Panera Rewards Members: Possible FREE Bagel Every Day in April (Check Inbox)
If you’re a MyPanera member, you may be able to score a FREE Bagel every day during the month of April! Just be sure to log into your account to view your rewards or check your Inbox for an email with the Subject Line “Get a free bagel every day this month.” IF you also have this email/offer in your account, just present your MyPanera card to redeem your reward for a FREE Bagel. There is a limit of one free bagel per day and spreads are not included.
Instead of the free bagel offer mentioned above, you may have received an offer to score a FREE You Pick Two Meal valued at up to $15 during the month of April! Just check your Inbox for an email with the Subject Line “Visit often, earn a free meal.” IF you also have this email, just visit Panera Bread 2-3 times in April (depending on what your email states) and you’ll score a free You Pick Two with a maximum value of $15.
(Thanks, Rachel!)
Woohoo I had the bagel offer..thanks for posting!!!
Yay! You’re so welcome! 😉
I got it!! Yay! Thanks for reminding me to check!
You’re welcome!
I also received. can I just go pickup free bagel?
Yep! Last time I had the free bagel for a month, I challenged myself to go EVERY DAY! I admit, I was sick of bagels by the end of the month (and I probably gained a good 5 pounds) but I went most of the days. 90% of the time I went thru the drive thru and got a single free bagel- I didn’t even pay tax. I would either eat it as breakfast or a snack, get a sweet bagel as a treat to split between the kids, or save them up for a few days and do bagel sandwiches for a family meal. It was awesome!!
Hi, here’s a suggestion for those who may not know. If you can’t make it everyday, do pickup for a later date and stack them, just redeem everyday. For example, today is Monday, redeem for Friday, and you’ll have 5 bagels to pickup, this is what I do, I can’t make it everyday, but I refuse to lose my free bagels, hope this helps someone.
Had no idea you could do this, thanks for the tip!
That is brilliant! Thank you for this tip!!
Also, the bagels freeze really well – so no need to eat them right away.
Thank you so much for this tip! I love about 30 minutes from the nearest Panera bread but now I will be sure to get some free bagels!
Hey Allison- Just making sure I am understanding because this idea would REALLY help me 🙂 So you place an order on Monday for pick up Friday, on Tuesday for pick up Friday, etc. And then pick up all five for free on Friday?
I got it this month! And thank you so much for this tip!! I can only go be near one twice a week, so this is awesome.
Omg, this is GENIUS! 👏🏼 I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten this free bagel for a month offer and only redeemed it once or twice that month simply because it’s not convenient for me to stop in all the time. Thank you so much for the suggestion!! 👍🏼
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for that tip! I do not live close to a Panera, but will surely take advantage of ordering on a weekly basis to take advantage of my free bagel! Thank you again! 🙂
WOW, super idea! So when you pick up, do you actually pick up several separate orders (1 from each day)
or do you find that they combine them into 1 order?
Wow thanks! I’ve gotten this a few times and probably didn’t get very many bagels because I just couldn’t get over there I can’t believe I didn’t think of this!!
Allison is it in any location or should be the one? I HAVE three around so I can pick up in any location?
