Win it Wednesday 11-11-15

THANK-YOU Veterans! On this Veterans Day, I thought I’d share with you a brief video on the history of Veterans Day (it is less than a minute long).

In case you are a veteran, or if there is one in your family, I thought I’d let you know some of the national chain businesses that are offering free or discounted deals for veterans today:

Applebee’s: Free entrée from a fixed menu on Veterans Day.
Chili’s: Free entrée from a set menu.
Olive Garden: Free meal from a special menu; family members eating with them get 10 percent off their meals.
T.G.I. Friday’s: Free lunch from a special menu from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Denny’s: Free “build your own Grand Slam” breakfast from 5 a.m. until noon.
California Pizza Kitchen: Free entrée from a special menu of pizza, pasta and salad.
Little Caesars: Free $5 pizza-and-beverage lunch combo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sizzler: Free lunch of chicken, steak or shrimp, and coffee, tea or a fountain drink until 4 p.m. (See participating locations here.)
Hurricane Grill & Wings: Free meal from a limited menu, including a nonalcoholic drink.
Red Lobster: Free appetizer or dessert (no purchase necessary) from a special menu, from Monday through Thursday.
Golden Corral: Free buffet dinner and beverage from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at all locations.
Steak ‘n Shake: Free breakfast skillet and coffee from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. for veterans.
PDQ restaurants: Free sandwich or three-piece chicken tenders.
Friendly’s: Free “Big-Two-Do” breakfast or burger and fries lunch (limit one meal per person).
Bob Evans Restaurants: Choice of four free breakfast items.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: Free Red’s Tavern Double burger with fries.
Cheeseburger in Paradise: Free burger and fries.
IHOP: Free pancakes with strawberries, blueberry compote and whipped topping from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
World of Beer: Free draught beer (for members 21 and over).
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt: Free 6-ounce yogurt with toppings at all of its 300-plus locations.
Cracker Barrel: Free Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola cake for veterans.
Starbucks: Free tall (12-ounce) coffee, also open to military spouses.
Peet’s Coffee & Tea: free coffee (drip only) or tea.
Great Clips salon chain: free haircuts. Vets can either get a free cut or a voucher for a free cut to use any time before the end of the year. Other customers who purchase a service on Veterans Day will get a free haircut voucher to give to a vet (must be redeemed in the same time frame, and there’s a limit of one per customer.)
Startup Bellhops.com (like Uber if you need to lift heavy things): Free moving help — two movers for an hour of work — for veterans who order on Veterans Day, for jobs taking place between Nov. 13 and Dec. 15, 2015. (Use the coupon code VeteransDay2015.)
Meineke Car Care Centers: Free oil changes. (Basic oil change only; advance booking at Meineke.com is recommended.)
Bed and Breakfasts: Around 500 bed and breakfasts and inns participating in the BandBsforVets.org program will offer free rooms for vets staying Nov. 10 or 11.