. But the way I see it, you can't complain about free or cheap ice cream.