Coffee fans, raise a mug. Saturday is the ultimate deal day. Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day and restaurants, convenience stores and online retailers alike are toasting the made-up holiday by serving up free coffee and discounted brew. Some businesses are offering an early caffeine fix including the Coupons.com cashback app, which has rebate deal Friday. Buy a cup of coffee at restaurants including McDonald's and Burger King, and get up to $1.50 back when you submit your receipt through the app. Starbucks is included in the rebate offer, but the coffee giant isn't offering any specials of its own. As in past years, the company will mark the day by giving back. "This National Coffee Day, we’re focused on providing continued assistance to help Puerto Rico recover following the devastation of Hurricane Maria one year ago, where the coffee industry was decimated," Starbucks said in a statement to USA TODAY. Local coffee shops are expected to be busier than usual Saturday, too. More:Online retailers roll out java deals for National Coffee Day More:Best gas-station coffee in all 50 states More:Dunkin' officially drops Donuts from its name More:Get free Chick-fil-A nuggets with the chicken chain's smartphone app through Sept. 29 According to Womply, a small business software provider, National Coffee Day was good for local coffee shops in 2017. “If you run a coffee shop, expect a huge surge in foot traffic on National Coffee Day,” said Brad Plothow, Womply’s vice president of brand and communications. “One way to take full advantage is to run deals and promotions that encourage a larger average order, since ticket size is typically lower despite increased foot traffic.” If all the coffee makes you hungry, Saturday also is the last day to get free chicken nuggets at Chick-fil-A, and beef lovers, Wendy's long National Cheeseburger Day freebie ends Sunday as well. Two other coffee holidays are coming up next week though neither is expected to bring a stream of specials. Monday is International Coffee Day and Wednesday is the 3rd annual National Coffee with a Cop Day. And there's a simple way to make your own coffee holidays: Get free cups and discounts year-round by using restaurant and convenience store loyalty programs. Many programs give you a free cup just for joining. Friday deals Most deals are available at participating locations and while supplies last. Some require an app or coupon. To be on the safe side, check with your closest location to confirm it's participating. Another Broken Egg: Get a free cold brew with any entree purchase Friday at participating locations while supplies last. Limit one per person. Bruegger’s Bagels: Members of Bruegger’s Inner Circle rewards program get a free medium coffee with any purchase through Saturday. Sign up at www.brueggers.com. car2go: On Friday, the car-sharing service is partnering with select coffee shops in major metropolitan cities including Austin, Chicago, Denver, New York City, Portland, Seattle and Washington D.C. to offer a free drink when car2go members show baristas their app, while supplies last. Find a list of participating shops here. Coupons.com: Get up to $1.50 in cashback deposited in your PayPal account with the popular savings app’s early National Coffee Day rebate Friday. Download the Coupons.com app, then find the “Beer, Wine & Spirits” store and tap on the free coffee coupon. Then purchase a single cup of hot coffee Friday at participating restaurants, get an itemized receipt showing your hot coffee purchase and submit the receipt through the app by 11:59 p.m. Saturday. You'll get up to $1.50 added to your Paypal account. Participating restaurants include Starbucks, McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, 7-Eleven, Tim Hortons, Peet’s Coffee, Subway, Burger King, Taco Bell, Carl’s Jr., Denny’s and IHOP. Corner Bakery Café: All locations will offer a free any size hand-roasted coffee or cold brew (where available) with any purchase on Friday and Saturday. Love’s Travel Stops: On Friday and Saturday, 24-ounce coffee and hot beverages will be on sale for $1. Plus, the company said in a news release that sales will benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Pilot Flying J: National Coffee Day is a two-day event at the travel centers. With a coupon in the myPilot app, get a free cup of Pilot coffee on Friday or Saturday. Speedway: Get a free Belvita breakfast biscuit with the purchase of any size coffee on Friday and Saturday. No coupon required. Coffee Day freebies These freebies don't require a purchase but are available at participating locations, often while supplies last. Terms can vary by location and change without notice. Barnes & Noble: All Barnes & Noble Cafes will offer a free cup of tall hot or iced coffee all day Saturday. CC’s Coffee House: Get a free tall brewed coffee at participating locations Saturday. Cinnabon: Get a free 12-ounce coffee at