5. The Free Coffee for Voting Campaign Before the 2008 election, Starbucks released this ad, with the slogan, "If you care enough to vote, we care enough to give you a free cup of coffee," set over a sweeping piano score. The offer was redeemable on November 4. Starbucks was hardly the only store making the offer; Krispy Kreme, Chick-fil-A, and Ben & Jerry's offered free swag too. But Starbucks revoked its offer after reports surfaced that the deal could violate election laws, deciding instead to give out a free tall brewed coffee to anyone who asked for it. Those pesky election laws didn't stop other companies from offering free stuff to Americans who flashed an "I Voted" sticker. That's probably because, as Slate pointed out, the Department of Justice was unlikely to do any prosecution.