Free Deals and Reduced Meals

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

 * Folklife - Friday 5/26 to Monday, live music, dancing, etc. at the Seattle Center

Ongoing

 * Pudge Brothers Pizza - 18" for $15.99, requires valid UW ID

February

 * IHOP National Pancake Day (late February or early March, day before Ash Wednesday)

March

 * IHOP National Pancake Day (late February or early March, day before Ash Wednesday)
 * Dairy Queen Free Cone Day (mid March)

April

 * Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day (early April)
 * National Pretzel Day (April 26th)
 * Jimmy John's $1 sub customer appreciation day (late April or early May, not announced)

May

 * 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

 * National Donut Day (first Friday of June)

July

 * 7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day (July 11th)
 * National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of July)
 * National Hot Dog Day (third Wednesday of July)

August

 * National Rootbeer Float Day (August 6th)

September

 * 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)

November

 * Ride in the Rain Month (all of November)

Hidden Hangouts

 * 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

 * Seminars often have food that goes fast beforehand
 * Fruit/tea is thrown away after receptions, fill up
 * New quarter/year often brings give aways (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

Resources

 * Buy Nothing University District
 * Free & For Sale, UW Classifieds
 * Survival Kit Coupon Book