Here are the best ways to get a free coffee in Britain… saving you hundreds of pounds a year
You can get a free coffee every day of the week
CAFFEINE fans slurp down a whopping 70 million cups of coffee a day, purchased from big coffee chains, fast food joints and posh independent coffee shops.
In a bid to get your custom, many of these stores offer you free coffees to breed brand loyalty or to get you in the door in the hope you buy something extra.
Get a free coffee in Waitrose every day
If you live close to a Waitrose store, you're in luck because it has the most generous free coffee scheme available.
Sign up for a free and you can get a totally free cup of tea or coffee every day. You just need to help yourself to a drink, take it to the till and hand over your MyWaitrose card to the cashier.
Don't hang about though, because there are signs that Waitrose is scrapping it in some stores.
Totally free coffee every day at Booths and Leekes
Not near a waitrose? If you live in North West England then the regional supermarket Booths offers the same deal with its , a free tea or coffee - every day, no purchase necessary.
With the , members can get a free tea or coffee Monday - Friday at the Welsh/Midlands homeware store.
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Free hot drinks at IKEA
An enables customers to take advantage of monthly offers and exclusive discounts, as well as a free cuppa every time they visit on a weekday.
So just turn up, flash your card and get a free cup of coffee.
A cheeky trick to get a free Starbucks every day
A crafty customer has worked out how you can get a free coffee of your choice at Starbucks every day.
For anyone with a , the firm gives you a free drink of choice on your birthday.
The clever trick involves taking out hundreds of reward cards in your name and registering your birthday for every day of the year, with a different day on each card.
This does however seem to be in breach of the Starbucks card's terms and conditions - but just getting one free drink a year with on your legitimate birthday is better than nothing.
Free drinks at Pret A Manger if the staff likes you
In a bid to stand out from the crowd, the boss of fast food cafe Pret A Manger has revealed a cunning marketing ploy.
Chief Executive Clive Schlee gave permission to staff to hand out free drinks to anyone they fancy. He said: They will decide 'I like the person the bicycle' or 'I like the guy in that tie' or 'I fancy that girl or boy'.
So if you want a hot freebie from Pret, make sure to be extra smiling, and maybe a cheeky wink wouldn't go amiss.
O2 Priority Moments
You can very often pick up a free hot drink from Caffe Nero through O2 Priority Moments - which anyone can get with this little trick.
You can usually get a freebie in store every Tuesday - you just need to flash the free app.
Join the Greggs reward scheme
By joining the Greggs Rewards scheme, it means you're in line for free hot drinks, trats and surprises every time you visit the popular bakery chain.
Member get goodies on their birthday and are entered into a monthly prize draw to win £50 and receive a free coffee for every seven they buy.