Thanks so much for the tip!! Just picked up 5 bagels….super happy kiddos this morning 🙂
This is my second time picking up my free bagels this way (probably third or fourth time getting this promotion, but I hardly got to use it the first and second time since my Panera is far away) after successfully doing it twice last year getting 4 – 6 bagels per trip. Well, when I went to pick up my week’s worth of bagels today, my order wasn’t on the ToGo shelf and there was a manager hovering around. I knew I was in for a lecture when he asked me if I couldn’t find my order and what my name was, and then he questioned if I was the person who had ordered several free bagels in separate orders. I replied “yes”, and he said, “I want to talk to you about that…” then proceeded to chide me in front of customers and employees about how the intent of the ‘one free bagel each day’ promotion isn’t to have people order a bagel each day for free then pick them up in bulk at the end of the week. He asked that I “respect the intent of the promotion”, so I countered by telling him his employees told me they thought my method was a great idea, which confirmed to me that it was definitely allowed. When he reiterated that he thought I was abusing the promotion, I replied that the fine print for the promotion never stated I couldn’t order the bagels in advance and that it’s not my job as a customer to interpret a promotion; I followed the rules and Panera’s online ordering system allowed me to order the bagels ahead of time for pick-up at a later date. He shrugged his shoulders and stood there silently, so I asked him where my bagels were and he begrudgingly agreed to give them to me. He had them behind the counter near the food preparation area because I suspect he was planning to unpackage them in hopes that I would be embarrassed and leave without them, or admit I was wrong and give in. I’m very annoyed with Panera right now considering I routinely spend $20 – $40 when eating there with my friends and family (it’s probably why I got this promotion in the first place), and I bring the bagels home to share with my family. Furthermore, I’ve seen various Paneras throw away all these $0.10 frozen bagels that didn’t sell at the end of the day, every day. I’m shocked the manager had the audacity to berate me during the busiest hour of the day at the restaurant and in front of so many customers and employees. I’m going to make sure I order my free bagel every day for the rest of the month now and continue to pick them up in bulk. If he had an issue with my method, he should’ve complained to Panera headquarters that he doesn’t think the promotion is successful rather than attacking a customer of more than a decade who rarely partakes in promotions. Everyone doing this: be prepared to stand your ground in case the store manager tries to guilt you into giving up your deserved free bagels!
This just happened to me with the bulk ordering. Worked one week. The next week the orders weren’t on the shelf. Unfortunately the manager told me to call HQ and refused to give me all my bagels. I called HQ and she repeated the same thing he manager said. Came back home with just one. My kids were upset I didn’t have enough for breakfast. They aren’t losing profits. But yes after this free bagel promotion I will probably not spend my money here again. The manager was extremely rude. He could at least have given me the bagels this time and tell me not to do it again.
You can even Rapid order one on your phone and it rings up free. You just go inside and picj it up at the little pick up shelf. Butter is also free.
This is what I do. So easy
So excited to get the offer this month! We finally got a Panera close by! Can this be used in the drive thru? And do you feel obligated to buy something when you stop in to get one?
Yes, you can use it in the drive thru. I always feel obligated to buy something else.
Yes, you can use at drive thru and you don’t have to purchase anything!
The last time I got this reward, I went probably 24 of the 30 days of the month and 90% of the time I just got a free bagel. Personally, I think some of their food is a bit overpriced anyway and Panera is a regular for us, so I didn’t feel too guilty. It took some effort to get over the guilt, but I used it as an exercise in self improvement. I hold onto too much ‘mommy guilt’- it’s time to let that go! Panera is gifting us a free bagel everyday; if it was dependent on a purchase, they could have made that the offer, but they didn’t. I try to take the gift with grace, smile and say ‘thank you very much!’. My Panera staff is awesome, so I sent a couple ‘appreciation’ emails to corporate during that month about how fabulous I think my location is to try to ‘pay back’ the staff for preparing all of my free bagels.
If you order online, you can pick up without guilt since they don’t need to interact with staff. And you can freeze as you pick up. No need to eat on the spot!
Thanks for the feedback! I definitely plan on making some purchases throughout the month but didn’t know if I could still go even if I didn’t grab another item. I never like to “take advantage” of the companies that are so gracious with their offers but don’t mind the true freebies either!
I usually never bought anything else.
I got it too! And there is a Panera in my office building.
Perfect! Enjoy!
Panera wants me to be fat! I love this freebie!
Got it! I’m so happy!
Order in app and pick it up instore at rapid pick up so you dont have to buy anything
Silly question but if you order ahead, when you go in, how do you actually claim the freebie? Do you have to swipe your reward card or something? (Not very familiar with Panera’s)
They have a to-go area, like a big box with cubbies, and they just stick your order in there. It has your name on it. Honor system.
I do not feel obligated to buy anything but try to get a small coffee at least once a week. Don’t forget butter is free too! Cream cheese is a paid add on.
Thanks for the helpful tip!
Yay! I got it this month!! 😄
Congrats!
Finallt got it. Suggestions?
Asiago cheese!
Cinnamon crunch! SO good
French toast bagel with (add yourself) cream cheese and strawberry jam! Yummy!
