Category: General

I feel as if we’ve written more about Subway this year than the previous two years combined. We reviewed the chain’s Corned Beef Reuben and Pumpkin Spice and Apple Pie Cookies. And we posted something about Subway’s new Thick Cut Carved Turkey.

Okay, now that I’ve listed them. It doesn’t look like we’ve covered Subway a lot this year. So let me rewrite the first sentence for accuracy. I feel as if we’ve written more about Subway this year than in 2003.

The Impulsive Buy didn’t exist in 2003, so it’s absolutely correct.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Subway Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 19, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails reminding you to donate to Wikipedia. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you expired Bed Bath & Beyond coupons. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.

Target offered a number of big time exclusive flavors this year, like Blueberry Pie Oreo Cookies, White Boo-tterscotch M&M’s, and, of course, the biggest of them all, Mint Chip Brownie Larabar.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Target Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 18, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails that offer a Gold MasterCard for those with bad credit. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you flyers from you local realtors. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.

Unlike the other gift cards we’re giving away, the card above has been in my possession for a while. I’m talking a year or two. I’m not sure how I got it, but the card says it does not expire and no fees will be charged for not using it. So I think we’re good to go. I could’ve used it, but I’m too lazy to drive the 8.5 miles to my nearest Wendy’s. So my laziness is your gain.

It was an interesting year at Wendy’s. The fast food chain brought back their Taco Salad, it jumped on the sriracha bandwagon with a side dish and chicken sandwich topped with a sriracha aioli, and it offered a new summer salad with berries.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Wendy’s Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 17, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails that have the letters S-E-O in the subject line. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you car insurance newsletters. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.

To be honest, I wanted this to be a $5 Panda Express Gift Card, but $10 was the minimum amount. I guess that makes sense since you can’t really buy much at the fast food chain with that much money. A two-entree plate costs $8, and I think a one-entree bowl is $6.50. Maybe you could buy a lot of fortune cookies with $5. Are the fortune cookies available for purchase?

The biggest release for Panda Express this year was its own version of General Tso’s Chicken, an iconic American Chinese dish. The chain also introduced a new shrimp dish, the Pacific Chili Shrimp, not an iconic American Chinese dish.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $10 Panda Express Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 16, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails that ask for your help with a transaction from a Ivoirien national. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you donation solicitation letters from a non-profit you gave to five years ago. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.

Starbucks did a lot of interesting things this year. The coffee chain started 2016 with changes to its rewards program, which ended up angering a lot of customers. And it’s ending the year with the announcement of CEO Howard Schultz stepping down from the position in April 2017.

In between those two events, Starbucks released new drinks, like the Cherry Blossom Frappuccino, Chile Mocha, Iced Coconut Milk Mocha Macchiato, and, of course, the Pokemon GO Frappuccino.

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Starbucks Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 15, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails that begin with “Business Proposal.” The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you three Macy’s ads per week. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.