Here are some details. Krispy Kreme issued a press release in late May and now has a downloadable PDF online listing all the participating stores. They offer a free doughnut of any variety. LaMar’s Donuts put up some additional information on their about page. They offer each visitor a free Ray’s Original Glazed Donut, their signature product. Dunkin’s Donuts are even more restrictive, to get your free donut you need to buy a coffee, tea, latte or Coolatta. They do however run an online contest where you get to create your own donut and may win a prize.

I am not very excited about all these donut deals since I am not a big donut lover. I think I will hold till July 18 which is the official Ice Cream day! ;-)

Picture credit: courtneypix at Flickr

KeyBank is offering a free iPod Touch to new customers. All you need to do is:

• Open a free checking account by July 30, 2010, and
• Make one KeyBank Rewards debit card transaction, plus
• A combination of two direct deposits and/or automated payments each of $100 or more by October 1, 2010

The trick is that you have to live in one of the areas serviced by the bank (e.g. Seattle, Cleveland, New York) however this promotion is legit and some of my friends participated last year and got their iPad Nano’s that were offered back then. Read the complete details at the offer page.

The company wants you to make a difference: bring a reusable travel mug into your local Starbucks on April 15 and get a free brewed coffee. The promotion is a part of the new campaign labeled “The Big Picture”.

One person can save trees, together we can save forests.

For the good of the planet, Starbucks is encouraging everyone to switch from paper cups to reusable travel mugs. One day in March thousands of New Yorkers made the switch. Join them now by taking a pledge to do the same.

My look at the “Big Picture” is a bit different. What Starbucks could do to make the difference is switch to recyclable cups (the initiative was recently rejected by the board). Until then, “The Big Picture” looks more like a publicity stunt.

Source: The Big Picture at Starbucks (via Buxr)
Related: The Evil Starbucks Non-Recyclable Cup Issue (at Green Daily)

Of course it is not completely free, there is a trick. Starbucks kicks off eight weeks of exploration with a different bold coffee each week. If your coffee shop participates in this promotion you have a chance of pocketing 1 lb whole bean coffee at the end of the 8 weeks. Here are the rules:

• Ask for a Coffee Journey Passport card to track your weekly bold coffee experience. Cards are available the first week, through 3/14/10.
• Sample a tall 12-oz bold coffee each week ($1.50) and get a sticker.
• Customers who collect 8 stickers (one per week) through May 3 will receive a free 1-lb. whole bean bold coffee of their choice.

Go to starbucks.com/bold for more details.

Source: Starbucks Invites Customers on a Bold Coffee Journey (via Buxr)

This is January 2010 revision of the Popular Coupon sites list. You can find the previous revision of the list here.

The change in rating shows the difference compared to December results. This list currently has 34 sites - two more than in December. One of the sites (deallocker.com) was mistakenly excluded last month since Alexa didn’t properly return the rank. On average the coupon sites have gained (3.86%) in January.

The best performer is flamingoworld.com (25.65%), which also goes up by 2 positions, and the worst result comes from couponwinner.com (-16.92%) which also goes down by 6 positions. Enjoy the complete list below!

#	Web Site	Alexa Rank		Page Rank		Online Since
1	retailmenot.com (info)	826	(3.28%)	6		27-Oct-2006
2	coupons.com	1917	(-0.68%)	6	(-1)	07-Sep-1994
3	eversave.com	2163	(-0.23%)	4		08-Apr-1999
4	coolsavings.com	3945	(-9.01%)	6		03-Jun-1996
5	couponcabin.com	5692	(6.3%)	6		27-Feb-2003
6	couponmountain.com	6887	(-12.2%)	6		05-May-2001
7 (1)	tjoos.com	7998	(11.58%)	4		16-Jun-2007
8 (1)	savings.com	8128	(-0.64%)	6		20-Apr-1995
9	mycoupons.com	13609	(5.75%)	6		16-Feb-1999
10 (1)	couponcodes4u.com	14000	(13.17%)	5		01-Aug-2007
11 (1)	coupons.smartsource.com	14795	(2.5%)	6		27-Apr-1995
12 (2)	couponmom.com	21233	(12.13%)	6		25-Jun-2002
13	8coupons.com	22313	(1.47%)	5		11-Jun-2006
14 (2)	hotcouponworld.com	22545	(-3.79%)	4		15-Jun-2006
15	ultimatecoupons.com	24525	(3.13%)	4		02-Jul-2001
16	offers.com	29648	(-0.84%)	6		24-Feb-1996
17	deallocker.com	32573	(n/a)	4		24-Mar-2007
18 (1)	wow-coupons.com	33527	(3.83%)	4		26-Nov-2003
19 (1)	webbyplanet.com	33857	(2.7%)	4		09-Feb-2006
20	valpak.com	35811	(3.35%)	6		22-Jun-1994
21	couponcode.com	37222	(-0.05%)	5		24-Feb-2002
22	fabuloussavings.com	37378	(0.93%)	5		27-Jan-1999
23 (6)	couponwinner.com	39432	(-16.92%)	5		30-Jan-2006
24 (1)	couponchief.com	40013	(-0.98%)	5		15-Jan-2005
25 (1)	couponseven.com	48430	(0.33%)	3		23-May-2006
26 (1)	thegrocerygame.com	54299	(2.74%)	5		28-Aug-2001
27 (2)	flamingoworld.com	60428	(25.65%)	4		19-May-1999
28 (2)	couponshare.com	74701	(-6.71%)	3		21-Jan-2002
29 (2)	shopping-bargains.com	77691	(-6.19%)	4		20-Feb-1999
30 (2)	currentcodes.com	79487	(-6.74%)	6		27-Dec-2000
31 (1)	gogoshopper.com	87191	(-5.76%)	5		16-Dec-1999
32 (1)	couponheaven.com	88399	(-3.26%)	3		28-Sep-2003
33 (1)	cellfire.com	95745	(1.78%)	5		23-Jun-2004
34	couponsurfer.com	97157	(5.43%)	5		11-Feb-1998

