A while back, before I started coupons, I decided to start signing up for as many email clubs as possible for deals at restaurants. There are actually a lot out there, and if you play your cards right, you can get a freebie once or twice a month.
Here's the key: most of these email clubs send out birthday freebie coupons. Since a birthday only comes around once a year, so will a zillion freebies. So, learn from my initial mistake and give a different birthdate for each signup. Stagger these throughout the year--I'd recommend keeping a list so you know what date you've given for each signup--and you'll have periodic freebies rather than a bunch all at once that you won't be able to use.
Another key: some of these send out freebies as soon as you sign up, or they wait a few days within signup to send your "welcome" gift coupon. I'm going to attempt to provide all of this info in my list to help you toggle those freebies with the birthday ones.
One more tidbit: some of these will allow you to add birthdays for everyone in your household. I actually put in my cat's birthday on one, just for kicks (because I don't have any kids whose birthdays I can use), and lo and behold, Felix got a free Red Robin burger. At this point my husband politely asked me to stop, or we might get banned from Red Robin! But if you do have children, keep this in mind and look for the option to put in all the birthdays you can.
Disclaimer: A lot of these have identical "landing pages" that show an Atlanta Bread logo; they are all for different restaurants, though (you can check the URL to see which restaurant you're signing up for), and are just owned by the Atlanta Bread franchise.
Applebee's - free dessert with signup
Arby's - freebie offer with signup; coupons sent in email periodically
Atlanta Bread - free cookie on your birthday
Baskin Robbins - free scoop on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Bruster's - free cone on your birthday; coupons and local store event notifications sent in email periodically (I got an email today that my Bruster's will be giving free cones to anyone who shows up in pajamas on March 6)
Burger King - free kid's meal on your birthday (kids only)
Chili's - free queso with signup; free dessert on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Cold Stone - free "creation" on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Denny's - free sundae on your birthday (kids only); this one is a print-and-mail-in signup
Don Pablos - free dip sampler with signup; $10 off on your birthday; $10 off on your "anniversary" of joining; $10 off on your 9th visit (click "Hab Club" on the top menu of links)
DQ - B1G1 blizzard coupon sent in email every other month
Fazoli's - free dessert with signup
Firehouse Subs - free sub, coupon snail-mailed on your birthday (no date on it, so it can really be used anytime)
Fuddrucker's - free 1/3lb burger on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Jack in the Box - free dessert only on your birthday; the coupon says ID is required for this one
Joe's Crab Shack - coupons sent in email periodically; I believe the signup reward is a dessert
Krispy Kreme - free half-dozen donuts and a drink on signup
Macaroni Grill - free appetizer on signup; coupons sent in email periodically (scroll down to "Join the Mac Pack")
Marble Slab - free cone on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Moe's - free queso on signup, and I think a free meal on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
O'Charley's - coupons sent in email periodically
Olive Garden - I think this one is either an appetizer or dessert with signup; we don't eat there, so I only know hearsay
On the Border - free appetizer with signup
P.F. Chang's - free dessert on your birthday
Quizno's - sub discount with signup; free cookie on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Red Lobster - coupons sent in email periodically
Red Robin - free burger on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Ruby Tuesday - coupons sent in email periodically
Ryans - free meal with signup; free meal on your birthday
Schlotsky's - free sandwich, I believe with signup
Souper Salad - coupon with signup and on birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Starbucks - register a Starbucks gift card to receive a birthday freebie in snail mail, along with other coupons periodically
Texas Roadhouse - free appetizer with signup
Waffle House - coupon on your birthday; coupons sent in email periodically
Wendy's - coupons sent in email periodically
Zaxby's - free meal deal with signup
I signed up so far back that I have probably forgotten some by now. Will update if I remember (or find) any more!
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Ruby Tuesday also gives out a free burger for your birthday! I just got one in January!
ReplyDeleteI love that you give out different birthdays! so do i!! but i've never done it for restaurants like this...i just started doing it because i didn't want places to know my real name. i sign up for a lot of junk with the name "anna nunya" and that's how i can differentiate the junk from the non-junk. :)
ReplyDeleteErin, thanks for that! I've gotten to the point that I forget whether some do birthdays; I know I get Ruby's coupons all the time, but I couldn't remember the last birthday/unbirthday I got one! ; )
ReplyDeleteAnna, I'm with you there. I'm only slightly concerned about identity theft, and that's why I give out a slightly different birthday (and occasionally different zip codes in my area) on all things. I also like to use just my first initial where possible. I figured out the birthday freebies by trial and error--when I had about 7 free dinners or desserts on my birthday and didn't know what to do with them, I decided to fix that! : )