72 Birthday Freebies

Whether you look forward to your birthday or dread it, getting FREE stuff is always a fun treat. Check out the great birthday freebies you can get at all sorts of restaurants and stores. In some cases all you need to do is show your ID, but in most cases, you must be a member of their loyalty club, which is usually FREE to join. In some cases, someone else in your group must buy a meal in order for you to get your FREE meal.

The month of your birthday you’ll receive some sort of email you can exchange for your goodie. Many of these are valid during your entire birthday month, but be sure to read each coupon for the details.

Dining

99 Restaurant: free surprise on your birthday
Abington Ale House: Free meal on your birthday
Applebee’s: birthday dessert shooter
Au Bon Pain: free birthday lunch
Auntie Anne’s: free pretzel
Baskin Robbins: 2.5-ounce scoop of ice cream and $3 off Baskin-Robbins cake
Ben & Jerry’s: small cone (look under free newsletter)
Bertucci’s: a free treat on your birthday
Bisuteki Tokyo: Free dinner entrée with photo ID on your (exact) birthday
Boloco: free burrito
Boston Market: special offer on your birthday
Bruegger’s Bagels: Free Bagel and Cream Cheese when you purchase a drink for your birthday
Buca di Beppo: receive a $20 birthday gift and a free dessert on your anniversary
California Pizza Kitchen: dessert
Captain Fishbones : Complimentary entrée (with the purchase of an entree)
Charlie Horse: Free meal on your birthday
Chateau: Free complimentary entrée (with a purchase of an entrée)
Cheers: receive a free dessert on your birthday
Cheeseboy: free sandwich
Chili’s: brownie sundae
Cinnabon: birthday surprise
Cold Stone Creamery: receive a coupon for free ice cream on your birthday
Cracker Barrel: free dessert when you tell your server
Dairy Queen: coupon for a free blizzard
Dunkin’ Donuts: medium beverage
Earl of Sandwich: Free sandwich, salad or wrap (given almost a month to redeem)
Einstein Bros. Bagels: Free bagel or free egg sandwich with purchase (varies)
Fire & Ice: Free Birthday Dinner (given about two weeks to redeem)
Firehouse Subs: medium sub sandwich
Friendly’s: get a free Happy Endings Sundae on your birthday
Fuddruckers: get a free treat on your birthday
Hard Rock Cafe: Free dessert
Haru Sushi: receive a free $20 certificate valid Mondays-Thursdays for your birthday month
Halfway Cafe: Birthday surprise
IHOP: Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity pancakes or World Famous pancakes
La Dolce Vita: free piece of cake on your birthday
Longhorn Steakhouse: Free treat
The Melting Pot: six chocolate-covered strawberries with $60 purchase
Moe’s Southwest Grill: receive a free gift on your birthday
Noodles & Company: any entree
Not Your Average Joe’s: birthday surprise
Olive Garden: free appetizer or dessert
Outback Steakhouse: receive a free dessert on your birthday
Panera Bread: free pastry/dessert
Pinkberry: Free frozen yogurt
P.F. Chang’s: get a free dessert on your birthday
Qdoba Mexican Grill: receive a free gift on your birthday.
Red Robin: burger with bottomless fries
Romano’s Macaroni Grill: Free dessert
Ruby Tuesday: any burger up to $10 with purchase of adult entree
Saus: free waffle on your birthday
Smashburger: free milkshake
Smokey Bones: Free Dessert
Sonic: Free special treat
Starbucks: drink or treat
The Cheesecake Factory: receive free ice cream on your birthday
The Melting Pot: chocolate fondue for two
UNO Chicago Grill: get free food on your birthday–could be app, dessert, or meal
Vin & Eddie’s: Free meal on your birthday

Beauty

Bare Minerals gives Friends and Benefits (FAB) members a gift customized to your personal profile. Plus, pick any day of the year to get 15% off your purchase.
Sephora Beauty Insiders receive a free gift of a sample of one of their products. In the past I’ve gotten great lipsticks, balms, and mascara.
Ulta – full-size signature CK One mascara for ULTAmate Rewards members

Retail

A.C. Moore: 250 bonus points with a $5 purchase (need coupon sent to you)
American Eagle Outfitters: get 15% off during your birthday month.
CVS: Register for a CVS ExtraCare Card and get $3 in ExtraCare Bucks every year on your birthday
DSW Rewards: $5 certificate.
Old Navy: receive a free surprise on your birthday.
Victoria’s Secret: $10 credit for Angel Card members.
Bob’s Stores: Special gift (I hear it’s a $10 coupon to use in your birthday month)
Kohl’s: $10 credit for credit card holders

Other

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: free admission on your birthday
Scrub a Dub Car Wash: free wash for members of car club ($6.95 for life of car membership)

Note, merchants are always making changes. If you know of a place with a birthday freebie that I missed, please let me know. Or, if you learn one of these is no longer valid, please let me know too. I want to make sure this list is as current as possible. Thanks!