COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) – Whatever your Reason, Drink up and enjoy National Coffee Day on September 28.
Turn on your Mr. Coffee, stick a K-cup in the Kuerig, or go visit your favorite local barista this weekend.
Saturday is National Coffee Day!
Did you know:
✅ Coffee didn’t make it’s way to America until after the Boston Tea Party?
✅ The first Starbucks opened in 1971?
✅ In its most basic, unprocessed form, coffee is a cherry-like fruit, which becomes red when ripe; the coffee bean is found at the center of the red coffee fruit?
Rumor has it, President Teddy Roosevelt consumed of a gallon of coffee per day.
According to a CBS News report, moderate coffee drinking has been linked to a decreased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as skin, colon and liver cancers.
HERE’S WHERE TO GET COFFEE FOR NATIONAL COFFEE DAY TOMORROW
This should put a little pep in your step, and not just from the caffeine. National Coffee Day is today, September 29th! Today.com shared a list of retailers partaking in the celebration. Don’t worry, South Jersey, we included Wawa.
Happy sipping!
✅ Dunkin Donuts
Dunkin is offering a buy-one-get-one deal tomorrow. Purchase a coffee and get one free of equal or lesser value.
✅ McDonald’s
So, you’re probably already familiar with this deal because it’s not just active for National Coffee Day, but it’s worth mentioning anyway. You can purchase any size cup of coffee for $1. If you want something a little more fancy, you can go with an espresso option for $2, except you can only get a small.
✅ Starbucks
Normally, Starbucks would be first on the list, but they’re not offering any free coffee deals this year in celebration. Don’t count them out, though. They’re donating proceeds from National Coffee Day to Puerto Rico since the coffee industry was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. So, if you feel like giving back, Starbucks is your best option.
✅ Krispy Kreme
Try Krispy Kreme’s new coffee glazed donut. Sounds delicious, right? Celebrate the holiday with a free cup of their brand new glazed donut flavored coffee!
✅ Wawa
Gotta love Wawa! Enjoy a $1 cup of coffee from now through October 14th in celebration of National Coffee Day. Tomorrow you can enjoy a free cup of coffee if you have the Wawa app.
