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How to Score Birthday Freebies and Discounts

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.

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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

kids at a birthday party

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

free bundtlet cake

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

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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

5% off on target circle offer

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

free sephora mini beauty items

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!