participating locations Saturday. No purchase necessary. Circle K: Get a free medium coffee and Belvita breakfast biscuit Saturday when you download the convenience store app. Cumberland Farms: Text FREECOFFEE to 64827 to receive a coupon for a free iced or hot coffee, any size, to redeem on Saturday at participating locations. Holiday Stationstores: Get a free cup of coffee Saturday by texting COFFEE to 44022. The chain also is running a Free Coffee Tuesday promotion through Oct. 9 but a coupon isn’t needed. FORTO: For a limited time with the Ibotta smartphone app, get a free 2-ounce single coffee shot at Walmart after rebate. This offer is for Ibotta users who have not redeemed the FORTO rebate before, however, those users might be able to earn 50 cents back for each shot purchased, up to five. Kolache Factory: Join the company’s email club at www.kolachefactory.com and get a free 12-ounce cup of coffee Saturday with an email coupon. No purchase necessary and limit one coffee per person. Krispy Kreme: Get a free coffee, any size, at participating locations Saturday. Krispy Kreme Rewards members also get a free doughnut. Participating shops are listed at www.krispykreme.com/coffeeglaze. Also through Sunday, the chain has a special Original Glazed Coffee and Coffee Glazed Doughnuts. Pilot Flying J: National Coffee Day is a two-day event at the travel centers. With a coupon in the myPilot app, get a free cup of Pilot coffee on Friday or Saturday. PJ’s Coffee: In addition to National Coffee Day, the chain is celebrating its 40th anniversary Saturday by giving away free 12-ounce cups of Ruby Roast light roast hot coffee. QuickChek: First-time users of the chain’s mobile app get a free hot or iced coffee on Saturday. Scooter’s Coffee: Get a free brewed coffee, any size Saturday. No coupon is needed. Sheetz: Get a free cold brew coffee Saturday when you order through the Sheetz app. Stewart’s Shops: From noon to close Saturday, get a free hot, iced or cold brew coffee. All sizes and flavors are included. Taco Cabana: Get a free coffee with any purchase Saturday at participating locations when you tell the cashier code 225. One free cup per guest, per visit. Wawa: Members of Wawa Rewards can get a free cup of coffee Saturday with a special one-day offer loaded to their accounts. Also, for a limited time, get any size coffee for $1, except at Florida locations. More deals: Local coffee shops and smaller chains may also offers free cups or discounts Saturday. An easy way to find out is to check social media. Deals and discounts 7-Eleven: Through Sunday, with the purchase of breakfast sandwich over $2, get a free coffee. New customers who download the 7-Eleven app and join the loyalty program will get 800 points, which can be redeemed for a free medium coffee. Baskin-Robbins: Small Cappuccino Blasts are $2.99 in September and October. Biggby Coffee: All hot brewed coffee is half off from open to close Saturday at participating locations. Bruegger’s Bagels: Members of Bruegger’s Inner Circle rewards program get a free medium coffee with any purchase through Saturday. Sign up at www.brueggers.com. Caribou Coffee: With any food purchase Saturday, get a free cup of coffee at participating locations. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: At participating locations, get a free regular coffee with the purchase of a food or bakery item Saturday.<doc-sep>Saturday is National Coffee Day, and plenty of places are celebrating. Some are already offering deals. Here's a sampling of where you can get free or discounted java. Barnes & Noble: At stores nationwide Saturday, you can get a free hot or iced tall coffee. Biggby Coffee: On Saturday, the East Lansing-based coffee chain is offering half off all hot brewed coffee, including brews like Mocha Java and Hazelnut. Dunkin' Donuts: Buy one coffee and get one free on Saturday at participating locations. Krispy Kreme: On Saturday, you can get a free coffee of any size. Krispy Kreme stores are also offering coffee-glazed doughnuts this week. Pilot Flying J centers: Free cup of coffee Friday and Saturday through the myPilot app. Pilot Flying J center at 21055 West Road in Woodhaven and Pilot Travel Centers in Monroe at 1200 Nadeau Road and 1100 North Dixie Highway. 7-Eleven: Free coffee with a breakfast sandwich purchase of $2 or more. Eight O'Clock Coffee: Go to the company's Facebook page, where it will be giving away a free bag of coffee, along with a mug and scoop, every hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. McDonald's McCafe: $1 any size coffee or buy a medium or large McCafé item through the app (excluding Hot Brewed and Iced Coffee) and get one for 1 cent until Sunday. White Castle: All stores are offering a free small coffee with any purchase on Saturday. More:28 great places to get coffee in Michigan<doc-sep>-- Krispy Kreme is giving away free coffee for National Coffee Day. Rewards members can pair their free coffee with a free doughnut too.-- Dunkin' is offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal. After purchasing any size hot coffee, customers can get one free of equal or lesser value.-- Starbucks does not have any National Coffee Day deals or steals.-- Cinnabon is giving away free 12-ounce hot coffees at participating Cinnabon bakery locations.-- Joe is selling coffee beans for 20% in stores and online with the code "COFFEEDAY." Customers who visit Joe after 4 p.m. who buy a 12-ounce drip coffee can get a second free.-- Gregorys Coffee is offering any sized pumpkin spice lattes for $3 all weekend.<doc-sep>
