Free beer and ice cream, and we're all set

We already told you about the free beer. Next week is really shaping up with free ice cream, too.

Budweiser kicks off a monthlong free beer promotion next Wednesday. Bars and restaurants across the country will offer free Bud beginning with a "national happy hour" aimed at introducing the under-30 set to a brand they probably know best as a producer of award-winning Super Bowl ads.

No word yet on which bars and restaurants will serve the free brews. The Associated Press reports that the brewer has to be a bit cagey about the details because laws on giving away alcohol vary widely from place to place.

No such problems affect ice cream giveaways, however. So next Thursday from 5-8 p.m. (local time) Cold Stone Creamery will be giving away free scoops of a new flavor with an apple pie theme. Donations will be accepted as a fund-raiser for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, according to WalletPop.

WalletPop has details on more freebies, including free theater tickets, a free tote bag, free "sports tampons" and more. 'Nuff said.