Free McDonalds Coffee

From the Chicago Tribune: McDonald's Corp. said it will soon offer free coffee at its U.S. restaurants for two weeks, as the world's largest restaurant chain tries to gain the attention of patrons amid a sales slump and as rivals step up their breakfast promotions.

McDonald’s said that participating U.S. restaurants will give patrons a small McCafe coffee during breakfast hours from March 31 through April 13. Oak Brook-based McDonald's made the announcement about its coffee campaign late on Thursday night, central time, in a press release dated March 28 on its web site.

The free coffee announcement came after the March 27 launch of Taco Bell's national breakfast campaign. It also follows four consecutive months of declining sales at McDonald’s established U.S. restaurants. McDonald’s has blamed some of its sales slump on the bitter winter weather that blanketed much of the country.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-mcdonalds-free-coffee-20140327,0,7372328.story

Sucks for me because I hate coffee.