Shopping Savings: Deals for First Responders and Health Care Workers

RetailMeNot rounded up deals and freebies exclusive to health care workers, first responders, military personnel and law enforcement. Tip: Have your valid work ID handy, and be sure to check with your local restaurants beforehand—just in case policies vary.

Circle K The deal: First responders and health care workers can get a free coffee, tea, or Polar Pop Fountain Drink when they show an ID. Learn more. When: Through April 30 Cumberland Farms Health care workers, first responders and military personnel can get a free any-size hot or iced coffee. This includes police officers, firefighters, active military, paramedics, doctors, nurses, hospital and medical staff and medical researchers. When: Ongoing Delta Sonic Every Delta Sonic location with a Brick Oven will offer a free meal to “all doctors, nurses, EMTs, firefighters and police officers with a valid ID.” When: Ongoing Fazoli’s Fazoli’s is offering all restaurant workers a Regular Spaghetti with meat sauce or marinara and a small drink for $2.99 for a limited time. Just show your restaurant name tag, uniform or pay stub to get the deal.  You can only get it through the drive-through window. When: Ongoing Genghis Grill Health care workers get 20% off their carryout and call-ahead orders at all locations for a limited time. Show a badge or medical ID to get the discount. Genghis Grill posted this deal on their Facebook page. Genghis is also running a promotion in which health care workers can comment with a “scrubs selfie” while at work, and the restaurant will pick two winners a day to feature and reward with a free bowl. When: Ongoing Hooters Hospital workers, first responders and military get 20% off.  Show your work ID for pickup orders, or for online orders choose the “Pay at Store” option. When: Ongoing IHOP Get 20% off your entire check if you’re a medical, law enforcement, military and firefighter professional. Just mention this offer when you call in your order to IHOP.  Then, show your Official ID when you pick up your order. When: Ongoing Fresh Brothers With everything going on, Fresh Brothers knows that our first responders, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff are working overtime to keep our families safe. During this time, when you donate pizza to your favorite First Responders or Hospital Staff, Fresh Brothers will match your donation. Call 310.642.0533 to place a donation order today, and give those on the frontline the fuel they need. When: Ongoing Krispy Kreme Every Monday, Krispy Kreme will give free donuts to health care workers. “Just go to a Krispy Kreme drive-thru, tell us what you need, and show us your employer badge. That’s it. Pick up some free dozens on the way to work for you and your colleagues, or maybe a free dozen on your way home to family after a long shift.” When: Through May 12 Macaroni Grill Send a $10 First Responder meal. To add this to your online order, select the First Responder Meal for $10 at checkout. This meal includes Mom’s Ricotta Meatballs + Spaghetti. All First Responder Meals will be delivered by Macaroni Grill every Wednesday before 9 p.m. First Responders include fire fighters, police officers, paramedics and hospital staff. This offer isn’t available at airport or international locations. When: Through April 30 Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill Naf Naf is giving first responders and active or retired military personnel a 15% discount on their order. Show a valid ID and order in-store. This doesn’t apply to catering orders. When: Ongoing Nando’s PERi-PERi Any “nurse, doctor or health care worker” who stops into a Nando’s with an ID or wearing a uniform gets free takeout. When: Ongoing Pieology Pieology has launched Care Packs to send to medical professionals, first responders, family members, friends or anyone who could use a little pick-me-up. The Pieology Care Pack includes: four 11.5” Build-your-own Artisan Thin Pizzas, one Ooey Gooey Cheese Bread and one Family-Size Shareable Dessert, all for $50. To send a Pieology Care Pack, visit: pieolo.gy/sendlove When: Ongoing Pizza vs. Pandemic The deal: A partnership of three organizations, including local pizza shop delivery app Slice, is taking donations and suggestions for health care workers that could use a delivery of free pizza. When: Ongoing Starbucks Starbucks has announced that, “any customer who identifies as a first responder or frontline worker supporting our health care system” can get a free hot or cold tall brewed coffee on each visit. When: Through May 3 Steak ‘N Shake The new “We’re All Essential” program gives 20% off any Steakburger and/or order of fries to doctors, nurses, first responders, cashiers, flight attendants, grocery store employees, pharmacists and others. When: Through April 7 Sweetgreen Sweetgreen is delivering free salads and bowls to hospital workers in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. When: Ongoing Taco Bell Taco Bell has turned its Taco Trucks, which are food truck versions of the QSR, into mobile commissary kitchens that bring food to frontline workers. “While