Costa Coffee's free drinks day on Tuesday was an outstanding success.
Thousands of people across the country queued at Costa Express machines in their nearest petrol station or supermarkets.
There were so many people vowing for a freebie that some machines even started to run out of supplies.
But if you missed out on Tuesday - or were denied by failing machines or blocked by long queues - the good news is that there are other places you can go to get a coffee without the cost, MirrorOnline reports.
And most of these freebie deals you can get all year round.
The six places to get free coffee
- Greggs - downloading the Greggs Rewards app and register. The freebie appears automatically in the 'Rewards' section and is valid for a month. After that, you get a free coffee for every seven you buy.
- Waitrose - if you sign up for a myWaitrose loyalty card and bring a re-useable cup, you can get a free hot drink with every purchase you make in store.
- IKEA - people with an IKEA Family loyalty card can get a free tea or coffee anytime Monday-Friday.
- Caffe Nero - anyone can get a free hot drink if they download the Café Nero app and enter the code "WELCOMETONERO2019". People with the O2 priority app can get a free hot or cold drink at Caffe Nero from midday on Tuesday or Wednesdays.
- Booths - people who have a Booths card can get a free regular-sized hot drinks in store every day if they bring a reusable cup and show their card.
- Blood donors - if you're really committed to the free hot drink, or want to help out people in need, you are generally given one - as well as a biscuit - when you make a blood donation. You can find out where to donate here , but you really shouldn't do it more than once every 12 weeks for men, or 16 weeks for women.
