Vote for coffee

There’s so much in the media and blogosphere about voting for mavericks and voting for change. But hopefully the cheapskates among us have also seen the call to Vote for Joe.

If you stop by Starbucks and say, “I voted,” you can walk away with a free tall cup of coffee. Now there’s a way to warm up America on Tuesday. (Or of course, you can go to your local coffee shop, buy a cup of coffee and tell them you’re voting there with your wallet.)

** Update: Now you can just have a free cup of coffee for election day — and a free scoop of ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s, and a free Krispy Kreme doughnut (although there, they want to see your “I Voted” sticker). **

If you’d like to watch a commercial that says the same thing, but with music, here it is: