Wendy's: FREE Jr. Frosty for a Whole Year?!

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**WARNING** Reading this may destroy your New Years Resolution!

So I just heard word from Luna Savings about an amazing Wendy’s promotion that is going on again at select locations. Now before reading any further, I want you to be aware that this promo is not available nationwide, so I suggest calling your local Wendy’s ahead of time and asking.

Alright, so what’s the deal?
Well, supposedly when you donate $1 to the Dave Thomas Foundation at Wendy’s, you’ll get a key tag valid for FREE Jr. Frosties for the rest of the year. Yes, the rest of 2011! 😀

Let us know if you’re able to score this awesome deal!

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Comments 124

  1. Karen

    I bought one of these keychains in 2010, and definitely had WAY TOO MANY Jr Frosties!

  2. Donna

    Goodbye resolutions and hello tastebuds!!! Thank you.

  3. tracy

    Awesome deal!!!

  4. regina

    I saw this yesterday @ our towns wendys! I thought I better just look and run!

  5. M

    Should I call my local Wendy’s to find out if they are participating?!

  6. Leslie

    I did this in 2010, and probably will in 2011 too…it’s very very small, perfect for kids! BUT everytime I ordered thru the drive-up… I would say “and the free frosty please”… I would end up with “three frosty’s”…. so gotta make that clear!! ha!

  7. Amber

    It’s still a great deal, especially if you have kids. I could take mine there and get a frosty for them and still work on my new year’s resolution!!!

  8. LEIGH ANNE

    Can you only get one Frosty per order? That’d be awful for my family of 5 LOL! “No kids, only Mommy gets a Frosty this time…” 🙂

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      The rules on it are that you get 1 frosty per key tag so I bought 4 when the promotion started in 2010, 1 for every member of my family. But that being said I have gone in before and not all of my tags for one reason or another and they always let me have the number I needed even if I only had 1 of my tags.

  9. Christy G.

    I called about this last year for Noblesville, IN (Indy) and they weren’t offering this. Maybe this year! I’ll definitely be giving them a call to find out. Thanks!

    • Shannon

      I’m in Indy too! (near Avon) Fingers crossed…. 😉

      • Kelley

        Hello Fellow Indy Readers!!!
        I am here in Noblesville too, Christy!!!!
        Happy Saving!

    • Melissa D. H.

      Greenfield Here!

      • steph317

        fort wayne here!

  10. sarah

    omg im going to call my wendys later and find out. my kids LOVE these. i dont eat sweets/ice cream often because i have super sensitive teeth and we also dont eat out a lot, but this would be really cool. my kids choose wendys over mcdonalds any day just so they can get a frosty!

  11. Jamie

    We had 6 of these in total for our family of 4- 3 on my key chain and 3 on my husband’s! That way whoever went to grab dinner had them! This year the baby knows what ice cream is, so I guess we better get 8!! We certain got our money out of them. We used them all over the Philly area and all the way up to Allentown. Most place we asked would honor them even if they didn’t sell them!

    • DeeTrig

      You can even use them in Johnstown! They are such a good deal! Even if you only use them once they pay for themselves!

  12. Ann

    I brought 20 of these as christmas gifts for my kids classmates ( each child had to bring a gift for each classmates that cost a dollar or less). I thought they were a neat ideal that last throughout the year.

    • jenr

      smart idea. i will use this for Vday.Thanks

  13. Laura

    To who did this last year, do you have to order additional food or could you just get the ice cream?

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      I don’t know if you have to order additional food or not. I always have fires with my frosty so I never tested to see you HAVE to buy additional or not.

    • Jodi

      It is FREE with any food purchase.

  14. Christa K.

    Wow, if I’d known about this I would’ve skipped the Halloween coupons (which I never was able to use any of b/c I never got to a Wendy’s in Nov/Dec! :-P)

    • Grace

      Just a quick FYI – the Halloween coupons are good until 2/1/11 – it’s stated at the bottom of the coupon. I just used 2 for my kids last night despite the Chicago cold weather!!!

