The Wendy's Frosty Key Tag is a beloved annual promotion that benefits the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
This Wendy’s Key Tag Is Only $3—and It’s Good for Free Frostys All Year
Published on Dec. 10, 2024
The year 2024 will go down in the fast-food history books. It seems like all the major chains clamored to offer customers an experience and a good deal. In addition to a $3 Breakfast Bundle introduced in May and the Krabby Patty Kollab in October, Wendy’s is bringing back a beloved promotion to raise money for charity: the Frosty Key Tag.
It’s the best way to save money all through 2025!
What is the Wendy’s Frosty Key Tag?
The tags are an annual Wendy’s tradition that went nationwide in 2014. For $3, customers can purchase a physical plastic key tag or a digital version that entitles the user to a free Jr. Frosty with purchase at any participating Wendy’s location. You’re limited to one Frosty per visit.
The tags are on sale now and can be purchased until February 16, 2025. No matter when you buy one, it’ll be good until December 31, 2025.
The free Frosty can be any available flavor, including the Salted Caramel Frosty, but can’t include any mix-ins, swirls or toppings. To be honest, those are three things I was unaware I could ever include in a Frosty, regardless of its cost. Have I been missing out on something?!
Though the fine print also stipulates that the Frosty is only free with purchase, this TikTok claims that some locations don’t enforce the rule, and key tag holders can, depending on the restaurant, claim a free Frosty without buying anything. But anyone who plans on buying fries to dunk into the Frosty needn’t worry about a thing.
How do I buy one?
The Frosty Key Tag can be purchased at the register in any participating Wendy’s restaurant or by going to the Wendy’s app. Proceeds fund the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a nonprofit organization that helps connect children in foster care to adoptive families. (Wendy’s Halloween Boo Books also raised funds for this charity.)
The idea is that by making the tags so inexpensive, customers will buy a few—not only for themselves but also as stocking stuffers throughout the holidays. They can even be purchased in bulk, either at the Wendy’s register or online at the foundation’s website. For its part, Wendy’s doesn’t make any profit from the promotion.
The tags will only be available while supplies last, so it’s better to purchase them before the holiday rush. Here’s a tantalizing takeaway from the Frosty Key Tags FAQ page: While there’s a limit of one free Jr. Frosty per visit, that doesn’t mean you can’t make more than one visit per day. “After you use your digital Key Tag, it will be temporarily removed from your offers set,” the website reads. “But don’t worry. It will return in about an hour or so.” For the true Wendy’s devotee, this should come as welcome news…if you didn’t know all about it already!
