Free Coffee for National Coffee Day Today

If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, “I’ll have a large coffee”—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a national holiday created especially for you.

America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains.

Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to “New Amsterdam,” now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers.  

McDonald's restaurants along the East Coast, including the one in New Providence or the two in Union, will be giving away free 12-ounce coffees today, Sept. 29. No purchase is necessary, and coffee will be available in the drive-thru or in the restaurant.

Yesterday was CofFREE Day at 7-Eleven.

If you're headed to Manhattan, Krispy Kreme is offering one free 12-ounce House Blend Coffee per customer at participating stores that day, with no purchase necessary. The company is also holding a contest in conjunction with their 75^th anniversary. Participants will have a chance to win two free bags of coffee per month for the next year. 

What’s your favorite blend, and where do you get it? Tell us in the comments.