This post: Inspired by a recent birthday! As birthday freebies and savings have been pouring in, I thought it might be fun to take a night off from cooking and meal planning to let you know some of the best ones to sign up for.
As the rising cost of -- well, everything -- keeps us on our toes lately, let's keep talking about ways to save in addition to our everyday ALDI shopping and meal planning.
- Everyone deserves birthday treats, right? Enjoy free food, free beauty products, free coupon codes, and more, just by signing up for companies' e-clubs and offers.
Many restaurants and retailers offer birthday incentives to members, but be sure to get yourself signed up in advance of your birthday month: Some don't honor last-minute signups. While you're at it, make sure that your whole household gets signed up, so that the treats keep coming in during every birthday month!
Note: It can be helpful to use a separate email address when signing up for retailers and restaurants, so that your main account doesn't get clogged up with ads and offers.
Birthday freebies and discounts
Note: Birthday offers can change at any time and may vary year over year; these are the birthday freebies and offers of which I am currently aware. Some are redeemable only on the big day itself; for others, you have anywhere from a week to a month to redeem.
Do you know of any more birthday freebies or deals to add? Please comment and let me know!
Birthday restaurant & food freebies and deals
A&W -- free root beer float
AMC Stubs -- (Insiders level is free) free large popcorn
Applebee's -- free dessert
Arby's -- free dessert
Auntie Anne's -- free pretzel (in-app only, must have spent $10 in last year)
Barnes & Noble -- Free B&N Cafe treat + paper source craft for your children's birthdays, special offer for yours
Baskin-Robbins -- free scoop of ice cream
Ben & Jerry's -- free cone
Benihana -- $30 gift certificate
Bruster's ice cream -- $3 reward
Buca di Beppo -- $20 gift certificate
Buffalo Wild Wings -- free birthday wings
California Pizza Kitchen -- free birthday dessert
Chick-fil-A -- free dessert
Chili's -- free dessert
Chipotle -- free chips & guac with $5 purchase
Corner Bakery -- free dessert
Crumbl Cookies -- free cookie
Denny's -- free Grand Slam
Dippin' Dots -- free Dippin' Dots
Dunkin' Donuts -- free rewards points
Dutch Bros Coffee -- free drink
Einstein Bros Bagels -- free egg sandwich with purchase
Firehouse Subs -- Free sandwich in the app for rewards members
Flat Top Grill -- BOGO free bowl
IKEA -- free birthday treat in their restaurant
Jamba Juice -- free birthday smoothie
Jersey Mike's -- free sub
Jimmy John's -- free sandwich
McAlister's Deli -- free treat
McDonald's -- free food item (varies by location)
Noodles & Company -- free dessert
nothing bundt cakes -- free bundtlet
Outback Steakhouse -- free dessert
Panera -- free bakery treat
P.F. Chang's -- free dessert or appetizer
Popeye's -- free cinnamon apple pie
Portillo's -- free slice of chocolate cake
Potbelly -- free cookie
RA Sushi -- $20 gift certificate on both your birthday and half birthday
Red Robin -- free burger
Starbucks -- free drink or food item of choice
Taco Bell -- free Mountain Dew Baja Blast Freeze
Texas Roadhouse -- free appetizer
Birthday shopping freebies and deals
ACE -- $5 coupon
adidas -- 15% off
The Body Shop -- $10 reward
Converse -- 20% off
CVS -- $3 ExtraBucks
DSW -- $5 off
Fetch Rewards -- free magazine subscription (+ use my referral code NF3TH for a signup bonus)
Goodwill -- 25% off everything on a day of your choice (will vary by region)
Hot Topic -- $5 reward
Kohl's -- $5 Kohl's Cash
Lands' End -- $50 off $100
Madison Reed -- $10.00 off one order
Maurice's -- $5 or $10 bonus, depending on tier
Miniso -- free birthday blind box
Nike -- 10% off $100+
Puttshack -- Free mini golf game
Redbox -- $2 reward code toward a movie rental
Reebok -- $10 off
Regal Movie Theatres -- free popcorn
Savers -- 20% off
Sephora -- little beauty freebies; changes each year
Target -- 5% off storewide purchase on Circle (exclusions apply)
Torrid -- $10 reward
Ulta -- little beauty freebies, changes each year
Victoria's Secret -- $10 reward
Yankee Candle -- free candle
More birthday rewards?
Please comment with any other birthday rewards you know of, so that I can get them added to this list. Enjoy, and: Happy Birthday to YOU!
Nancy
Sunday 2nd of April 2023
Texas Roadhouse - free appetizer
rachel
Sunday 2nd of April 2023
Thanks!
Joanna
Sunday 2nd of April 2023
Firehouse Subs Free sandwich in App
rachel
Sunday 2nd of April 2023
Thanks, added!
Stacey Miller
Friday 22nd of April 2022
Corner Bakery--dessert!
rachel
Wednesday 27th of April 2022
Thanks, I added it!