My favorite thing about my birthday is FREE THINGS! Especially food! I decided to compile a list of all the birthday freebies and cheapies I found/acquired this year.

Use within a week to a month window:

• Planet Smoothie – You will receive an email coupon for a free 22-ounce smoothie (I recommend the Chocolate Elvis) if you are signed up for their Smoothie Club emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Corner Bakery – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert item of your choice (my favorite is the lemon bar) if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Panera – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert item of your choice if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Back Yard Burger – You will receive an email coupon for a free cobbler or milkshake if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Slim Chickens – You will receive a reward in-app for a free mason jar dessert of your choice if you are signed up for their app, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Firehouse Subs – You will receive a reward in-app for a free medium sub of your choice if you are signed up for their app, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop – You will receive an email coupon for a free 4-inch mini pie of your choice if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Cinnabon – You will receive an email coupon for a free iced coffee if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Auntie Annie’s – You will receive a reward in their app for a free pretzel if you create an account in the app, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Regal – If you use your Regal Crown Club card you can receive a free small popcorn within 30 days of your birthday.
• Moe’s – You will receive a reward in their app for a free burrito if you create an account in the app, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Ruby Tuesday – You will receive an email coupon for a free burger meal (I had the hickory bourbon bacon burger and it was delicious!) or free salad bar entree if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Newk’s – You will receive an email coupon for a free entree meal with the purchase of a beverage if you are signed up for their emails, to go or dine in.
• McAlisters – You will receive an email coupon for $5 off your purchase if you are signed up for their emails, to go or dine in.
• Jason’s Deli – You will receive an email coupon for $5 off your purchase if you are signed up for their emails, to go or dine in.
• Steak n Shake – You will receive an email coupon for a free shake (highly recommend the Nutella one) with any purchase (like another shake for your significant other) if you are signed up for their emails, to go or dine in.
• P.F. Changs – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert or appetizer if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Olive Garden – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, dine in only.
• IHOP – You will receive an email coupon for a free stack of pancakes if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, dine in only.
• Another Broken Egg – You will receive an email coupon for free pancakes if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, dine in only.
• Logan’s – You will receive an email coupon for a free appetizer or dessert, no additional purchase necessary, dine in only.
• Longhorn – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert with the purchase of an adult entree, to go or dine in.
• Outback – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert with the purchase of an adult entree, to go or dine in.
• Applebee’s – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert with the purchase of an adult entree, to go or dine in.
• Biaggi’s – You will receive an email coupon for a free dessert with the purchase of an adult entree, to go or dine in.
• Kathryn’s Steak House (local) – You will receive a text coupon for a free entree of your choice, no additional purchase necessary, dine in only.
• Twin Peaks – You will receive an email coupon for a free meal if you are signed up for their emails, no additional purchase necessary, to go or dine in. (NOTE: I DO NOT advocate for supporting this tacky establishment. HOWEVER, I will take a free meal from you TO GO.)

Must partake on your actual birthday:

• Starbucks – You will receive a reward in their app for a free food item or drink of your choice on your actual birthday when you are signed up for their rewards program, no other purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Baskin Robins – You will receive an email coupon to use on your birthday for a free kid’s scoop or free soft serve cone, no other purchase necessary, to go or dine in.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes – You
• Froghead Grill (local) – With photo id, you can receive $10 off your meal, dine in only.
• Cerami’s Italian Restaurant (local) – With photo id, you can choose from linguine and meatballs or chicken alfredo for free on your birthday, dine in only.

Additionally, you can supposedly receive a free bundlet from Nothing Bundt Cakes if you are signed up for their emails. I am signed up for their emails and did not receive any information on that so I cannot offer details on how to acquire that. Everything else mentioned I received.

If you know of anything else, let me know!