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Knoops: free hot chocolate
You can get yourself a free hot chocolate at Knoops with its loyalty app. All you have to do is download the app and sign up and you’ll be able to claim your first drink for free.
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.
Caffe Nero: free coffee with Octopus Energy
In addition to the free Greggs hot drink. you can get a free hot drink at Caffe 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 here 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 with purchase
You need to join the free MyWaitrose scheme, bring your own cup and make a purchase. All the details are here.
Caffe Nero: Free coffee via MyWaitrose
If you’re a member of the free MyWaitrose scheme and make a purchase at Caffe Nero, you’ll be able to get a voucher for another free coffee at Nero.
To do this you have to download the Caffe Nero app, go into the settings and link your MyWaitrose 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.
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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.
Caffe Nero: £1 drink with Three+
Those on the Three mobile network can get a £1 drink at Caffe 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.
Caffe 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 Caffe 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. You’ll also
Tastecard: 25% off Caffe Nero and Black Sheep
Tastecard holders can save 25% on barista-made drinks from Caffe Nero, Black Sheep, Kaspa’s, Coco Di Mama and loads of independent coffee shops.
You get unlimited discounts at all coffee shops except Caffe Nero where it’s two redemptions per day.
Caffe Nero: spin to win (ended)
Until 7 November 2024, you can win prizes when you buy your brew. Prizes include golden bonus stamps, free coffee and a top prize of free coffee for a year. To enter, you have to purchase a drink and scan your Caffè Nero app. Then you’ll be prompted to spin a wheel to win a prize.
Caffe Nero says that it’s trying to get customers to convert from the paper loyalty card over to the app, but it’s open to all customers.
You get one spin for every purchase and it looks like you get a prize every time.
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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.
Santander: £5 coffee voucher with home insurance quote (expired)
Santander customers can get a free £5 e-voucher for Caffe Nero or Costa Coffee when they complete a home insurance quote through the bank.
You’ll need to provide your email address and you should get the e-voucher in your inbox within 10 days of getting the quote. You must use the code within six weeks.
Exclusions apply. For example, Costa Coffee doesn’t accept e-vouchers in Northern Ireland. And you’ll not be able to use it at Caffe Nero in Kingston Bentalls, Bracknell Bentalls, Colchester Fenwicks, Newcastle Eldon Square, Newry Quays, Surbiton stores and Leeds Trinity.
Costa: Free £5 on £20 gift card (ended)
Costa is offering you an extra free £5 top-up when you buy a £20 gift card or e-gift card online.
You can earn a larger top-up if you load more onto the gift card.
Spend between £40-£59 and you’ll get an extra £10 added to the card. If you spend £60 or more you’ll get an extra £15.
This offer is running from Monday 4 March to Sunday 10 March 2024. It only applies to gift cards bought through Costa’s gift card website.
Caffe Nero: Free £5 on £20 gift card (ended)
Caffe Nero is also offering a free £5 bonus when you purchase a digital gift card worth £20. Unlike Costa’s offer, you can’t get more than £5 and you can only get one bonus per order.
This offer is running until Sunday 10 March 2024.
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