Free on Mother's Day

Want to take mom out to dinner for
Mother's Day, but don't have enough
in your wallet to afford it?
Well, frankly, you need to find the
cash, because she's your mom. But
if you're really so broke that you just
can't pay to take her out, we've got
good news: There are a few
restaurants offering free meals and
discounts for moms this weekend.
However, as you might expect, they
tend not to be fine-dining
establishments.
Let's start with breakfast: Ikea is
offering free coffee and breakfast
(estimated value: $1.98) to moms
on Sunday morning. If you want the
breakfast-in-bed experience, you
can bring it over to the bed section
and serve it to her in the bed of her
choice. The offer is good from
opening to 11 a.m., and there's a
limit of one free breakfast per
family.
On to lunch: Texas Roadhouse,
which is our favorite non-Patrick
Swayze roadhouse, is offering a free
side order of either ribs or grilled
shrimp . The one catch: You have to
be seated before 11 a.m. on
Mother's Day, so hopefully mom
isn't too full from that Ikea
breakfast to enjoy an early lunch.
FreebieFindingMom alerts us that
Hooters is once again offering free
meals up to $10 in value to moms
who come in on Mother's Day and
order a drink. Note: Don't actually
take your mom to Hooters for
Mother's Day unless she has a really
great sense of humor.
BeFrugal.com points out this offer
from Uno Chicago Grill, which
offers a free mini dessert from
moms when you dine there on
Mother's Day.
And if that dessert isn't enough for
mom, Offers.com points out that
TCBY is offering free frozen
yogurt. Go into any TCBY location on
Mother's Day and mom will get a
free 6-ounce frozen yogurt, with all
flavors and toppings included in the
promotion.
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