Source: $100 Bonus with a new Checking account at Bank of America (at Buxr)

Pick the type that fits your needs (Basic, Deluxe, Premier, or Home & Business), compare the prices below, and use the link to go to the promotion page. Bookmark it and make sure to use the same link every time you go back to continue your taxes.

It looks like I will go with Fidelity or USAA again this year. I need Home and Business (both federal and state) and these companies offer the best discount combination. Please tell me which software you use. Also comment if you know any other on-going TurboTax promotion and I will update this blog post.

Open to everyone

Single and no mortgage? Turbotax Free Edition should be just fine for you. Also check the Turbotax Freedom Project page to see if you meet income and military status requirements. For the rest of us, here is the roundup.

1. Regular prices

2. Promotion by Fidelity
Go to this page and click on “Visitor Entry”.

3. Promotion by USAA
Use this link to get to the promotion page

4. Promotion by Chase
Go to this page and click on “Save Now on TurboTax”.

5. Promotion by T. Rowe Price
Use this link to get to the promotion page

6. Promotion by Bank of America
Use this link to get to the promotion page

Open to company clients

1. Vanguard Flagship
Open to Vanguard Flagship Services and Asset Management Services clients. Go here for more info.

2. Vanguard Other
Open to other Vanguard investors. Go here for more info.

3. State Farm
If you have a bank or a credit card with State Farm you get free TurboTax Deluxe. Just login to your account. Non customers get the same discount (25% off) as offered by Fidelity and USAA this year.

American Express Holiday Wishlist was a big thing back in 2007 and in 2006 when I last time participated. Last year was a disappointment as I couldn’t get on any of the deals - the quantities were so limited and the offers would sell out in seconds. Let’s see if this time is going to be different.

It is worth to note that American Express has now turned the Wishlist into a year around enterprise but the variety and quantities increase as the holidays approach and so in theory the chances of getting anything should improve (unless the demand increases proportionally). Below is the schedule for the current week. In addition to these, there is a few secondary smaller offers plus some not so great promotions that you can take part in at any time (‘Shop Anytime’ section):

Tuesday, Nov 24

• $100 American Express Gift Card for $50.00 (Total Qty: 75)
• $250 Back When You Spend $500 or More at TigerDirect.com (Total Qty: 100)

Wednesday, Nov 25

• $100 Charity Certificate to GivingExpress for $50.00 (Total Qty: 30)

Friday Nov 27

• $100 Back When You Spend $200 Or More at Walmart (Total Qty: 500)
• $75 Off When You Spend $150 or More PUMA Online Shop (Total Qty: 200)
• Nintendo Wii Gaming Console CompUSA.com for $119.00 (Total Qty: 150)

Monday Nov 30

• 2010 BMW 328i for $16,838.00 (Total Qty: 3)
• $100 Back When You Spend $200 or More at Amazon.com (Total Qty: 200)
• Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook for $199.00 (Total Qty: 100)

Tuesday Dec 01

• Samsung 46” LED 1080p HDTV for $999.00 (Total Qty: 100)
• LG Home Theatre System LHB953 for $239.00 (Total Qty: 150)
• 50% off FedEx (Total Qty: 700)

Wednesday Dec 02

• Spend $200 Or More at Target and Get $100 Back (Total Qty: 500)
• Dell Studio XPS 8000 Desktop w/ Monitor for $1099 (Total Qty: 100)
• $200 Back When You Spend $500 or More at Best Buy (Total Qty: 125)