Free Deals and Reduced Meals
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This page is to help those entering into a lifetime of academia. While initially populated with a Seattle focus, it should be expanded as new information becomes available. Live long and get some free stuff!
Upcoming[edit]
- Folklife - Memorial Day Weekend, Friday to Monday, live music, dancing, etc. at the Seattle Center, 2018-05-25
Ongoing[edit]
- Pudge Brothers Pizza - 18" for $15.99, requires valid UW ID
Annual[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
- IHOP National Pancake Day (late February or early March, day before Ash Wednesday)
March[edit]
- IHOP National Pancake Day (late February or early March, day before Ash Wednesday)
- Dairy Queen Free Cone Day (mid March)
April[edit]
- Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day (first or second Tuesday of April)
- National Pretzel Day (April 26th)
- Jimmy John's $1 sub customer appreciation day (late April or early May, not announced, April 21st 11a-3p)
May[edit]
- Jimmy John's $1 sub customer appreciation day (late April or early May, not announced)
- Bike Everywhere Month (all of May)
- Free Comic Book Day (first Saturday of May)
June[edit]
- National Donut Day (first Friday of June)
July[edit]
- 7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day (July 11th)
- National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of July)
- National Hot Dog Day (third Wednesday of July)
August[edit]
- National Rootbeer Float Day (August 6th)
September[edit]
- Krispy Kreme Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th)
- National Coffee Day (September 29th)
- Smithsonian Museum Day (Saturday in late September)
- National Public Lands Day (Saturday in late September)
October[edit]
November[edit]
- Ride in the Rain Month (all of November)
December[edit]
Hidden Hangouts[edit]
- The Commuter Commons is located in the HUB on the south side first floor. They serve free hot chocolate on Fridays if you bring your own mug. They also have some give-away mugs for events and if you ask up front.
Tips[edit]
- Seminars often have food that goes fast beforehand
- Fruit/tea is thrown away after receptions, fill up
- New quarter/year often brings giveaways (e.g. Dawg Daze)
- You can often haggle and barter at farmer's markets
- Many grocery stores have a clearance section with vast markdowns on shelf stable goods
