Happy National Coffee Day!

In the famous words of Lorelai Gilmore, ““Coffee-coffee-coffee is a saying. Like an exaggeration. It’s a funny, desperate cry for caffeine.”

All over the world, it seems like coffee is a way of life. We devote time to it, make merchandise with funny sayings about it, and have cabinets full of mugs, accessories, and of course COFFEE stashed away in them.

Friday, September 29th is National Coffee Day ( I mean, isn’t EVERYDAY coffee day? International Coffee Day, created by the Japanese is also on October 1).  But this is the day actually devoted to celebrating that magical little bean that seems to make everyone’s day just a little brighter with one sniff and sip of it. 

Growing up, I despised coffee. I remember watching my dad or grandmother drink a cup of black coffee and thing eww! Why would you do that to yourself? Seemed like a grown up thing to do! Then I got older and discovered Starbucks (we didn’t have that in my farm town, the nearest commercial shop was hours way). I discovered creamer, and flavors and pumpkin spice! Then I was smitten with coffee like the rest of the population!

My, how coffee has evolved over the years…you have espressos, macchiatos, lattes, flat whites, cold brews, frappucinos, the list goes on and on! There are many ways you can get your fix! I love all of these things, but my standard is a plain ole cup of coffee with a side of half and half and sugar. How do you take your coffee?

NATIONAL COFFEE DAY BY NUMBERS

75% – Caffeine consumed by Americans that comes as a coffee
66% – Of women drink coffee every day
62% – Of men drink coffee every day
100 – The age a coffee plant can live up to
5.7 billion – Pound of coffee Brazil exports every year
3.1 – The number of coffees the average American drinks each day
400 million – coffees consumed throughout America every day
146 billion – coffees consumed in America each year

*via https://nationaltoday.com/national-coffee-day/

Take advantage of this celebrated day and check out the specials below (at participating restaurants, please check with your local establishments for offers)

• Burger King Burger King is celebrating National Coffee Day on Sept. 29 by offering Royal Perks members a $1 hot coffee (in any size) all day long.
• Starbucks: Starbucks is celebrating National Coffee Day 2024 with a Twitch livestream DJ set and an exclusive Amazon deal:
  • Twitch livestream DJ set: On Sunday, September 29, 2024, Starbucks will partner with the music duo SOFI TUKKER for a free, two-hour Twitch livestream DJ set called “At Home With SOFI TUKKER”. The set will feature music inspired by coffee roast pairings.

    • Exclusive National Coffee Day Amazon offer:
      • Starbucks is continuing the celebration by providing coffee lovers a special deal on Amazon, inviting them to stock up on their preferred coffee blends ahead of National Coffee Day so they can enjoy at home, with roasts that complement the live DJ set.
      • As part of the offer, when you spend $50 on Amazon, get $10 off eligible Starbucks coffee at-home products—including customer-favorite Pike Place Medium Roast ground coffee, Starbucks flavor variety K-Cup pack, Starbucks VIA Instant Colombia coffee packets, Starbucks iconic Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew Concentrate and more.
        • Offer started on 9/1 and is redeemable at Starbucks Coffee At-Home’s Amazon page, automatically applied at checkout while offer valid and while supplies last.
• Krispy Kreme: Krispy Kreme offers a free medium hot or iced coffee to customers on National Coffee Day, and there’s no purchase required.
• Dunkin’ Donuts:  Dunkin’ Rewards members can get a free medium iced or hot coffee with any purchase on National Coffee Day, Sept. 29, 2024. Be sure and sign up for Dunkin’ rewards!
• Kwik Trip: Kwik Trip will be offering a free belVita breakfast biscuit with purchase of any Karuba Beverage for National Coffee Day.
• McDonald’s: $0.99 coffee every day — including National Coffee Day. You can celebrate a cup of Joe every day at McDonald’s by picking up an any size coffee for only $0.99 through the McDonald’s Rewards app. A large coffee from McDonald’s costs $2.79 (depending on your McDonald’s location), which means you can score a 64.5% discount on your coffee. (via the Krazy Coupon Lady). This deal only works once per day. This is just one of the many McDonald’s menu hacks that you can use to make your McDonald’s order cheaper.
• Duck Donuts: Want a donut with your coffee? Head over to Duck Donuts on National Coffee Day. You’ll get a free coffee (regularly $2.39) with any donut purchase ($1.79). This deal is available in person, through the Duck Donuts app, and for online pickup through the code COFFEEDAY.
• Shipley Donuts:  To celebrate National Coffee Day in 2024, we anticipate Shipley Do-Nuts will give customers a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase on Sept. 29.
• Scooter’s Coffee: Scooter’s Coffee is celebrating National Coffee Day 2024 with a $1 any size coffee through the end of September.
• RaceTrac- Get a free cup of its Crazy Good Coffee if you’re a rewards member. Use the code “COFFEE” in the mobile app.
• International Delight: Ibotta users can get 100% cash back with eligible International Delight purchases. Offer not valid in CT, NJ, NV, TN, OR WI. Plus, starting Sept. 29 (8 a.m. ET) through Nov. 10 (11:59 p.m. ET), you can enter International Delight car and Iced Coffee sweepstakes for a chance to win a car and a year’s supply of International Delight Iced Coffee cans. Four first-prize winners will get a year’s supply of International Delight Iced Coffee cans.
• Keurig: Keurig is celebrating National Coffee Day 2024 with up to 50% off sitewide when you use the promo code COFFEEDAY24 during checkout.
• Pilot Travel Centers: On National Coffee Day, Sept. 29, myRewards Plus members can get a FREE any size hot or iced coffee at Pilot Travel Centers nationwide.
• Casey’s: Casey’s Rewards members can look for a coupon for any size coffee sent to their account on Sept. 29, 2024.
• Circle K: Circle K will likely offer Inner Circle Rewards members a free any size cup of coffee (up to a $2.09 value) from Circle K through their rewards app.
• Duck Donuts: Look for Duck Donuts to celebrate National Coffee Day 2024 by giving customers a free medium hot coffee or cold brew with any purchase on Sept. 29.
• McDonald’s: Watch for McDonald’s to celebrate National Coffee Day with $0.99 coffee for a limited time.
• Wendy’s: Wendy’s will likely celebrate National Coffee Day with a $0.99 small coffee through the Wendy’s app.

If you see any other deals, be sure and share with us!