Birthday Freebies Boston

Psstt… This post has been updated! Here is the 2017 version of Where to Find Free Birthday Stuff in the Greater Boston Area!

Are you looking for Birthday freebies, places to get a free Birthday meal, dessert, appetizer or other great birthday offers in Boston and Massachusetts?

Every February I receive a lot of wonderful e-mails that include free birthday meals, desserts, appetizers and other great offers for my birthday and every year I round them up and share what I receive.

The first three categories below are everything I personally received for my birthday (most to my e-mail inbox) from various restaurants and retailers for being a customer and/or joining their e-mail club. If you want to take advantage of these offers, you will need to sign up beforehand as a club member and it’s free to do so (just have to share a little personal info like your bday).

(You can see the Birthday offers I received in 20152014 and 2013, and I removed some offers off this list because I didn’t receive them this year or maybe I removed myself off their e-mail list).

The last two categories I haven’t personally taken advantage of necessarily because you either need to eat at the restaurant on your birthday or need to sign up in advance or have a special rewards card to receive the offer. However, the restaurant or company itself does promote the birthday offer so I feel good enough including it on the list although I didn’t receive an e-mail or take advantage of the deal personally.

Here are some great birthday freebies and offers I received in 2016:

Free Birthday Meal Offers

You do need to sign up for e-mail clubs or their birthday programs to receive these offers, unless otherwise noted. They all came via my e-mail inbox with a printable coupon just for me!

  • Not Your Average Joe’s: Join the Not Your Average Joe’s e-mail club for $15 off your celebratory lunch or dinner (given two weeks to redeem)
  • Fire & Ice: Free Birthday Dinner for e-mail subscribers (given about 10 days to redeem)
  • IHOP: Free Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘n Fruity for e-mail club subscribers (or equal or lesser meal item) available at one specific location (given about two weeks to redeem)
  • Captain Fishbones (Marina Bay, Quincy): Complimentary entrée (with the purchase of one equal or greater value) for dine-in only for e-mail subscribers (given about two weeks to redeem)
  • Johnny Rockets: Free Hamburger with the purchase of any entrée and drink/shake (one month to redeem)

Free Birthday Dessert Offers

You do need to sign up for e-mail clubs or their birthday programs to receive these offers, unless otherwise noted. They all came via my e-mail inbox with a printable coupon just for me!

  • Baskin-Robbins: Free 2.5oz ice cream cone (or 3oz soft serve) for being a birthday club member (roughly a week to redeem)
  • Pinkberry: Free small yogurt with toppings added to pinkcard on birthday (valid for 30 days)
  • Ninety Nine: Free dessert for your birthday when you sign up for e-mail club (roughly two weeks to redeem)
  • Bertucci’s: Free dessert for e-mail club subscribers (no expiration date given?)
  • Friendly’s: Free medium sundae for their BFF’s (given about two weeks to redeem)
  • California Pizza Kitchen: Free dessert for e-mail subscribers (valid for the entire month of February)
  • Smokey Bones: Free Dessert for e-mail subscribers (given about one month to redeem)
  • Ben & Jerry’s: Free Single Scoop of Ice Cream and/or $3 off Ice Cream Cake Coupon for e-mail subscribers (roughly two weeks to redeem)
  • Boston Market: Free individual dessert (or regular side) for VIP Club members (roughly 2 weeks to redeem)

Misc. Free Birthday Offers

You do need to sign up for e-mail clubs or their birthday programs to receive these offers, unless otherwise noted. They all came via my e-mail inbox with a printable coupon just for me!

  • Restaurant.com: Free $10 Restaurant.com Gift Card (note: I’ve had an account for years but had to go into account settings to enter my bday before I got this offer)
  • Kohls: Free $10 off any purchase (no minimum needed!) for Yes2You Reward Members (given a month to redeem)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings: Free snack size wings for e-mail subscribers (roughly two weeks to redeem)
  • b.Good: Free beef, turkey or veggie burger or chicken sandwich on your Family ID for e-mail/club members (7 days to redeem, arrived on birthday)
  • Uno: Free appetizer with entrée purchase (given a month to redeem)
  • Panera: A free “surprise” loaded onto my card (I don’t know what it is)
  • Earl of Sandwich: Free Brownie Ball with sandwich, salad or wrap purchase (given almost a month to redeem)
  • Bruegger’s Bagels: E-Club members receive a Free Bagel and Cream Cheese (given about two weeks to redeem)
  • Kellogg’s: Free $20 credit to Shutterfly from Kellogg’s and .70/1 printable coupon for Kelloggs, Keebler or Sunshine Products
  • Swagbucks: 55 SB credit when you redeem your next gift card
  • CVS: Save $3 birthday coupon from the ExtraCare Beauty Club

Free Birthday Dinner (Just Show Up)

As you probably noticed, you need to be a member of a birthday list or e-mail list to get many birthday offers, which may take a little planning. If you’d rather just show up on the day of your birth for a free perk, this section is for you. Just make sure you bring a friend to buy an entrée for themselves.

  • Abington Ale House, Abington (South Shore): Free dinner entrée with photo ID on your (exact) birthday
  • Charlie Horse, West Bridgewater (South Shore): Free dinner entrée with photo ID on your (exact) birthday
  • D’Ann’s, Abington (South Shore): Get a free entree when you purchase one of equal or greater value on your birthday, up to $15 with ID
  • Vin & Eddies, Abington (South Shore): Eat free on your birthday with at least one other person
  • Main Street Grille, Weymouth (South Shore): Eat free on your birthday with a purchase of an entrée, ID required

Even More Free Birthday Stuff

I also got a $5/$10 promo code for more from GrubHub on my birthday, but I think that may have been coincidence, but a lovely one if so.

Also thank you all for commenting on previous Birthday posts as I got a few new birthday deals this year to take advantage of! 🙂

What are you favorite birthday freebies and offers in the Greater Boston area?!?! Did I miss any of your favorites?!

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