Yet More Good Reasons To Vote…Free Stuff!
Yes, just in case getting your favorite candidate into office isn’t a good enough reason for you to drag your sorry behind out of your recliner and down to your local polling station, you’ve now got moar reasons…you can bag some serious swag. Yes, there are several companies who are giving away free stuff to anyone who votes today (or who just claims they did), and as a public service to you, loyal GlossLip reader, I’ve attempted to compile a list of some of them:
- Krispy Kreme: I wrote about this one a few days ago. Wear your “I Voted” sticker to any Krispy Kreme retailer, and you can get a free star-shaped donut…with sprinkles! I mean, they’re Krispy Kremes, already the golden shining star of donuts, and they have sprinkles! Patriotic sprinkles!
- Ben & Jerry’s: Go into any Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops today and get a free scoop of their delicious ice cream. The catch: It’s only from 5-8 PM. I don’t think you have to show your sticker, but you should anyway just to prove you voted.
- Chick-fil-A: Go into one of their locally-owned franchises today (and perhaps tomorrow) and get a free chicken sandwich. I’m not sure just how many of their stores are planning the giveaway, but in some you show your sticker and in some you bring in one of your Presidential yard signs in exchange for a sandwich (intended to help clean up the inevitable trash left over on November 5) and in some you just show up. Check your local franchise.
- Starbucks: Go to your local Starbucks today and get a free tall brewed coffee; you don’t even have to show your sticker. (Don’t look at me, I am boycotting Starbucks…they can give away zillions of cups of free coffee but they close MY Starbucks, the only one within twenty-some miles? Forget them. But you feel free to go get a coffee. Who am I?)
There are also lots of local businesses offering free goods and services today, so check your local paper or Google.
The cynic in me believes that this is just another way of getting warm bodies to buy moar product with cold cash (after all, you might want a tasty pastry to go with that free coffee), but on this Very Important Day, I think I’ll try to believe the best of people. Except Starbucks. They suck.
Vote early and vote often! 
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