      • Elissa Good Smith

        I used mine all up in November – ha!

      • Christa K.

        Not in my area. 🙁 They were valid Nov 1- Dec 31.

  15. Leslie

    I bought one the other day when I went to pick up a Frosty. It does say on the key tag, “With any order” so you will have to buy something else in order to get it.

    • Dana

      Yum! Sea Salt Fries & a Frosty sounds great to me 😉

  16. lisa i.

    FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – participates : ]

  17. Molly

    loved this last year here in Michigan! Such a great deal!

  18. Collin (Mrs. Hip)

    All of Middle TN should be receiving them. I just called! WooHoo!

    • Carisa Carico

      Yeah, They didn’t have these last year here!!

    • Laura

      YAY! I’m in Mt. Juliet 🙂

    • Megan

      Awesome! I’m in Murfreesboro!

  19. bETH

    How long do we have to buy one?

  20. Collin (Mrs. Hip)

    I callede 3 different Wend’s store in CT and they said the promotion ended on Dec. 31, 2010…Lucked out in Central CT

    • DeeTrig

      The key tags have expiration dates on the back of them. The one I got last year says they expire in February of this year.

  21. ChefMomB

    We did this in the fall, and they wouldn’t even check the tag when you went through the drive-through since it was attached to the keys, which were in the ignition! I’m not saying to be dishonest–but Wendy’s should think through it some more. 🙂

  22. Sharon

    Wendy’s has been doing this for as long as I can remember. It is a great deal and benefits charity too!

  23. Laury

    I called my local Wendy’s in Algonquin Illinois and they are participating.

  24. Jess

    Does anyone know if you’re required to purchase anything when you redeem your free Frostys? If not, I’m totally excited about this!

    • Tina in east Texas

      Yes, you only get the free Frosty with a purchase.

  25. Txwife

    I just called 4 Wendy’s stores in the Houston TX area and none of them knew what I was talking about. I hope they have the promo later. Thank you Collin for all you do!

  26. Tina in east Texas

    We got three of them last year (I was living in the northern VA/Washington DC area) thinking we’d get three Frostys each time, since we have three kids. But after that original purchase, none of the Wendys stores would give us three at a time – only one. They said you had to buy something separately for each free Frosty. So we ended up doing three transactions each time… the whole thing was silly, and not what I think was originally intended. If you buy three keytags, shouldn’t they honor giving you three Frostys each time?!

    By the way, for all those trying to diet, these are VERY small Frostys… 😉 Perfect for small children but not really all that satisfying for an adult, in my opinion.

  27. CHRISSY G

    NJ-IT’S GOOD UNTIL 6/2011- WORKS GREAT!

    • Amy

      Which Wendy’s in NJ is participating? Maybe it’s nearby 🙂

      • CHRISSY G

        I got mine in Fort Lee but North Bergen also honored!

  28. Wendy

    I found the one nearby in NJ IS participating! Whoo hoo! NJ places usually are “not participating” if they have a choice.

    • Amy

      Which one? I’m in NJ too!

  29. smithse38

    I have done this for the past 3 years in the Pittsburgh Area and it is awesome! A Frosty is a great way to cap a meal! Note: You can only purchase the tag for a limited time (about a month)

  30. Debbie

    We have 3 Wendy’s restaurants and ALL are sold out of the key chains already! I guess God is looking out for my waistline with this one!

  31. Ailidh

    My local Wendy’s is doing this! I’ll be heading over there after lunch to get the tags- one for each of us!
    (And it’s a donation so tax deductable!)

  32. Jennifer

    I got one last year. They never even look at the tag though. Even on the drivethru they just add it to the order and give me it free.