Everything bagel is our favorite!
Cinnamon crunch with hazelnut cream cheese with thinly sliced honeycrisp apples on top. It’s a mini Apple pie in your mouth!
I GOT IT!!!!! I am soooooo thrilled!!!! It’s right on the way to daycare/work so we’ll just make it part of our daily journey this month 🙂 Yippee!!!!!
I’m gonna be really cheap and put a big tub of cream cheese in the fridge at work!!! lol My breaks are gonna rock this month 🙂
I got it!!
Yay!
Got it 🙌🏻
And me to the list. Thanks for the heads up!!
Woohoo! YW!
Whoo hoo!! Hubby and I each have a card and we BOTH got the email 🙂 Yay!
I got it! Perfect for a quick breakfast for DH, or stock up the freezer when we need a bagel break 🙂
Finally got it!! Woo hoo!!
Congrats!
I wish I got this. 6 months of checking and still have not got it. I think I’m cursed on this deal.
Darn! Hopefully you will snag it next time!
If anyone wants some of my bagels, is be happy to share. Email me at
Email name: rachelquinn2
Email provider: @hotmail.com
Last time, fellow hip2savers just emailed me their name and pick-up location and I ordered a rapid pick-up for them using my app.
Tell me why I always get the freebie offers now that I live an hour away from Panera?! When I lived within walking distance, nothing! Rumor has it that they may be coming to our town soon, fingers crossed.
You could share it with a friend or family member. All they will need is your phone number with your acct. This is what my mom does. She lives farther away than me to a Panera store.
So the person picking up needs both your Panera Rewards number and phone number? I could send
some to my DD at school if that’s the case!
tiggy,
Just the number associated with your account
Awesome, sending bagels to DD away at school. Even better, I found my key fob so I am going to mail
that to her!
Thanks for the reply, Racquel 🙂
I didn’t get an email for this but got the offer. I went to their website, logged into my account and found that and my free birthday sweet offer loaded to my card. So if you didn’t get the email check your account, it may be there 🙂
Me tooo
I got the offer too! Was so happy with my experience at Panera previously that I bought 1 share of stock early this morning. It went up $20. Win win!
Also, for when you don’t have the free bagel every day – On Tuesdays you can get a baker’s dozen (13) for less than $7. Get them sliced and then freeze.
Wow, no idea!
If you have children 13 or older, and they have a separate e-mail than you, they can be added to your Panera card. Both my daughter and I got free bagels this month. So excited, we love their bagels!
Didn’t get the free bagel but I received an offer to make 5 purchases & get a free pick 2.
Panera has drove thrus??!!
Not all. I live by 2 Panera’s; one has a drive thru and the other doesn’t.
Thank youuuu! Just checked and I got the reward! FREE bagel for dinner tonight! Woohoo!
You’re welcome!
How do you get the offers? I have a rewards card but I never get emails from them. Should I be signing up for something ?
Hmm, are you able to login to your account to view your rewards?
I love this community. So much helpful info. I just ordered one single bagel for pick tomorrow N/C. I’ll order another one tomorrow then have 2 when I pick them up.
I got it AND so did my hubby! YUM!!!
I GOT it again Yahoo I got one for February and April now thanks you so MUCH
You’re welcome Gina! 🙂
Thanks for the reminder!! Logged into my account after I seen this post and I had 3 rewards. Very surprised… The free bagel one, a dollar off a drink, and a dollar off a soup. This month will be a Panera month for me Lol and I’ve only ate their once this year!
SWEET! Enjoy!
Go to Panera a lot but never get this reward. Not cool
Yaaay I received the offer. THANK YOU PANERA AND THANK YOU HIP2SAVE. I will definitely be taking advantage of this offer. I LOVE IT!
If you guys have an Amex card ,check to see if u have an android pay offer. Get $5 back from $5 of purchase. So I got the free bagel , a bowl of soup ($6.08 after tax) minus the $5 cashback =$1.08.pretty good deal plus you are saving towards a Panera reward too
Any idea why after 5 times mine is now gone from My rewards tab??
I have been a Panera member for 10 years and have never received these offers. No fair!!