To request a free Bonus Card without making a purchase, hand print your name, complete address, and email address (required) on a postcard, and mail to: Applebee's Mystery Value Bonus Card Request, P.O. Box 1579, Palatine, IL 60078-1579.
Requests must be postmarked between October 26, 2015 and January 4, 2016 and received by January 11, 2016. You will receive your Bonus Card via return email within thirty (30) days of receipt of your request. Cards must be used before 2/28/16 and are single use. Full value must be used at one time. YOU CAN SEND YOUR REQUESTS UNTIL 1/4/16. People have sent many out and already received their gift card for all they have sent out. People have also reported sending multiples on the same day and still receiving them all, there does not seem to be any limit.
Odds of receiving each card, the $10 cards are the most likely: 40,000 $25 Bonus Cards 1:20. 40,000 $15 Bonus Cards 1:20. 504,000 $10 Bonus Cards 1:1.587. 216,000 $5 Bonus Cards 1:3.7.