  33. Kira C

    WOO HOO!! I LOVED THESE IN 2010!! I was hoping they would be back. 😀 They made great additions to the meals I bought for our family. My hubby and I both got one, so whenever we went to Wendy’s with the kids, they both got a Jr Frosty free!! Yippee!! Now I’m not saying I never used them for myself too, but it was mostly used for the kids. 🙂 YUM…

  34. Ashley

    I live in MD and went to Wendy’s last night and was asked if I wanted one. It is with any purchase but I figure with 2 kids I’ll always have to purchase something anyway. So I look at it like its B1G1 free frosty type of thing 😉

  35. Collin (Mrs. Hip)

    My Wendy’s in Fl said the promotion ended in Dec. She said other states started later so they will still have them. She was SUPER NICE and told me to keep checking back bc it went really well and will prob do it again. 🙂

  36. Christina Reeves

    awesome! I know where we’re going for lunch today! and good idea to buy one for each family member!

  37. yellowshare

    I got one of these last year and used it all the time. I couldn’t believe they would do it again, but we already got one! This year my husband and I both got one, so I don’t feel guilty eating mine in front of him. 🙂

  38. Behki

    I did this deal last year and it was awesome!!! Im a huge fan of dipping my fries in my frosty so it was perfect size for my dipping pleasures! 🙂 I hope they do it again here.

  39. Sarah

    Anyone know if any stores in the Tampa Bay area participate. I just called our closest one but got no answer. Will have to try again later. My hubby would love this!

    • kkrhw

      I just called the wendy’s on Dale Mabry, Tampa, Fl and was told that they accept them. Unfortunately, they don’t sell them and they don’t know anywhere that does because it was a promotion that lasted only a short time. =( I wonder if theres any nearby that ARE still selling them.

  40. CathyBB

    Bummer. Called a store here in Nebraska and they don’t have it. Cool to hear about, though. =)

  41. Laura

    It doesn’t seem like any western states are participating….darn!

  42. Carolyn

    Yay! We got one last year (well, DH and I each had one)… we don’t go to Wendy’s very often, but I’d say we used them 5 times last year and it was totally worth it! If a restaurant was being less friendly, we’d just buy one of our items separately to use the second keytag and get 2 Frostys. They’re a tiny size, but IMO perfect for sharing with children – if you already ate at Wendy’s, you don’t need a ton of extra junk, but it’s a nice sweet ending to the meal. 🙂

    • Carolyn

      Yep! We happened to be by a Wendy’s while we were out and I had a coupon for the FREE Fries that expired tomorrow so I went in and got those (and they gave me a big size!!) plus 2 of the keytags (and they gave me 1 free Frosty). Yummy treats!

  43. Mary

    Called around here in central Kentucky and no one is doing it. Manager said he thought it was a northern states thing. Guess we are out of luck.

  44. Susan

    Does anyone know if a Wendy’s in Cumming or Alpharetta, GA is selling these tags?

  45. Shar Rundio

    AZ expired on Dec. 31st, too…bummer!

  46. Susan K.

    These were sold back in spring 2010 in Ohio, and were good through October. Sponsored by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, to raise money and awareness. Wendy’s restaurants in Michigan are continuing this program. Other states maybe, maybe not.

    From https://www.wzzm13.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=147354 on January 4:

    (WZZM) – For $1, customers at participating Wendy’s restaurants in the Grand Rapids area can purchase an all-access pass to a year of free Jr. Frostys while supporting local Michigan adoption programs through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

    From January through March, 2011 (while supplies last), customers can purchase a $1 Frosty key tag at participating Wendy’s in the Grand Rapids area. By showing the key tag on subsequent visits to Wendy’s, customers will receive a free Jr. Frosty with any purchase as often as they wish through December 31, 2011. Wendy’s will donate the net proceeds of key tag sales to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in support of Michigan adoption programs.

  47. Caroline C

    I purchased this last year too. I tell ya what, come summertime this is AWESOME!

  48. Nikki

    has anyone called around columbus, ohio yet? i’m guessing that they are doing this promotion, as the headquarters for wendy’s is here in the columbus area? i’m thinking my niece and nephew would love these, especially when summer comes around. mmmhmmm….maybe i should get one for their favorite auntie too {that’d be me}. 😉

  49. Anne

    Does anyone know of any near Buffalo, NY that are participating?

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