Dunkin’ began giving away a limited-edition Chicago Bears Dunkin Bears Hat at participating Chicagoland locations on September 17, with the first hats available at 1 p.m. Customers can get one only with the purchase of a medium or larger beverage, and the giveaway runs while supplies last.
The timing puts the promotion in front of customers just as attention turns to the Bears’ home opener against the Vikings on Sunday, September 20. Dunkin’ is also bringing back the official Chicago Bears treat, Da Donut, and adding Da Brew, a new Iced Coffee infused with blueberry and buttery pecan flavors, with both items available now until November 3.
That is the part that gives the giveaway its edge and its catch. The hat is advertised as free, but it is not handed out on its own; anyone who wants one has to buy a qualifying drink first. Because the offer is limited-edition and tied to available stock, the practical question for customers is not whether the promotion exists, but whether a nearby location still has hats when they arrive.
Da Donut and Da Brew help explain why the promotion is built around the Bears now and why it ends on November 3. The menu items are meant to ride the same seasonal wave as the home opener, then stay in circulation only through the fall window named for the offer. For customers in Chicagoland, September 17 is the day the hat becomes available, and November 3 is the day the rest of the Bears-themed run stops.
