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Caffe Nero: freebies in app this December

For December, Caffe Nero has a promotion in its app that lets you win a freebie next time you pay for a coffee in your app or scan your Nero app to collect stamps. To get it, you need to purchase a drink, scan your app and pull the cracker within the app to see what you won.

This offer runs until 31 December.

Prizes you can win include:

• £100 Waitrose Shopping Voucher
• Alpro Oat Handcrafted Drink
• Uber Eats £10 Voucher for Caffè Nero
• Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Bar
• Lindt Lindor Salted Caramel Chocolate Bar
• Baileys / Diageo Nero Baileys Tiramisu Latte
• 1 x Golden Caffe Nero Stamp
• 3 x Caffe Nero Stamps
• 5 x Caffe Nero Stamps
• Coffee on Caffe Nero for a year (1 voucher with 365 uses)
• Handcrafted Drink Voucher
• Festive Drink Voucher

Yeo Valley: free hot drink from Caffé Nero

If you’re a fan of Yeo Valley yoghurts, you can get a free Caffé Nero hot drink (of any size) when you buy three products and ‘bank’ the points within six months. Once you claim the voucher you’ll be sent it by email and you’ve got 30 days to use it.

The deal ends on 5 Feburary 2026 or when 35,000 codes have been redeemed in-store.

Greggs: free coffee with Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy has a brand-new rewards program called Octoplus. With it, you can get a free hot drink at Greggs every week.

You can also get free energy with Free Energy Sessions, and get paid to save energy for certain sessions. These are given to you as Octopoints.

You need to have your electricity supplied by Octopus, have an electricity smart meter and pay by Direct Debit to be able to use Octoplus rewards.

Codes are valid until the Sunday of the week you activate the offer, and you can then get another from each Monday. There isn’t an unlimited amount of codes, though, so nab it early if you want to take advantage.

Caffè Nero: free coffee with Octopus Energy

In addition to the free Greggs hot drink. you can get a free hot drink at Caffè Nero every week with Octoplus.

Once again, you need to have your electricity supplied by Octopus, have an electricity smart meter and pay by Direct Debit to be able to use Octoplus rewards.

The hot drink can be claimed in your Octoplus account where you’ll get a code or QR code to claim the drink. You can request a new one every Sunday.

Caffé Nero: free drink for you and a friend

Caffé Nero is offering a free drink when you’re referred to the Caffé Nero app – the person who refers you gets a free drink too, so you can keep referring friends and get more rewards.

To get started, you can use our referral code to download the Caffé Nero app. You get a free voucher for a barista-prepared drink after you’ve made your first purchase.

At the moment, this has no set end date.

Waitrose: free coffee or tea

You need to join the free MyWaitrose scheme and bring your own cup, but no longer need to make a purchase. We’ve got all the details about this offer in our full guide.

Costa: £1 coffee from Co-op (ended)

On Tuesday 14 October 2025 only you can pick up a Costa coffee from Co-op for a quid, saving between £1.40 and £2.20, depending on the drink you choose.

All regular hot drinks are included, with coffee, tea and hot chocolate on offer.

You’ll need to find a store with a Costa Express machine. Around 1,200 of the 2,400 stores have one.

Costa: 5 free “beans” via app

Sign up to the Costa app with the promo code BPO1P and you’ll get a free “bean” and another five when you make your first Costa purchase and scan the app.

You’ll need 10 beans in total to get a free drink, which you’ll earn with future purchases. Or if you use a reusable cup you’ll only need four beans.

Caffè Nero: free coffee after purchase via My Waitrose

If you’re a member of the free My Waitrose scheme and make a purchase at Caffè Nero, you’ll be able to get a voucher for another free coffee at Nero.

To do this you have to download the Caffè Nero app, go into the settings and link your My Waitrose card to the app before making your purchase. You’ll have 45 days to use your free drink voucher.

There are other discounts available once you do this, including 25% off seasonal food.

Caffè Nero: £1 drink with Three+

Those on the Three mobile network can get a £1 drink at Caffè Nero every week.

You can get your coffee any day of the week, including weekends, and it can be a hot or cold drink, as long as it’s barista-prepared.

To get it, just open the Three+ app and select the offer for a redemption code. You can get one coffee/drink per week. The offer renews each Monday at 00:01AM.

Caffè Nero: 25% off via Meerkat Meals

Compare the Market’s loyalty app will save you 25% off barista made hot and cold drinks and pastries at Caffè Nero every day of the week. You can generate two codes each day via the Meerkat app.

You’ll need to get a qualifying insurance product via the comparison site to get access, but this is possible to get for just £1 via this trick.

Tastecard: 25% off Caffè Nero and Black Sheep

Tastecard holders can save 25% on barista-made drinks from Caffè Nero, Black Sheep, Kaspa’s, Coco Di Mama and loads of independent coffee shops.

You get unlimited discounts at all coffee shops except Caffè Nero where it’s two redemptions per day.

Money off if you bring your own cup

If you take in a reusable mug you will get a 50p discount on hot drinks at Pret and 25p at other chains. In fact you’ll pay 5p more at Starbucks for a paper cup, so bringing a reusable cup will save you 30p.