Free Chicken Sandwich at McDonald's - Good Price

This sounds great, if you're near an American McDonald's:

"McDonalds To Offer Free Chicken Sandwich, Biscuit For Breakfast"
TransWorldNews Business (May 15, 2008)

• "McDonalds is offering customers a free Southern-style chicken sandwich or biscuit on Thursday.
• "Customers who buy any medium or large drink at McDonalds 14,000 U.S. restaurants can receive a free Southern-style chicken sandwich or breakfast biscuit...."

I did a little checking, to see if this offer was nation-wide. It is, although one east-coast magazine didn't seem to know it:

"McDonald's to give away new sandwiches in New York"
Business Week (May 14, 2008)

• "McDonald's Corp., the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain, said Wednesday restaurants in the New York tri-state area will give away the chain's new Southern Style chicken menu offerings on Thursday with the purchase of a drink...."

"Free Southern chicken today at McDonald's"
Detroit Free Press (May 15, 2008)

• "Customers who buy a large or medium drink today at any McDonald's in the United States can get a free, full-size Southern-style chicken biscuit or chicken sandwich. The company expects to give away 8 million sandwiches and biscuits in the sampling event, running from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ... "

Free Chicken Sandwich at McDonald's!

Just one catch, for me. I've already eaten.

Oh, well. On the up side, I found out that McDonald's has a "McDonald's USA Restaurant Locator"

McDonald's isn't the only outfit giving stuff away:

"Free stuff at Dunkin' Donuts, McDs and Red Box"
Baltimore Sun (May 14, 2008)

"Tomorrow [today, by now], Dunkin' Donuts is giving away a free 16 oz. iced coffee from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ...

"And since you're already blowing whatever diet you might be on with that sugary goodness, why not stop by McDonald's, which is giving away 2 million Southern Style chicken biscuits and 6 million Southern Style chicken sandwiches? Perhaps you've seen the commercials?

"To qualify,

"the customer, ... must first purchase a medium-or-larger beverage. ... 7:00 am to 10:00 pm, with the biscuits available during breakfast hours only, and the sandwiches available only during lunch and dinner hours."

Still, free is free. But, not for me.

(The third free item in the Baltimore Sun article? That's a redbox video rental available at MickeyDs - and with some conditions attached. Still, sounds good.