Free Joe! Find Out Who Has it for National Coffee Day

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 Sept. 29, 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.

In honor of the day, a couple of national chains are offering special deals on their coffee.

• It’s CofFREE Day at 7-Eleven, which means a free large coffee for anyone who stops by one of Tinley Park's 7-Elevens—at 16658 Oak Park Ave., and at 7601 159th St.—between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 28.
• Dunkin' Donuts isn't giving away free coffee, but it is selling a pound of coffee for $5.99 on Saturday, Sept. 29, and Sunday, Sept. 30.

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

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