Cinnamon Roll Day

I’m declaring today to be Cinnamon Roll Day. Do I have any clout with which to do so? No, but I have three good reasons.

This morning, I woke up craving cinnamon rolls. Not just one – multiple cinnamon rolls. Thankfully we had a can of those great, ready-in-10-minutes Pillsbury kind. Bought a couple with a coupon (yay for saving money!) yesterday. Anyway, twenty-five minutes after I crawled out of bed, I had a yummy hot breakfast.

Get a Cinnabon Bite, the bite-sized version of the classic, for FREE on Tax Day.

Savoring that sweet cinnamony goodness as I browsed my email inbox, one subject line caught my eye: “Today Only: Free Cinnabon, Subway, MaggieMoo’s & More Tax Day Freebies.” Now Subway isn’t as high on my list as it was before I started frequenting Quizno’s, and I’ve never heard of MaggieMoo’s, but free Cinnabon? Count me in.

I clicked on the link to discover that a number of retailers are cashing in on Tax Day hype (today’s the infamous April 15, you know) by offering special discounts, freebies or other promotions.  In the case of the World Famous Cinnamon Roll, they’re giving away bite-sized versions free from 5-8pm tonight at all mall-based locations (sorry, airport bakeries don’t count).  Why?  Because “tax day bites.”

Finally, since free food is nigh irresistible, I gave in to check out the other promos too.  The next best offer?  Discovering MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery is not only giving away a free scoop to each customer, but they have a location about twenty minutes away from me!   And no joke, there’s a flavor called Cinnamoo Bun (no, that’s not a misspelling; it’s got a cow theme, people).

So like I said, it’s Cinnamon Roll Day here at Gwen’s place.  Reason one: I made Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for breakfast (and ate another for lunch).  Two: Cinnabon rocks Tax Day by giving away free bites because “Life Needs Frosting”.  Three: I’m gonna try a new dessert option for free at MaggieMoo’s tonight, a scoop of Cinnamoo Bun ice cream!