How Retail Stores & QSRs Celebrated Star Wars & Cinco de Mayo - GSP

With Star Wars Day arriving on a Saturday and Cinco de Mayo on a Sunday, May 4th weekend gave retailers and QSRs two reasons to celebrate and customers cool ways to save. Let’s recap.

May the Fourth Be With You – Star Wars Day Specials

What started as a fun pun between Star Wars fans is now a full-on holiday recognized annually on May 4 by fans, the Star Wars franchise and plenty of retailers. Here’s how retailers celebrated Star Wars Day on Saturday.

• Amazon gave fans 20 percent off on Hasbro Star Wars merchandise.
• Build-A-Bear offered customers up to 50 percent off its Star Wars bears.
• Cicis provided $4 unlimited buffets with the purchase of an adult buffet and large drink.
• Disney Store gave away Phantom Menace pins and the first 50 shoppers to make a purchase received a free Phantom Menace lithograph.
• Disney Theme Parks featured special events at Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• Hallmark offered a fourth off selected Star Wars merchandise plus a free pin set with the purchase of $15 or more on select Star Wars items.
• Potbelly Sandwich Shop gave away a free cookie with purchase.
• Steak ‘n Shake ran printable coupons for $2-off Steak ‘n Shake Meals.
• Yesway created a cool May the $4 Combo just for Star Wars fans.
  

  May the 4th Be with You! Today, @starwars fans across the world celebrate the epic films. Luckily you don’t have to go to a galaxy far, far away to grab our special $4 Combo Deal! pic.twitter.com/dWBN1oKYbQ

  — Yesway (@YeswayStores) May 4, 2019

Cinco de Mayo Specials – May 5th Offers

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day the Mexican army conquered France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Here’s a sample of some of the many Sunday steals and deals.

• CEFCO promoted its CEFCO Taquitos and ice cold cervesa with this fun video post.
  

  Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a few CEFCO Taquitos….and maybe an ice cold cervesa. pic.twitter.com/CaHy0SloWO

  — CEFCO Stores (@CEFCO) May 5, 2019

• Chipotle offered free delivery via the DoorDash app on orders of $10 or more.
• Cumberland Farms advertised a mobile coupon for $1 nachos Saturday and Sunday.
• Lucky’s Market locations celebrated with a Street Taco Popup shop and served made-in-house tacos.
  

  Ready to celebrate all week? #cincodemoes pic.twitter.com/TwVuMjTD1v

  — Moe’s Southwest Grill (@Moes_HQ) April 28, 2019

• Moe’s promoted the holiday all week with #CincoDeMoes. The Mexican food chain gave Uber Eats customers spending $10+, a free HomeWrecker burrito and free shirts to the first 50 people who visited Moe’s through May 5.
• 7-Eleven waived delivery fees on beer orders in cities where it offers delivery.
• Tijuana Flats gave away two tacos and a beer for $5 throughout the weekend.
• Yesway celebrated with Modelo specials promoted on Twitter.
  

  Surprise your guests at the party and pick up Cool Salsa Verde or Ghosted Haunted Pepper flavored @paquichips to celebrate the #CincodeMayo festivities tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/haKBqm25R8

  — Yesway (@YeswayStores) May 4, 2019

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