Happy Leap Day!
2024 is a Leap Year, with Leap Day falling on Thursday, February 29th.
“Leap years exist because while the world follows a 365-day Gregorian calendar, it actually takes the planet a little bit more than a year to orbit the sun. It takes Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to orbit the sun, according to NASA — and while that is rounded down to the 365 days we recognize as a typical year, those nearly six extra hours don’t disappear. Instead, leap years are added to account for the difference. The extra day keeps calendars and seasons from gradually falling out of sync and impacting harvesting, planting and other cycles based on the seasons.” – CBS News
CLICK HERE to read the full article ‘What is a leap year, and why do they happen? Everything to know about Leap Day‘ from CBS News.
In honor of Leap Year, some companies are offering customers discounts or freebies.
See below what businesses are offering discounts and freebies on Thursday, February 29th, Leap Day 2024.
***Please check with your local restaurants and businesses for conformation of the deals listed below.
- Build-A-Bear – Build-A-Bear is offering individuals celebrating their Leap Day birthdays – this year falling on Thursday, February 29 – to visit any participating Build-A-Bear Workshop to build a Birthday Treat Bear for the special price of $4.
- Chipotle – Chipotle is celebrating Leap Day on February 29 with a free guac offer* for Chipotle Rewards members who use code EXTRA24 at checkout on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com
- Dunkin Donuts – Dunkin Donuts is offering members a $2 Medium Cinnamon Vanilla Coffee when they order in the Dunkin’ mobile app through Feb. 29. Plus, members earn 4X points on all app orders on Leap Day, Feb. 29.
- Insomnia Cookies – Insomnia Cookies is offering a bonus cookie, for the bonus day with every 12 and 6-pack through Sunday, and a free six-pack of cookies to those with a birthday on Leap Day. Proof of birthday is required.
- Jiffy Lube – Jiffy Lube is offering $29 off any oil change on the day of Thursday, February 29, 2024, in honor of Leap Day.
- Krispy Kreme – Krispy Kreme is offering all guests an original glazed dozen for $2.29 with the purchase of any regularly priced dozen. Also, guests who have a February 29th, birthday can visit a Krispy Kreme shop and receive a FREE Original Glazed dozen, no purchase necessary, on Leap Day. Proof of birthday is required.
- Long John Silver’s – Long John Silver’s is offering customers a free piece of fish or chicken with online orders of $5 or more. The deal can be accessed using the promo code LEAPDAY from Feb. 26 to 29.
- Hooters – Hooters is iffering HootClub rewards members who have downloaded the Hooters app and favorited a Hooters location, an appetizer for $2.29. The offer is only available once per account.
- Marco’s Pizza – Marco’s Pizza is offering 29% off pizzas for Leap Day using the code LEAP29. The offer is available through March 3 on the Marcos Pizza app and online only.
- Papa Murphy’s – Ppa Murphy’s is offering customers 29% off on Feb. 29 when they spend $20 with code LEAP24. This offer is valid for online orders.
- Smoothie King – Smoothie King is offereing customers who use the new Smoothie King Healthy Reward app 29% off the purchase of smoothies at all Smoothie King locations when they spend $15 or more on February 29.
- Staples – To celebrate the launch of Staples new Easy Rewards program, Staples is offering the following incredible Leap Day deals for Easy Rewards members, only valid on February 29, 2024, 29,000 free passport photos nationwide and Earn 29x points when you spend $29 or more in store and at Staples.com.
- Taco Bell – Taco Bell is offering customers a Crunchwrap for a discounted price of $2.29, limit one per customer, on February 29. The offer is only valid for digital orders.
- Wendy’s – Wendy’s is offering a FREE Cinnabon® Pull-Apart on Leap Day, February 29.