Get free (or almost free) stuff—just for being born! In honor of your big day, many store loyalty programs are ready to celebrate this momentous occasion by showering you with birthday freebies and discounts. Here is your Guide to the Best Birthday Freebies & Discounts. Happy birthday to you!

Guide to the Best Birthday Freebies & Discounts

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• Applebee’s: Sign up to receive their email updates and you’ll get a dessert shooter on your birthday.
• AMF Bowling: Sign up to receive a $5 discount, which doesn’t have to be used on your birthday and bowling rewards on your kids’ birthdays.
• Arby’s: Sign up to receive a free birthday shake with any purchase.
• Au Bon Pain: FREE birthday lunch by signing up for the eClub. You also get a FREE travel mug when you join.
• Auntie Anne’s: Get a FREE pretzel after your first purchase and a free pretzel every 300 points 10 points for every $1 spent, special rewards and offers, sign up online
• Baskin-Robbins: You can get a FREE 2.5-ounce scoop on your birthday (plus $3 off a birthday cake) if you sign up for the Baskin-Robbins Birthday Club
• Barnes & Noble: Sign up for their Kids’ Club and your child can receive a cupcake on their birthday.
• Ben & Jerry’s: Become a Chunk Spelunker and you’ll get a free scoop of ice cream on your birthday.
• Benihana: Sign up and get a $30 certificate on your birthday when you complete a short survey. Also, sign your kids up for Kabuki Kids club for kids 12 and younger, and they’ll receive a free birthday mug!
• Bob Evans: Sign your children (12 and under) up for the Bob Evans Birthday Club and they will receive free kids’ meals on their birthday.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Get a FREE Snack Size Wings, sign up online “buffalo circle.”
• Build-A-Bear Workshop: “Count Your Candles” program allows children to pay the age they are turning any day during their birthday month. The program is available for members of the Build-A-Bear Bonus Club, which is free to join.
• California Pizza Kitchen: Sign up for their Pizza Dough Rewards and get a free dessert during your birthday month.
• Carvel: Get a  FREE Cup of Ice Cream or Cone when you sign up for Fudgie Fanatics. Bring online coupon and ID.
• Carraba’s: Carraba’s Amici Club will get you 15% off when you sign up and a birthday surprise.
• Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse: Join their Handshake Club and receive a free gift on your birthday.
• Chili’s: Sign up for their email list and get a free order of chips and salsa or guacamole or queso just for joining, plus a brownie sundae on your birthday.
• Chuck E. Cheese’s: Join their email club and receive special offers and freebies for your child’s birthday.
• Cold Stone Creamery: Join their club to receive a coupon for free ice cream on your birthday.
• Dairy Queen: Join their fan club and receive a coupon for a free ice cream treat on your birthday.
• Denny’s: Present your valid I.D. to receive a free Grand Slam on your birthday (includes two eggs, two slices of bacon, two sausage links and two pancakes).
• Famous Dave’s: Join the Famous Nation Club and receive something free on your birthday.
• Friendly’s: Join their BFF Club and get 25% off on your next visit just for enrolling, plus a free sundae on your birthday.
• Firehouse Subs: Show up with a valid I.D. on your birthday and receive a free medium sub.
• Houlihan’s: Join their email club and $10 off for joining, plus a free entrée on your birthday.
• IHOP: Join their Pancake Revolution and receive a free meal for signing up, on your birthday and on the one-year anniversary of joining.
• Jamba Juice: Jamba Juice offers discounts through the year, as well as a free birthday smoothie. Sign up here.
• Johnny Rocket’s: Join the Johnny Rocket eClub and receive a free hamburger on your birthday.
• Kmart: Join their Birthday Club and get a $5 gift card for your child’s birthday, plus a birthday gift pack.
• Krispy Kreme: Join the Friends of Krispy Kreme eClub and get a free doughnut and coffee on your birthday.
• Macaroni Grill: Get a dessert coupon when you sign up for their email club.
• Maggiano’s: Maggiano’s Italian restaurant will give you $10 off a $30 purchase on your birthday when you sign up for their e-club.
• Moe’s Southwest Grill: Join their eClub and receive a free burrito on your birthday.
• Olive Garden: Sign up for the eClub and get free dessert (up to $10) on your birthday!
• Outback Steakhouse: Join their rewards program and receive a free dessert on your birthday.
• Panera Bread: Get a birthday reward just for signing up.
• Perkins: Get a FREE slice of pie of on your birthday, sign up for their e-club.
• P.F. Chang’s: Sign up for their email updates and get a free dessert or appetizer on your birthday.
• Qdoba Mexican Grill: Sign up for their rewards program and receive a free chips & salsa or a free regular drink for registering, plus a free gift on your birthday.
• Red Lobster: Join their rewards club and get a free gift on your birthday.
• Red Robin: Sign up for the eClub to get a FREE burger on your birthday as a royalty member.
• Rita’s Ice: Join their birthday club for a free treat on your birthday.
• Ruby Tuesday: Receive a birthday club surprise when you sign up for their list.
• Sephora: Offers rewards program members a freebie on their birthday.
• Starbucks: Join their rewards club for a free drink or treat on your birthday.
• Sonic Drive-In: Sign up for their Birthday Club and you’ll receive a free surprise on your birthday.
• Steak ‘n Shake: Steak ‘n Shake has an E-Club that offers a birthday burger to their members.
• TGI Friday’s: TGI Friday’s offers members of their “Give Me More Stripes” club a free dessert with purchase of an entree on their birthday.
• UNO Chicago Grill: Join their rewards program and get a free meal on your birthday.

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