The ultimate Birthday freebies list

Got a birthday coming up? You could be in line to get bombarded with free stuff on your special day – provided you're signed up in the right places.
Even if your friends aren't generous enough to shower you with gifts, you can count on these offers below to spoil you rotten when your anniversary of birth comes around.

All you have to do is sign up to a few newsletters or loyalty schemes here and there (or sometimes just turn up with ID to prove it's your birthday) and you'll be able to go on a seriously cheap shopping spree on your birthday, whilst being well fed and a bit squiffy from all the free birthday prosecco!

Just make sure you set up a separate email account to sign up for all these birthday freebie deals so you can avoid being bombarded with all the spam (a small price to pay for all the birthday freebies, right?).

Free Birthday Food

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The kind of free food you can blag on your birthday ranges widely, from a small celebratory snack to a full blown meal free of charge!

Play this game right and you could literally be eating your breakfast, lunch and dinner on the house for about a week before and after your birthday.

It's all about doing your research and hatching a plan well in advance!

Jamie's Italian

What's free?: Free appetiser, dessert + bottle of prosecco

How to claim your freebie: Become a Jamie's Gold Card member – you can pick up your card in any Jamie's restaurant

Any T&Cs?: Must be redeemed 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after your birthday. Minimum spend £30

Frankie & Benny's

What's free?: Free main meal

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to Frankie & Benny's Rewards and you'll be sent a voucher. Download the Frankie & Benny's app and you'll also get a £10 off voucher

Any T&Cs?: Your free meal voucher can only be used when you dine with someone who pays for a main meal

Shepherd Neame

What's free?: Voucher for a free main meal

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Shepherd Neame Birthday Club

Any T&Cs?: Can take up to 28 days for your Birthday Club registration to be verified so sign up well in advance. Voucher will be emailed to you 2 weeks before your birthday and must be used within 4 months of your birthday. Can't be used in conjunction with any other deals and isn't available on popular holidays like Christmas, Mother's Day, etc.

Greggs

What's free?: Free cupcake or sweet treat

How to claim your freebie: Download the Greggs app and check the ‘rewards' tab on your birthday

Any T&Cs?: Expires after one month

Millie's Cookies

What's free?: Free cookie

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the ‘Cookies Club' newsletter and you'll receive a voucher by email for a free cookie

Barburrito

What's free?: Free burrito

How to claim your freebie: Join their loyalty card scheme, ‘La Familia' by picking up a card in store and registering it online

Any T&Cs?: Your card needs to be registered at least 4 days prior to your birthday to qualify for your free burrito

Table Table

What's free?: Free main meal (no price limit)

How to claim your freebie: Join Table Table's ‘Tasty Rewards' scheme by picking up a card in the restaurant and registering it online

Any T&Cs?: At least one other main meal must be bought in order to use your free meal voucher

Krispy Kreme

What's free?: Free donut of your choice (you can also register your family or bf/gf to get them an original glazed on their birthday too!)

How to claim your freebie: Get the ‘Friends of Krispy Kreme' app and you'll be sent a voucher to show on screen in store

Yo! Sushi

What's free?: 1/3 off your bill + free bottle of prosecco when you book for 4 people or more

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Yo! Love Club

Any T&Cs?: Maximum of 10 sushi plates per person

Damons

What's free?: Free main meal, chocolate cake and a birthday card that gets you 30% off two main meals for your next visit

How to claim your freebie: Bring proof of your birthday with you

Any T&Cs?: Deal excludes lobster and can only be used between 12-6pm on Saturdays (any time rest of the week)

Harvester

What's free?: Free super sundae

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Harvester newsletter

Any T&Cs?: Only available on your birthday

Beefeater Grill

What's free?: Free main meal

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to a Beefeater Grill Rewards card 

Subway

What's free?: Free cookie

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to Subway Subcard and register it online with your birthday

Any T&Cs?: Available on your birthday only

Free Birthday drinks

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What better way to celebrate your birthday than with a bottle of chilled fizz on the table? Oh wait, how about some FREE birthday fizz on the table to enjoy with your meal!

There are loads of great deals for free drinks on your birthday. Just remember to drink responsibly, eh!

Pizza Express

What's free?: Bottle of prosecco

How to claim your freebie: Join the My Pizza Express newsletter mailing list and you'll be emailed a voucher for a free bottle

Any T&Cs?: Your voucher needs to be redeemed 2 weeks before or after your birthday date. Also remember to bring ID!

Loch Fyne

What's free?: Free glass of champagne + £10 voucher

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to Loch Fyne's newsletter

Any T&Cs?: To use the £10 you need to spend £30 or more. You also need to sign up to the newsletter at least 14 days before your birthday, otherwise you'll need to wait until the next year to get your freebies

Miller & Carter

What's free?: Free bottle of champagne

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to their newsletter

Coast 2 Coast

What's free?: Free cocktail OR main meal

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to their Birthday Club and you'll be sent a voucher (normally a meal or cocktail but can differ)

Any T&Cs?: Sign up to their Birthday Club before the beginning of the month of your birthday (they send out vouchers at the start of each month so if you apply to the club late you won't get it until the next year)

La Tasca

What's free?: Free bottle of cava

How to claim your freebie: Book a table ahead under the person whose birthday it is and tell them it's a birthday celebration

Any T&Cs?: Spend £30 minimum spend to qualify for the free cava. Needs to be redeemed two weeks before or after your birthday

