Happy Leap Day!

Since it's a Leap Year, on Wednesday, you get a whole extra day -- free -- so let's celebrate with freebies!

If today, is your birthday, you get even more stuff, since since you only get to celebrate twice every decade or so. Blame Julius Caesar. He invented the concept a few thousands years ago.

Jump on these freebies and deals while you can. They're gone after today and won't be back until 2016.

Quaterdeck Restaurants: Buy one, get one free (equal or lesser value) with
purchase of two beverages with coupon on Facebook; locations in Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation and Jupiter; expires Feb. 29

McDonalds: Buy one 10 piece Chicken McNuggets at regular price and get the second for 29 cents in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Wednesday only.

Papa John's: Online only: Buy a large specialty pizza and get a medium 1-topping pizza for 29 cents. Use code MED29 at checkout. Expires March 1.

Denny's: Get 29 percent off your check on Wednesday through Sunday with a coupon (scroll down to see it). It expires March 3.

Einstein Bros. Bagels: Buy one, get one free lunch sandwich through Facbook. Click on the link and the coupon will be e-mailed to you. Print it or show it on your phone to get your free eats; it expires March 4.

Boston Market: 10 percent off your total purchase with a coupon; expires Feb. 29.

Quiznos: Free fountain drink with any sub purchase with coupon; expires March 7.

Subway: Free cookie with any purchase on Wednesday.

Outback Steakhouse: Wish an Outback fan born on Leap Year Day happy birthtday on Facebook and be entered to win free Outback for four years.

Zona Fresca: Leap Year babies, born on Feb. 29, get a complimentary charbroiled chicken taco or bean and cheese burrito and a soda with ID at South Florida Zona Fresca locations, open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

SHOPPING:

'Enjoy the City' coupon books: Get five "Enjoy the City" coupon books for $29 with free shipping through Tuesday. Books normally cost $20 each.

Staples: 29 offers to commemmorate the extra day this year, from $10 off $29.99 box of copy paper to $16 for a case of Quilted Northern Bath Tissue (30 rolls for .54 each); sale ends March 3.

ACE Hardware: Reward members get 29 percent off a single item priced $30 or less with a coupon.

Android Market Music: Buy 29 albums for $2.99. Includes latest from Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, and classics like Dr. Dre and Pink Floyd.

Three ways to keep up with the latest deals: "Like" our Sentinel Deals page on Facebook; follow Doreen Christensen on Twitter@PrettyGoodIdeas and sign up for Deals text alerts.