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Wasted Time on a Summer Fling? Time to Raise Your Standards to the Maxx.

Realizing you were giving 100% to someone who was giving back 10%? That’s your sign to start Raising Your Standards to the Maxx.

Starting August 12, if you’ve discovered you were just a summer placeholder, treat yourself to the meal you’re worthy of with a FREE Spicy Chicken Maxx.

Without naming names, upload a screenshot of your summer situationship story and we’ll serve you a hot, crispy Spicy Chicken Maxx sandwich that won’t let you down.

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Raise Standards to the Maxx Promotion Terms: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States and D.C. who are 18+ and active My Rewards members. Starts 8/12/26 at 12:00 AM ET; ends 8/21/26 at 11:59 PM ET. To enter, eligible participants must visit https://www.carlsjr.com/SpicyChickenMaxx and submit a written story detailing a summer situationship or dating burn. Do not disclose identifiable, personal information. Limit one entry per My Rewards account. First 1,000 eligible entries receive a Free Spicy Chicken Maxx offer, valid until 9/1/26. Sponsored by Carl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC. By submitting a story, entrants warrant that the content does not violate any third-party rights and is not illegal, obscene, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate. Entries that do not comply with these terms will not be eligible. Entries will not be returned. Limit one entry per My Rewards account.

Claim your free Spicy Chicken Maxx today (No purchase necessary). Valid until 9/1/2026 at participating restaurants only. Offer redeemable via the Carl’s Jr. app or order.carlsjr.com by registered My Rewards users. Limit one redemption per registered user. Not valid for use within a combo or in combination with any other offer or discount. Excludes third-party delivery services. © 2026 Carl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC.