Best Free Samples in Aurora, CO: 2026 Local Guide
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Find Aurora's documented beauty and warehouse samples, plus drink, cake, and popcorn rewards with key limits.
Aurora's clearest documented free-sample options in 2026 are Sephora at Kohl's and Costco, with Dutch Bros, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and AMC adding account-based freebies. This is not a daily sample menu: Sephora and Costco do not publish local rosters, so specific products cannot be promised. Product sampling means trying an item in a store.
The drink, cake, and popcorn offers below are different: they provide a free item after enrollment or for a birthday, subject to each program's rules.
Verification note: Program terms and availability can change. This page was checked against linked sources on August 24, 2026.
Where can you find in-store samples?
Sephora lists "Free Product Sampling" at its Kohl's Aurora–Havana Gardens location, 1350 S. Ironton St. The offer appears on Sephora's current Aurora store page.
Costco says CDS employees provide samples inside its warehouses. Aurora's warehouse is at 1471 S. Havana St., but Costco's entry policy limits access to members and guests accompanied by a valid member.
Neither business publishes a daily Aurora sample list. Ask what is available after arriving, and do not make a special trip expecting a particular food, beauty product, or brand.
Dutch Bros sign-up and birthday drinks
New Dutch Rewards users may receive one free medium drink at participating shops. Members may also receive a birthday reward for one drink of any size up to 32 ounces, according to the Dutch Bros rewards terms. Dutch Bros lists four Aurora shops.
The birthday reward expires about 30 days after issuance; someone creating an account on their birthday may receive it approximately the following day.
Nothing Bundt Cakes birthday Bundtlet
Nothing Bundt Cakes' free Bundtastic Rewards program gives members an individual Bundtlet for their birthday. The reward can be redeemed from seven days before through seven days after the birthday, as detailed on the Bundtastic Rewards page. Aurora has City Center and Southlands bakeries.
This is a full birthday item rather than an everyday sample, and an active rewards membership is required.
What does the AMC birthday offer cover?
AMC Stubs Insider is free and provides a large popcorn during the member's birthday month at participating U.S. theaters. The AMC Stubs terms require an active enrollment with a birthday on file at least 30 days before the month begins.
Aurora-area options include AMC Southlands 16 at 23955 E. Plaza Ave. and AMC Arapahoe Crossing 16 at 6696 S.
Parker Rd., according to AMC's theater listings. The popcorn benefit does not include movie admission. Confirm that the reward is active before visiting, especially if the account or birthday information was added recently.