Free Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee? Sorry Nurses, Not This Week

Nurses can get a slew of freebies May 6-12 for National Nurses Week, but not at Dunkin' Donuts. Despite what social media users might have seen on Facebook or Twitter, the coffee giant is not offering free iced beverages.

Netizens might have seen descriptions like the following from the website Hip2Save on Tuesday: “Today, May 6th, Nurses Appreciation Week starts at Dunkin [sic] Donuts. Between today and May 12, nurses (with proper identification) will receive a FREE small 16-ounce Dunkin’ Dark Roast iced coffee between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.!”

Let the fiesta begin! #CincoDeMayo #BaconGuacamoleFlatbread pic.twitter.com/0kRSk1rEt6

— Dunkin' Donuts (@DunkinDonuts) May 5, 2015

Unfortunately, it’s just a cruel hoax. The promotion is from years ago and is no longer valid. Instead, click here to find out what free items and discounts nurses can receive, courtesy of International Business Times reporter Rebecka Schumann.

Just because DD isn’t giving out free iced coffee for nurses doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance for Dunkin' Donuts lovers to earn beverages other ways. The coffee giant has a rewards system called DD Perks that allows customers to earn free coffee and discounts after accumulating a certain number of points.

Aside from coffee, Dunkin' Donuts recently offered customers a chance to win a trip to London in honor of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the royal princess born Saturday. All DD Twitter followers had to do was say who they thought deserved the “DD Royal Treatment.” A few days later, one person won the grand prize and several others were chosen to win other gifts.

To celebrate the Royal Baby, tell us who deserves #DDRoyalTreatment for chance to win a trip to London, England! pic.twitter.com/pWh8wAg6yT

— Dunkin' Donuts (@DunkinDonuts) May 5, 2015

National Nurses Week began in 1954, a year after Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health sent a proposal for Nurses Day to President Eisenhower. The first National Nurses Week was in October, honoring Florence Nightingale's mission to Crimea. Later, Nurses Week was moved to May so it would end on her birthday, May 12.

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