Zizzi

What's free?: main meal or bottle of prosecco

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Zizzi's newsletter and they'll send you a voucher

All Bar One

What's free?: free bottle of champagne

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the ‘A-List' newsletter and they'll email you a voucher to bring in

Any T&Cs?: four or more main meals need to be bought to qualify for the free fizz

Strada

What's free?: free bottle of prosecco

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the birthday club newsletter and they'll email you a voucher

Any T&Cs?: At least one main meal needs to be paid for to get the bottle of fizz

Boost Juice Bar

What's free?: Free juice or smoothie of your choice

How to claim your freebie: Pick up your ‘vibe club' card  in store, register it online and bring it in with you on your birthday

Cafe Rouge

What's free?: Bottle of prosecco

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Cafe Rouge Birthday Club and they'll send you a voucher

Any T&Cs?: Can only be redeemed on your actual birthday

Hungry Horse

What's free?: Free cocktail pitcher, beer pitcher or soft drink sharer (all provide drinks for 4-5 people)

How to claim your freebie: Pick up a Hungry Horse Gold card from the restaurant, fill out the form and give it to a member of staff to register. You'll then receive a voucher by email that you can bring in to claim your free pitcher

Any T&Cs?: You need to register your card at least 28 days before your birthday

Ed's Diner

What's free?: Free milkshake

How to claim your freebie: Become an Ed's Club member.

Free Birthday beauty treats

There's nothing more fun than pampering yourself on your birthday, and the companies mentioned below know this all too well.

Nab yourself a new nail polish and a free brow wax and you're ready to begin the celebrations!

Remember not to go for the wax on your way out to dinner, otherwise you might look a bit blotchy in the birthday pics.

Space.N.K

What's free?: Voucher for a birthday ‘treat' plus free samples

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to their N.Dulge loyalty scheme and you'll be emailed the voucher

Any T&Cs?: Voucher needs to be redeemed in store

The Body Shop

What's free?: £5 voucher

How to claim your freebie: Sign up to the Love Your Body loyalty scheme and they'll put £5 on your card on your birthday

Any T&Cs?: Must be spent within the month of your birthday and there's no minimum spend

Benefit Brow Bar

What's free?: Free eyebrow wax

How to claim your freebie: Pick up a Debenham's Beauty Card in store, register it online then visit a Debenham's Benefit counter for your free wax

Any T&Cs?:Must be redeemed within 4 weeks of your birthday

Boots

What's free?: No freebies, but double points on your advantage card available on your birthday

How to claim: Sign up to Boots Advantage card if you haven't already, and shop in store on your birthday to collect double points!

House of Fraser

What's free?: Again, no freebies but double points up for grabs!

How to claim: Pick up a House of Fraser Recognition card  in store or online and shop in store anytime during the month of your birthday to receive double points

Any T&Cs?: Card must be registered online

Free Birthday clothing discounts

Ok, so the following birthday freebies aren't technically freebies, but more like… partial freebies.

If you're on the hunt for some new glad rags to sport when you go out for your free birthday meal, start collecting your birthday discount voucher codes and treating yourself!

Just make sure you sign up to these well before your birthday so you give them enough time to send you out your code/ voucher, and yourself enough time to go shopping.

Topshop

What's the discount?: 20% off (15% at Topman) when you shop online

What to do: Sign up to the Topshop newsletter and they'll email you a promo link to use on your birthday. Your discount will be automatically applied at checkout

Any T&Cs?: Can't be used along with student discount. Valid for 30 days after your birthday

Coast

What's the discount?: 25% off

What to do: Sign up to their newsletter and they'll send you a discount code

ASOS

What's the discount?: Depending on what level of A-Lister you are you'll be entitled to either 15% or 20% off for your birthday

What to do: If you shop at ASOS you will be an A-Lister – more details here!

Any T&Cs?: Can't be used with student discount. Full priced items only

New Look

What's the discount?: 20% off

What to do: Sign up to the newsletter and you'll be emailed a unique code to use online for your discount

Any T&Cs?: Valid up to 2 weeks after your birthday. Can't be used alongside other offers

Oasis

What's the discount?: 10% off

What to do: Sign up to a My Oasis Card and you'll be emailed a unique code to use online for your discount

Any T&Cs?: Valid up to 2 weeks after your birthday. Can't be used alongside other offers

Free stuff on your Birthday!

The following stuff is a bit hard to categorise, so we made the executive decision of filing them under errr…. ‘free stuff'.

Paperchase

What's free?: £5 voucher

How to claim your freebie: Pick up a ‘Treat Me' card in store and they'll pop a fiver on your account on your birthday (you'll also get 15% off your first purchase when you sign up)

Any T&Cs?: Register your card online. Must be spent within 2 weeks either side of your birthday

Grosvenor's Casino

What's free?: £10 free bet + free meal

How to claim your freebie: Become a PLAY Points card holder and you'll be emailed your birthday deal

WARINING: We don't condone gambling as it can be addictive and is not a way to make money. Only take up this offer if you know you can claim your freebies and then leave.

Jongleurs comedy club

What's free?: No freebie, but £9 tickets (normally £12-19) for you and your friends

How to claim your freebie: Use the discount code BDAY9 when booking your tickets online

Swagbucks

What's free?: 50 free swagbucks (SBs)

How to claim your freebie: Everything you need to know about Swagbucks is right here.

Know of any cheeky birthday deals that we don't yet know about? Share with your fellow freebie-seekers in the comments section below!