Panera Needs to Give A few of You a Free Baguette

Winters might be dreadful. Waking up an hourly early to shovel snow and scrape windshields earlier than your commute to work, solely to be welcomed by a pitch darkish sky by 5 p.m. can take a toll on anybody. But when free meals cheers you up—significantly heat, toasty baguettes—this winter may show to be slightly brighter than you anticipated. Panera Bread might be giving out free Toasted Baguette sandwiches is among the coldest U.S. cities from Jan. 17 to Jan. 22 if the temperature hits 32°F or under.

The best way to get the free Toasted Baguettes

Should you dwell in New York Metropolis, Boston, Denver, Washington, D.C., or Chicago, be sure that to control the climate between Jan. 17 to Jan. 22. As soon as the temperature drops to 32°F (or under), Panera will drop a code for a free Toasted Baguette sandwich on native digital transit signage and digital billboards, together with in Occasions Sq. in New York Metropolis. Should you’re in Chicago, Panera will “be making the promo code drop within the precise snow,” however we’re unclear whether or not which means promo playing cards falling from the sky or Panera employees making alpha-numeric snow angels within the snow.

The rationale for the event (past chilly climate) is Panera Bread celebrating the launch of their three new baguette sandwiches: the Inexperienced Goddess Caprese Soften, the Pepperoni Mozzarella Soften, and the Smoky Buffalo Rooster Soften. The sandwiches will run for $9.99 every beginning on their Jan. 12 launch date, in case you can’t await the temperature to drop. “Toasting our baguette sandwiches provides the right mix of crunchy crust with a pillowy-soft heart that makes it simple to take the right chew, and we’re excited to supply our visitor three scrumptious flavors to get pleasure from,” Panera’s Head Chef and Chief Meals Innovation Officer Claes Petersson said in a press release.

The fantastic print

Solely the primary 200 folks from every metropolis to redeem the codes will get the free baguettes. The code have to be redeemed within the Panera app and can come within the following format: TOASTUP(metropolis identify). The temperature studying might be based mostly on Climate.com’s studying for every metropolis. There isn’t a buy mandatory to assert the codes. Panera will solely let you declare one sandwich throughout the six-day promotion window, and the code have to be redeemed on the identical day by 8 p.m. native time.