Walgreens 5-cent coffee

Get a 5-cent cup of coffee from Walgreens every Friday for the rest of October. Some stores may off the deal through December 31, 2008.

Only about one-third of Walgreens stores are participating so call your local chain to confirm. Stores that have a "Cafe W" are more likely to participate.

The five-cent deal is for a 12-ounce cup of nine different flavors of coffee, hot cocoa or tea. No minimum purchase necessary. Just go to the Cafe W part of the store for the (nearly) free drink.

The chain started the deal in July and it was so popular they kept it around, a PR rep tells me.

Participating locations including Van Nuys on Coldwater Canyon and Magnolia, in Van Nuys on Van Nuys Blvd, in Northridge on Devonshire, in Pasadena on Lake Ave., and in Santa Clarita on Soledad Canyon.

Also participating are Walgreens stores in Los Angeles on Crenshaw Blvd, in Los Angeles on West Pico Blvd., in Los Angeles on West Sixth St, in Covina on Azusa Ave., in Chino on Central Ave., in Upland on West Foothill Blvd., and in Gardena, Torrance and Hawthorne.

Call to confirm the Walgreens near you is participating. Thanks, Al!