It's time to perk up, people! National Coffee Day is Saturday, Sept. 29, and coffee shops, stores and restaurants around the country are marking this very important food holiday deals (like this K-Cup coffee sale) that are sure to put a little pep in your step. American consumers spend over $24 on coffee per month on average, according to research conducted by the finance app Joy, so why not save a little dough with some free Joe? Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Caribou and more are all offering freebies or deals. On the local level, keep an eye on your favorite shops' social media feeds for more #NationalCoffeeDay goodies. And, while you're at it, enjoy that cup of coffee — it's good for you! Caribou Coffee Caribou Coffee On Saturday, Caribou Coffee outlets, as well as Einstein Bros. Bagels that carry Caribou coffee, will be giving customers a free coffee of any size with the purchase of any food item. Chameleon Cold-Brew Chameleon Cold Brew On Sept. 29, keep an eye on Chameleon Cold-Brew's Instagram feed for a chance to snag a month's supply of the company's coffee and other freebies. Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts For this year's Coffee Day promotion, Dunkin' Donuts is giving free coffee (of equal or lesser value) to anyone who purchases one hot coffee. Share it with a friend or slurp an extra yourself. Dunkin’ is also partnering with Dove to encourage women on the go to share how they’re running on coffee (lots of it) and dry shampoo to get through those extra busy days. Passersby in New York City’s Flatiron Plaza can receive a complimentary mini-styling appointment on Oct. 1 as they sip their free Dunkin’ brew. Or, post a photo to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #DoveXDunkin and #DxDSweepstakes for a chance to win a year’s supply of Dunkin’ coffee and Dove Dry Shampoo. Winning photos will be chosen at random and you may enter until midnight on Nov. 8. Holiday Stationstores Customers at Holiday convenience stores around the country can get a free coffee of any size on National Coffee Day by texting COFFEE to 44022 to receive a digital coupon. In addition to the Coffee Day promotion, the store is running a Free Coffee Tuesday promotion from Sept. 18 to Oct. 9. Illy If you're the type who likes to stockpile coffee beans, Illy.com has a deal for you: Purchase four cans of Illy coffee and get a free can when you use the code 5FOR4 through Sept. 30. Intelligentsia Coffee All Intelligentsia Coffee locations (which are in in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and Boston) will be giving out free iced coffee and cold tea to anyone who purchases a 16-ounce (or 20-ounce in Boston) reusable coffee cup. Krispy Kreme Courtesy Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme kicked off its weeklong celebration of all things coffee on Monday. This week, a coffee glaze has replaced the chain's regular doughnut glaze. While the coffee-glazed doughnuts are a limited-time promotion, Krispy Kreme is also introducing a new permanent menu item: a glazed doughnut-flavored coffee. On Sept. 29, you can get a cup of the new coffee — or any other coffee — for free at participating Krispy Kreme locations. McDonald's In a promotion that's not limited to Coffee Day, participating McDonald's locations are selling any size McCafé brewed coffee for $1 or a small McCafé espresso drink for $2. The deal is part of the chain's "$1 $2 $3 Dollar Menu" and is available all day. The chain has yet to announce an end date for this promotion. Target, Kroger and Dollar General are also offering discounted bottled McCafé Frappé beverages in stores across the country. Peet's Coffee Peet's Coffee If you live near a Peet's Coffee, head on in on Sept. 29 for 25 percent off 1 pound of beans and get a free drip coffee (or tea) at participating stores. If you don't live near a Peet's, you can cash in online: Use the promo code COFFEEDAY18 to get 25 percent off all regular, non-subscription, 1-pound bag purchases made at Peets.com (there is a limit of one per person). Sprinkles Sprinkles and High Brew If you are craving something sweet to go with your coffee, head to an outlet of the cupcake shop Sprinkles, which is giving out free cans of the super-caffeinated High Brew Coffee with the purchase of any one regular cupcake.