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Celebrate National Coffee Day 2012 With Free Coffee

Raise your cup in cheer for National Coffee Day, Sept. 29, 2012. Many local shops and national chains will offer a free or discounted cup of coffee on this day.

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.  

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Many local cafes and businesses are participating in the national celebration.

National coffee chains will also be giving out free cups of coffee all week, with many of them ending the special today.  

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McDonald's restaurants along the East Coast will be giving away free 12-ounce coffees today with no purchase is necessary, and coffee will be available in the drive-thru or in the restaurants. Stop by the Silas Deane Highway location to get yours.

Krispy Kreme is offering one free 12-ounce House Blend Coffee per customer at participating stores on Sept. 29, with no purchase necessary. So if you feel like taking a road trip to the Mohegan Sun Casino today you should have a nice hot cup of java waiting for you. The company is also holding a contest in conjunction with their 75th 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 in Rocky Hill? Tell us in the comments.


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