Tax Day Means Paying Very Little for a Fast Food Feast

Posted on by Caleb Newquist

It's finally tax day, which calls for celebration. If you're a tax professional, this means not being shy with the bottle in your desk drawer and looking forward to leaving the office some time before dark. If you're simply a taxpayer, it could mean that you woke up today, realized it's tax day, freaked out, realized that you can simply file an extension, freaked out, discovered all the free stuff that's being given away, freaked out, and then decided you were on a mission to get as much of this free stuff as possible (because the extension can wait). 

Judging by the reports out there, tax day is a perfect reason to stuffing our faces Here's a list of some restaurants that are throwing around deals:

  • Arby's
  • Cinnabon 
  • Maggie Moo's 
  • Panda Express 
  • Seattle's Best 
  • Boston Market 
  • White Castle
  • Chevy's Fresh Mex
  • Chili's
  • IHOP
  • McDonald's
  • PF Chang's
  • Sonic

Once you've made all those stops and you're not quite satisifed you can cap your day at Triomphe, which is serving a 12-course tasting dinner for just $1,040. Even if that's a little outside your price range, you'll be on your way to indgestion in no time.

Tax Day freebies: Get free Arby's, Cinnabon, and more [CSM]
Tax Day Dinner: Triomphe Restaurant Hosting 'The Great Write-Off' 12 Course Meal In Midtown [HP]

 

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