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[Deb1010again]

• Get a free haircut. Veterans who visit Great Clips shops on Nov. 11, can either receive a free haircut -- or a card for a free haircut to redeem by Dec. 31.

• Eat a free meal. At Hooters, the freebie meal on Veterans Day can be worth up to $10.99, with any drink purchase. Applebee's, Chili's and California Pizza Kitchen all offer free meals from a special menu to vets and active military.

• Eat a free buffet. Golden Corral is serving free dinner buffets (with beverages) from 5 P.M. to 9 P.M. on Monday, Nov. 17, at all restaurants, to anyone who is serving or who has served in the military. That same date, Bonanza Steakhouses also will offer free buffets for vets and active military.

• Down a free burger. Shoney's offers its signature All-American Burger, free, to vets or active duty military all day on Veterans Day. Or, you can head to Red Robin and get a Red's Tavern Double burger with Bottomless Steak Fries, on the house. Max & Erma's offers a free cheeseburger combo and dessert to vets and active military.

• Drink a free coffee. Starbucks is offering a free, tall brewed coffee on Tuesday to all U.S. military veterans and active duty service members — and their spouses.

• Scarf down free pancakes. IHOP offers vets and active military free Red, White and Blue pancakes from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. on Tuesday. Bob Evans also has all-you-can-eat hotcakes on Veterans Day for veterans and active military.

• Lick a free cone. Handel's Homemade Ice Cream and Yogurt shops are giving away free single scoop ice cream cones to all veterans and military personnel on Nov. 11.

Work-out for free. 24-Hour Fitness offers free use of the health club to vets and active military through Nov. 11th.

• Enjoy a free appetizer. Red Lobster, Nov. 10 through Nov. 13, is offering free appetizers to veterans and active duty military.

• Sip a free beer. Restaurants owned by CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries (including Gordon Biersch Brewery, Rock Bottom, Old Chicago Pizza and ChopHouse & Brewery) offer a free craft beer to active and retired military on Tuesday.

• Down a free doughnut — and coffee. Krispy Kreme will give a free doughnut and small coffee to anyone who identifies themselves as a veteran or active duty military on Veterans Day.

• Get free game tokens. Chuck E. Cheese will give 20 free tokens to U.S. military vets and active-duty military through Saturday, Nov. 15.

• Get your junk hauled, free. For disabled veterans, JDog Junk Removal & Hauling locations, will offer free junk removal to disabled vets who book on Veterans Day.

[dmod nj]

Thank you for sharing this list.

[~kaIypso~]

Thank you so much for sharing, Deb1010.

[scotttie]

So great that they do this for the vets every year. It has become a tradition for dh and his brother to go together.

[Kachina624]

Unless a vet is retired or is on active duty, he/she has no proof of his/her status (except for a DD214 which no one carries), so how does one take advantage of these things?

[JustJules]

I think it's great that those businesses offer discounts or freebies to the Veterans, but it would be nice if ALL businesses participated in some way.

[Deb1010again]

On 11/10/2014 Jules5280 said:

I think it's great that those businesses offer discounts or freebies to the Veterans, but it would be nice if ALL businesses participated in some way.

Yes, ITA. BTW, Hi Jules!!

[Deb1010again]

I just looked at the banner and I see QVC is participating via a ""clearance event"" and 4 easy pays. It would be nice if they would do something more to promote our armed services and honor them during the day.

[gidgetgh]

My husband and I had planned a few days ago to go to TGI Friday's for lunch today. I had a coupon for a free dessert that was due to expire tomorrow. Heaven forbid we let THAT coupon expire- LOL.

I read this morning that Friday's was giving a free entree to all active military and veterans, with ID. My husband is an Army veteran, from way back in the 60's. I have no idea where his military paperwork is.

Anyway, we got to Friday's and before seating us they asked if my husband was a veteran. I said "yes, but we don't have any paperwork with us. We were coming here anyway. We're good, thanks."

When the bill came, they had comped my husband's entree, we also got the free dessert for him from my coupon AND we got free chips and salsa because I belong to their rewards club.

I thought it was really nice of them to do that for him since we didn't bring any ID/paperwork with us. We were going there anyway so he could get a free dessert, with my coupon.

The place was packed. Very nice gesture by Friday's today and all businesses honoring Veterans this way.

[Kachina624]

Gadget, Did the people at Friday's ask if YOU were a vet? It always irks me, as a vet, that so many places just ask men.