--- title: Here's How to Get Your Kid a Free Cookie This Week description: Kids who pledge to help around the house will be thanked with a free chocolate chip cookie from the Great American Cookie Company this week. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-08-13T16:41:57.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T10:24:51.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals - Family - Food & Drink - freebies - kids word_count: 252 canonical: https://money.com/free-cookie-great-american-cookie/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![hand holding cookie](https://img.money.com/2015/08/150813_em_freecookie.jpg) The jury is out on the wisdom (or foolishness) of paying children allowances and plying them with gifts and special privileges for doing basic chores and getting good grades—stuff they should be doing without expecting a reward. Regardless, if you're not opposed to bribing your child—or you simply love taking advantage of food freebies—you might want to consider participating in National Bribe Your Child Week. The new event was created by the Great American Cookies chain, which is encouraging parents to make kids pledge in writing (download the [form here)](http://www.greatamericancookies.com/BribeYourChild/BribeYourChild_PledgeCard.pdf) to do something good this week—say, brush their teeth or clean their rooms without being asked. In exchange for their promise of "pledging to help" in some which way, kids will be thanked (or bribed, as the company would have it) with a free regular chocolate chip cookie when presenting the form. The promotion runs through Saturday, August 15, so get your bribery contract in order soon. Word to the wise: Get your kid to complete his or her end of the bargain *before* (not after) the free cookie has been consumed. There are roughly 300 Great American Cookies stores around the country, most located inside malls. By the way, according to a [survey of parents](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-conducted-by-great-american-cookies-reveals-94-percent-of-american-parents-admit-to-bribing-their-children-for-good-behavior-300118561.html) conducted for Great American Cookies, 94% said that they have rewarded (or bribed, if you will) kids for good behavior. 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