Daylight saving time 2024: Deals on food, coffee and more to help you cope with lost hour

Yes, you lose an hour this Sunday with the arrival of daylight saving time. But at least you can get a deal or two out of it.

Just to remind you, daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. local time. Most Americans will set their clocks ahead one hour – as a way to get more daylight in the summer evenings. We "fall back" on Sunday, Nov. 3, to get more daylight in the mornings.

It seems like a small thing, but more than half the U.S. (55%) experiences tiredness on the first day of daylight saving time, according to past surveys by the American Association of Sleep Medicine.

Some food purveyors and delivery services have deals to make losing that hour easier.

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Burger King has a week worth of deals for daylight saving time

The Home of the Whopper is welcoming daylight saving time with Perks Week, a week's worth of deals for members of its Royal Perks loyalty program. You must activate the offer in the “Offers” tab on the BK App or on bk.com before placing an order (Not valid on delivery orders or in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. territories):

• Sunday, March 10: Get a free Croissan’wich with any purchase of $1 or more.
• Monday, March 11: Get a free five-piece order of French Toast Sticks with any purchase of $1 or more.
• Tuesday, March 12: Get a free bottle of Simply OJ with any purchase of $1 or more. 
• Wednesday, March 13: Get an order of large Hash Browns free with any purchase of $1 or more. 
• Thursday, March 14: All day on National Pi Day, get a free Hershey’s Sundae Pie with a purchase of $3.14.
• Friday, March 15: Get a free large Vanilla Iced Coffee with any purchase of $1 or more.
• Saturday, March 16: Get a free Sausage Biscuit with any purchase of $1 or more.   

Taco Bell daylight saving food deal: $2 Breakfast Crunchwrap

In the Taco Bell app on Sunday get a Breakfast Crunchwrap for $2.

There's a limit of one per user.

7-Eleven and free International Delight Reese's Iced Coffee DST deal

International Delight is teaming with 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores nationwide for a “Delight Saving Time” deal on Sunday and Monday, March 10 and 11. You can get a free can of International Delight Reese's Iced Coffee while supplies last.

The coupon will become available in the 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards app starting Sunday.

The offer is limited to one per customer and void where prohibited. The offer excludes Hawaii, Connecticut, New Jersey, Nevada, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Grubhub's daylight saving time deals: Free Dunkin' coffee and CVS items

Grubhub has a pair of daylight saving time deals:

• Sunday, March 10: Get free coffee valued at up to $7 with delivery orders of $20 or more from Dunkin' through Grubhub.
• Saturday to Wednesday (March 9-13): With delivery orders of $20 or more from CVS Pharmacy through Grubhub, you get a free item from an assortment of Daylight Saving Essentials including Lipton Tea Bags (Black Tea, 100 ct, 8 oz.), Quest Nutrition S'Mores Protein Bar, Burt's Bees Rejuvenating Eye Mask (Single Use, 1 Pair), Clear Eyes Maximum Redness Relief Eye Drops, and CVS Alkaline Batteries.

Gopuff and Starbucks free coffee deal for daylight saving time

Gopuff delivery service is delivering free coffee with its orders – any orders including paper towels, ice cream, groceries and other products – on Sunday, March 10, from 3:01 a.m. ET to 11:59 p.m. ET. And the service can deliver everything in a single order as fast as 15 minutes.

In Gopuff markets, you can add a free 13.7-ounce Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee to any delivery of $12.95 or more, using the code SPRINGFORWARD. (Frappuccino bottle options include coffee and mocha flavors; options vary by location. One per user; while supplies last.)

In Philadelphia, as part of Gopuff’s pilot program with Starbucks, customers can add a free tall Starbucks iced or brewed coffee to any order of $12.95 or more. (One per user; good where Starbucks food and drink menu is available.)

Ziggi's Coffee: $1.99 coffee your choice of cup on Sunday

On Sunday, March 10, all day at Ziggi's Coffee you can bring any size of cup and fill up with its daily brew for $1.99. 

Contributing: Emily DeLetter.Follow Mike Snider on X and Threads: @mikesnider & mikegsnider.

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