Free Coffee – Costa, McDonald’s, Pret & More
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There’s nothing better than picking up a free coffee, and there are lots of them about to be found.
You know what they say… the best things in life are free. Forget that saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”… I’ve had one many a time!
If it’s a free caffeine kick you’re looking for though – you’re also in luck. There are multiple places right now that you can get some free coffee, tea and other hot beverages.
“HOW” I hear you cry… don’t worry – I have all the details:
How To Get A Free Coffee UK
I’ve rounded up all the places you can get a free coffee in the UK, and there are a few of them!
For most of these, you’ll need to sign up to some form of newsletter or loyalty scheme, but they all don’t take long.
On average, these free coffees save you between £1-3 per drink, so if you pace yourself and claim them all, you’ll be saving a fair bit of money.
On to the deals:
Free Hot Drink At McDonald’s
You can find McDonald’s restaurants up and down the country… and if you’ve never downloaded the McDonald’s app, they’ll give you a free hot drink.
This includes toffee latte, flat white, cappuccino, white coffee, black coffee, tea or a hot chocolate.
This freebie is worth between 99p-£1.79, and to claim, you’ll need to order through the app for click and collect, after selecting the deal in the ‘offers’ section.
You don’t have to buy anything else with the free coffee, so you can just pick up the freebie and leave – coffee in hand.
If your spouse/parents/friend etc have never signed up for the app, you can get them to do it too and make a coffee date out of it!
You can download the McDonald’s App here.
Costa Coffee Free Drink After Your First Purchase
Costa Coffee is the biggest coffee shop chain in the UK. Sometimes they give away totally free drinks, and every other time, you can get on nearly free.
If you’ve never signed up to the Costa Coffee Club, this is how you’re going to do it.
You can get 100 points for free when you download the app and sign up for the first time – which is a good start.
But, if you enter someone’s referral code (such as mine 4IOLX), then you can get a bonus 200 points after your first purchase.
Each point is worth 1p, so those 300 points accumulated are worth £3. This can be used to buy pretty much any coffee or drink on the Costa menu.
To sign up to the Costa Coffee club, you can do it here.
3 Free Coffees Trick At Caffè Nero
One free coffee is great… but how about 3? There is a way using the Café Nero app refer-a-friend scheme to really profit from it.
If you download the Caffè Nero app, you’ll see on the main screen that if you invite a friend to the app via your link, then they get a free hot drink (and you get TWO).
Your friend will need to buy their first coffee through the app, and they’ll receive their free one the next time they go. You’ll also receive two free hot drinks at this point too.
So, if you did this with your spouse etc, buying one drink between you will get you 3 for free! A total of £7-10 worth of freebies for spending around £2-3.
If you wanted a free coffee when you buy your first (to start the chain), you can use my link here. To read more about how this works, see the blog.
Pret A Manger 1 Month Of Free Coffee
If you’re a Pret fan, you can massively take advantage of this offer.
In 2020, Pret A Manger released a subscription service, allowing users to get up to 5 drinks a day for a whole month.
You have to wait 30 minutes in between each drink (including iced coffee and cold brews), so this could mean a lot of free drinks.
You’ll be charged £1 for signing up, but that will be refunded within 3 days just to check your card details.
You’ll also need to cancel the subscription after the first month if you don’t want to use it, or you’ll be charged £20 a month thereafter.
For full details, see the blog.
Free Jacks Coffee (400+ locations)
He’s a way to get some coffee from various coffee kiosks around the country.
To get it, you’ll need to download the Jacks Beans Coffee Company app, and upon registering you’ll be gifted a free coffee.
There are over 400 places nationwide in which you can claim this (which you can find in the app). This includes local shops such as Spar, Costcutter and Nisa, independent stores and also forecourts.
The normal cost of a coffee from them is £2, and you can choose between a latte, americano, white coffee, cappuccino, mocha and hot chocolate.
If you keep buying coffee from them too – you can get your 10th free – if you need that much caffeine!
You can find the link to the app here.
Free Tea Or Coffee At IKEA
You certainly need some sort of drink after wandering around the maze of IKEA, and you can get one for free.
If you’re signed up for an IKEA family club card, you can get a free tea or coffee in the cafe.
It’s only available Monday to Friday, and you can only get one per visit, but it’s still a nice little freebie.
If you shop with a friend, or someone else with another card, it could be the place you go for a meeting, as you can get one every day.
You can sign up for an IKEA family card here.
Free Drink Tuesdays & Wednesdays with O2 Priority
If you’re on O2 for your mobile provider, you can get a free hot or cold drink at Caffè Nero on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every single week.
You’ll need to have the O2 Priority app downloaded, and showing the deal to a cashier will get you your free hot or cold drink.
You can choose between an Iced Americano, Iced Latte, Caffè Latte, Cappuccino, Americano, Espresso, Mocha, Flat White, Cortado, Tea or Hot Chocolate.
For full details, see the O2 Priority website.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are a number of places that you can pick up a free coffee.
Now we’re starting to return to normal, there will be more too, as some free coffee schemes have been put on hold.
If you do pick up some freebies… please do drink responsibly. Caffeine can be addictive!
Will you be picking up a free coffee? Are there any that I’ve missed on this list? Let me know in the comments below, on Twitter @Jordon_Cox or on Facebook.
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