Where to Get Free Coffee for National Coffee Day 2012

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 Saturday, 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, though we haven't found any in Baldwin Park.

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It’s CofFREE Day at 7-Eleven, which means a free large coffee for anyone who stops by a participating 7-Eleven store between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Friday. 

In Baldwin Park, the following two 7-Eleven stores are participating:

Krispy Kreme is offering one free 12-ounce House Blend Coffee per customer at participating stores on Saturday, with no purchase necessary. The company is also holding a contest in conjunction with its 75th anniversary. Participants will have a chance to win two free bags of coffee per month for the next year. 

• The closest Krispy Kreme to Baldwin Park is in City of Industry at 1548 South Azusa Avenue.

What’s your favorite blend, and where do you get it? Tell us in the comments.