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31 Birthday Freebies You Should Sign Up For

Last Updated: BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 44 Comments

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Birthday freebies can be a way to enjoy your birthday for cheap. You can receive free birthday stuff, such as food, clothing, and more.My birthday is in May, and soon I will have tons of emails flooding my inbox with birthday freebies. I love free birthday stuff, and I’m sure you do too!

Everyone has a birthday, and you may be able to score a lot of free birthday stuff by just flashing your birthdate on your driver’s license or by signing up for a company’s free email club to receive a coupon for your birthday.

Yes, you will need to sign up for a company’s mailing list in order to receive birthday freebies, but if you don’t want your inbox flooded you can sign up with an email address used solely for promotional emails, or you can limit the amount of mailing lists you sign up for.

Another great benefit of signing up for birthday freebies is that you often receive a free item or a discount just for signing up, as well as on the anniversary of when you signed up for their email list.

Below are 31 birthday freebies you should think about signing up for. I am not an affiliate for any of the companies below, these are all just fun, free birthday things I thought you might enjoy. Also, occasionally a company may change their birthday promotion, so if birthday freebie information becomes outdated, please let me know in the comments below.

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Birthday freebies from restaurants

 

What stores give you free gifts for your birthday?

Applebees – Free dessert on your birthday when you sign up.

Auntie Anne’s – If you sign up for their free cell phone app, you can receive a free pretzel on your birthday.

A&W – Free A&W Root Beer Float for your birthday.

Baskin Robbin’s – Free ice cream on your birthday when you sign up for their email list.

Dairy Queen – By signing up for their fan club, you’ll receive a buy one, get one free Blizzard coupon and one for your birthday.

Denny’s – Show your ID on your birthday and you can receive a free Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s.

Dunkin Donuts – Free drink for enrolling in their DD Perks club and a free one on your birthday.

Einstein Bros – By signing up for their club, you will receive a free bagel and shmear, and a free egg sandwich for your birthday.

Famous Dave’s – A “tasty gift” on your birthday by signing up for their email list.

Firehouse Subs – Firehouse Subs will give you a free medium sub if you are signed up for their email list.

First Watch – By signing up for their email list, you’ll receive a buy one, get one free offer and a surprise on your birthday.

Houlihan’s – Join their email club for a free entree on your birthday, and just for signing up receive $10 off your next meal.

IHOP – Free pancakes when you sign up, every year on the anniversary of joining their email list, and on your birthday.

Jamba Juice – By signing up for Jamba Insider Rewards, you can receive $3 off your next visit as well as a free smoothie or juice on your birthday.

Krispy Kreme – Free donut on your birthday if you sign up for their email list.

Maggiano’s – Join their eClub and receive $10 off your next visit and during your birthday month.

Noodles – Receive a free bowl on your birthday after you sign up for their eClub. Yum!

Panera – Sign up for Panera’s email list to receive a free bakery item on your birthday.

P.F. Chang’s – Free appetizer or dessert during your birthday month, if you create an account on their website.

Qdoba – By signing up for Qdoba’s email list, you will receive free chips and salsa on your next visit, as well as a buy one get one free coupon for your birthday.

Red Robin – Red Robin gives you a free burger on your birthday when you join their eClub.

Sbarro – By joining Sbarro’s Slice Society email club, you will receive a free XL NY slice, coupons, as well as a surprise on your birthday.

Starbucks – Free drink on your birthday, if you are a member of their rewards program.

 

Birthday freebies from stores

Aveda – Free birthday gift when you sign up for their rewards program.

Bare Minerals – By signing up for their rewards program, you will receive a free birthday gift.

CVS – By joining the CVS Beauty Club, you can receive a free $3 reward on your birthday.

DSW – A free $5 off for your birthday after you sign up for their rewards program.

Old Navy or Gap – By signing up for their email list, you will receive 30% off your next purchase, as well as a discount for your birthday.

Redbox – By joining Redbox’s Play Pass, you can receive a free one-night rental for every 10 rentals, as well as a free rental on your birthday and anniversary.

Sephora – If you sign up as a beauty insider on Sephora’s website you can receive a free birthday gift, which is usually a large sample of high-quality makeup. I have heard great things about this birthday freebie, and I just signed up myself!

World Market – Free surprise on your birthday if you are a member.

 

Places to get free stuff on your birthday

As you can see, there are many places to get free stuff on your birthday. The list definitely does not end with the above either – there are countless stores that give you birthday freebies as well.

What birthday freebies have you signed up for?

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About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

Comments

  1. The Green Swan says

    Great list and perfect timing too, my wife’s birthday is in May as well. Right now we only have Dunkin and Starbucks rewards so we’ll have breakfast taken care of but we may want to add a spot for lunch and dinner ;)!

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  2. Vivek @ LifeAfterFI says

    Wow…. very useful list ! On my last birthday in Jan, we did all the research to identify such freebies (Obviously our list was very limited in comparison to this :-)) Next time we will just refer to this post – No more research required 🙂

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  5. Ree Klein says

    This is a great list, Michelle, thanks for putting it together. There are people in my family that love Benihana but only go their for their birthdays so they can use the $30 off voucher you get by signing up for “The Chef’s Table” program (free to sign up, just enter your email address). It’s not a free meal, but could be a good addition to your list.

    Happy Birthday Month 🙂
    Ree

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  6. Eric Bowlin says

    If you did every single one of these, how much weight do you think you could gain in one day?

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  10. Judy says

    Great info as usual.

    Also add Golden Corral. If you are on their email list, free buffet on your bday.

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  12. Laura says

    Great list! There were a few I didn’t know had birthday freebies. My favorite is Baskin Robbins because they also allow you to add other family members (child, spouse, parents) to your account so they get birthday rewards as well.

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  14. DNN says

    The iHOP coupon offer looks promising. I had steak, pancakes, and scrambled eggs on my mind lately and was wondering how I could possibly get a free meal once in a blue moon from them. LOL 🙂

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  18. Monica@wellideclare says

    Yay! It’s my birthday month! Raising Cane’s gives you a free drink on your birthday and a free combo automatically loaded onto your caniac card on the anniversary of your sign up. Best.chicken.ever. 😉

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  19. Latoya @ Life and a Budget says

    I won’t lie, I sign up for all the freebies, for all the family members, lol. They come to my email address too so i know there will be at least 4 months out of the year where my email is flooded, but I don’t mind one bit because it makes the birthday treats sweet and free!

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  22. Little House says

    Great list, Michelle! The only freebie I usually “remember” to take advantage of on my birthday is my free Starbucks drink. 😉 I need to really take advantage of all of these items. Happy Birthday!

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  24. Amanda says

    Every year I try to make a list of places I want to sign up to get free stuff before my birthday and every year I fail lol. This list should make life a lot easier when it comes to birthday freebies! Thanks!

    Amanda

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  25. Charlotte says

    The Body Shop has a rewards program where you get a discount on your tenth and twentieth purchase, always 10% discount on display of the card, and a free pick from the shop worth €10 on your birthday. Not sure if they are active outside of Europe though.

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  27. Joan @ Late Bloomer Moms says

    Hi Michelle! What a great site, and a great blog post! It’s both my son’s and my birthday month, so thank you so much for this, I can’t wait for the freebies to flood my inbox! (FYI I’m not sure if your CommentLuv is working, I keep getting an error).

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