most of our restaurants are operating only through the drive-thru, this leaves some truck and ambulance drivers unable to quickly order from us,” company CEO Mark King said in a letter. He added that the chain is working with its franchisees to make this service available “where possible.” When: Ongoing Tropical Smoothie Café Tropical Smoothie Café announced that it would donate 100,000 smoothies to local health care workers and first responders nationwide. Medical professionals and first responders can contact their local Tropical Smoothie shop to have free smoothies delivered to their team. When: Ongoing Wawa Wawa is offering all health care workers and first responders free coffee. Show your work ID or be in uniform as proof of your employment. Wawa posted details on their website.  When: Ongoing Other Offers for Health Care Workers and First Responders Allbirds When you shop for shoes, pick out a new pair for yourself, and automatically supply a pair to someone in the health care community. This is the latest after Allbirds donated $500,000 worth of shoes, which is about 5,000 pairs, exhausting the supply of shoes the brand had devoted to this cause. Due to demand, Allbirds has pivoted to a “buy-one-give-one” model. So you can bundle a shoe purchase with a donation that will split the cost of delivering a pair of shoes to someone on the list. When: Ongoing BP BP is offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for first responders and health care workers when they fill up at BP or Amoco gas stations in the U.S. To obtain the discount, first responders and health care workers need to visit bp.com/localheroes to verify their identity and will then receive a discount code via text or email that they can enter at the pump. When: April 30 Crocs Every day at 12 p.m. ET, Crocs is giving away free pairs of Crocs. However, there’s a daily limit. Learn more. When: Ongoing Dollar General Dollar General is offering a 10% discount on purchases made by all medical personnel, first responders and activated members of the National Guard. Present your employment badge or ID at the more than 16,300 stores to receive the discount. When: Ongoing Medelita Get 30 percent off scrubs with code: FRONTLINES. Medelita was founded by a PA and complies with CDC guidelines (can be washed in the hottest temperature every single day and not lose durability), and the products have a 365-day warranty. When: Ongoing Free Hooks for Masks Medical friends can get free hooks for masks to make them more comfortable to wear all day long. These are made of acrylic and very easy to sanitize as well as durable to last a long time. Please fill out this form to request any you may need for you and/or co-workers. “No cost to you at all. Any donations made for them will be used to purchase additional material to cut more. We have a long road ahead of us, and I appreciate each of you more than you know!” When: Ongoing Uber Uber Health will provide transportation for front-line health care workers, both to and from patients’ homes as well as between health care facilities, according to this news release. In the U.S., Uber is partnering with 1199SEIU, one of the country’s largest health care unions, to make sure their members can get to work. They’re also committing 300,000 free meals on Uber Eats to first responders and health care workers in the U.S. and Canada, 100,000 in London and 25,000 in Australia and New Zealand. When: Ongoing Under Armour Right now, Under Armour is recognizing those on the front lines by offering a 40% off discount for military members, first responders, health care workers and teachers. Just choose Military and First Responder Discount at checkout to get your discount. When: Ongoing Ways to Show Your Support  People staying home who want to show their support and gratitude can choose to send a package to an anonymous frontline worker or to a specific frontline worker that they know with Fuel the Frontline. Fuel The Frontline allows anyone to send a meal kit or a self-care package to essential workers such as those in the healthcare industry, MTA employees, sanitation workers and more. Fuel The Frontline's current brand partners include Provenance Meals, Paleta, Fuel Meals, Happy Box, Snap Kitchen and Farmer's Fridge. Current package options include: Fuel a Lunches + Snacks ($55) -- Meals will be provided to vetted frontline workers by either Fuel Meals, Paleta, Snap Kitchen, Farmer's Fridge or Provenance Meals. Donations will go towards 3 lunches + snacks. Fuel Dinner For a Week ($75) -- Meals will be provided to vetted frontline workers by either Fuel Meals, Paleta, Snap Kitchen, Farmer's Fridge or Provenance Meals. Donations will go towards a week's worth of Entree Delivery. Fuel a Self-Care Package ($30) -- Care packages will be provided to vetted frontline workers by Happy Box. Donations will go towards a self-care package including items like hand lotion, something to snack on, and other treats like candles and sleep masks. Frontline workers interested in receiving a Fuel The Frontline package can nominate themselves or be nominated by a loved one at https://www.fuelthefrontline.com/apply.