Starbucks: Free coffee offer is working!

I just stopped by the 3rd and Pike Starbucks in downtown Seattle, and they are indeed doing the free-coffee-in-your-reusable-cup offer. It's not advertised and they're not making a big deal out of it in-store, but if you ask, they'll give it to you. No purchase is required, although I felt a little obligated to buy a tiny sparkly sugar donut for 75 cents.

On the way, I peeked into the downtown post office, where about 25 people were standing grimly in line waiting for the gate to go up. I guess they're all waiting to get their tax returns off today. I will spare them (and you) the wagging finger, but that's that much less time that they could be off getting free coffee, cupcakes, ice cream, tacos, food, and MOAR today.

2010 Taxtacular on April 15!

Tax day sucks (assuming you haven't filed your taxes and gotten your refund long since, which I am sure all HTN readers have prudently done), but at least there are tons of freebies around to brighten a bleak day. I'm posting this one day in advance to give you time to plot your tax day freebie route, because there really are that many!

• McCormick & Schmick's is offering $10.40 entrees in the bar on April 15, and you also get a gift certificate for $10.40 off a future meal.
• Boston Market has a "Tax Break" promotion: buy any individual plate and get the second one free.
• Maggie Moo's is offering a free slice of their new ice cream pizza at any participating location from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
• Bring your reusable go-cup to Starbucks on April 15, and they'll fill it with piping-hot, free coffee.
• Cinnabon will give you two free Cupcake Bites from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
• Fill out the form and Taco Del Mar will email you a "taco 1099" good for a free taco.
• P.F. Chang's is offering 15% off your bill on April 15.
• Seattle: Capitol Hill is throwing Elliott Bay Book Co. a "welcome to the 'hood" party with food, drinks, live music, and more. 4:00 to 7:00 pm.

There are probably even more to discover, so get out there and make it a tax-tastic day!

Tax Day freebie roundup.

Tax day is coming up on April 15! After you've slogged through the paperwork, reward yourself with a bunch of tax day freebies designed to soothe the pain.

• Cinnabon will give you two free Cupcake Bites from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
• Fill out the form and Taco Del Mar will email you a "taco 1099" good for a free taco.
• P.F. Chang's is offering 15% off your bill on April 15.

If you see another tax day special, leave it in the comments!

Tax Day freebies/specials!

Today may be Tax Day, but at least you won't have to pay for everything today. Here are some April 15 freebies floating around out there:

• Free ice cream at Maggie Moo's
• Free taco at Taco Del Mar
• Free Cinnabon bites from 5-8 pm at mall stores
• 15% off your total bill at PF Chang's on April 15
• Large pizza with up to 3 toppings for $10.40 on April 15 (lower left-hand side of homepage)
• $10.40 entrees (normally $15-20) and drink specials at McCormick & Schmick's on April 15, plus a $10.40 "tax relief dinner certificate" for a future visit
• Supposedly Chik-Fil-A has a deal where you order a meal today, save your receipt, then return April 16-30 to get that same meal again for free, but I haven't been able to officially verify this (it might be just a few participating locations)
• Supposedly Subway is offering free cookies today, but I haven't been able to verify that either. If you have, let me know in the comments!

Just for Seattleites:

• 15% off your total order at Kidd Valley, Boom Noodles, Blue C Sushi
• Free "Gold Digger Jr." vibrators at Babeland to the first 100 customers in the store and online, plus 10% off all orders