The frugal tribe has spoken. According to the results of yesterday’s poll, asking if you were interested in a new feature called “Free Stuff Friday,” an overwhelming 93% of you would like to see regular posts on freebies. I mean, freebies and frugal go hand in hand, right?

That said (drum roll, please)…

Welcome to the debut edition of Free Stuff Friday, which will be your guide to freebies and giveaways going on in the next 7 days. As long as I can continue to track down information on free stuff, I’ll continue to keep these posts coming on Fridays. Enjoy.

Free Food

• Carvel is offering guests a free Iceberg, Carvel’s newest blended treat, on April 30 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at its 500 locations nationwide. (Visit Carvel’s website to find a location near to you.) This freebie is part of the chain’s 75th anniversary celebration. In case you don’t know, an Iceberg blends Carvel’s soft-serve vanilla ice cream with Fanta Orange, Barq’s Root Beet or Coke-a-cola and ice. It’s the Carvel interpretation of the ice cream float.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC is getting on the healthy food bandwagon with the introduction of its Kentucky Grilled Chicken (does that make it KGC?). This Monday, April 27th, you can received a free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken when you visit a KFC location. I’d call that finger-licking good!
• Did you know there’s such a thing as National Pretzel Day? It’s this Sunday, April 26th. In celebration of that yummy day, Pretzelmaker is giving customers a free soft pretzel. (Use the store locator page on the Pretzelmaker website to find a location near you.) Thanks to Cities on the Cheap for the heads up about this freebie.
• El Pollo Loco, a Mexican restaurant with 413 locations, is pretty much giving away an entire meal on Tuesday, April 28th. If you visit El Pollo Loco (that’s crazy chicken in Spanish) and ask, you’ll get two free pieces of chicken, plus tortillas and salsa. (There are El Pollo Loco restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.)