Birthday freebies

On your birthday via 'Krispy Kreme Rewards' app

If you download the 'Krispy Kreme Rewards' app for Apple or Android and use it to register for the free loyalty scheme, you can get a voucher to show in a Krispy Kreme store for one free doughnut of your choice to claim during your birthday month. You'll need to add your birthday reward to your wallet in the Krispy Kreme app. 

The offer is valid only in Krispy Kreme stores and not concessions, for example, in Tesco. You'll also get a free doughnut just for signing up. See full T&Cs.

For your birthday via 'Greggs Rewards' app

If you download the Greggs app for Apple or Android and use it to register for the free 'Greggs Rewards' loyalty scheme, you'll get a voucher on the app to show in a store for one 'single serving' sweet treat such as a cookie or doughnut for your birthday.

The voucher will be valid for one month from the date of your birthday. See T&Cs.

On your birthday via Subway Rewards loyalty app

Register or update your details with the new Subway Rewards app to get one free cookie (normally 99p) around the time of your birthday. You don’t have to buy anything in Subway to claim your cookie, it’s completely free for all 'Rising Star' level members. You can redeem the offer by scanning the code in your app.

If you spend over £150 in a calendar year ('Hot Shot' level), you'll be offered a 'free' cookie (normally 99p) or bag of crisps (normally £1.06). If you spend over £350 in a year ('The Boss' level), you'll be offered a 'free' 6" sub sandwich (normally £5-£6 depending on type) for your birthday.

What else does the loyalty card get me?

You can collect 10, 11, or 12 points per £1 spent, depending on rewards level. When you've 150 points, you can exchange them for £1 'Subway Cash' to spend on anything from the menu. 

Important: If you don't use your card for six months, you'll lose all accrued points and have to start again from zero.

On your birthday when you sign up to the app and newsletter

Sign up to the Chopstix newsletter and download the app for Apple or Android to get a free box for your birthday. 

When you buy another main. Sign up to the Harvester newsletter

Sign up to the Harvester newsletter* and you can get one free adult main meal (normally about £15-£25) around your birthday when at least one other adult main meal is purchased at full-price. The deal is for dine-in only (find your nearest Harvester*).

You'll be sent an email around two weeks before your birthday with QR code that you'll need to show to your server. The cheapest main meal will be free. The offer is valid for one month and can be used on any one day except for bank holidays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, 25 and 26 December. Voucher can only be used once. 

Or two 'free' desserts. Minimum spend £25

Sign up for the newsletter at Prezzo to get a free birthday treat of either a free bottle of drink or two free desserts, when you dine in and spend £25 or more. You'll be sent an email around two weeks before your birthday with a unique voucher code that you'll need to show to staff to redeem the freebie.

You can get one of the following: a bottle of house prosecco, or a bottle of red or white house wine, or bottle/660ml pint of Poretti. You have 60 days to redeem this offer from when it was issued. You must be over 18 and purchase a main dish. This deal does not apply in Scotland due to licencing laws. 

Alternatively, you can get two free desserts when you spend £25. You also have 60 days to redeem this offer, and the only offers you can use it alongside are those advertised in the lunch menu. 

You cannot use this deal alongside any other offer, Tesco Clubcard vouchers, set menus or for takeaway. 

See full T&Cs. Please be Drinkaware.

For your birthday when you sign up to its app

You can get a totally free 'sweet treat' when you sign up to the Gail's app (available for free in the App Store or Google Play) and add your date of birth. You can choose any sweet treat from the 'Morning Goods' and 'Sweets & Cakes' ranges. It's valid during your birthday month only, and must be redeemed within 30 days of being issued to you. See full FAQs.

Via Lidl Plus app, which also includes weekly coupons. Excluding Northern Ireland

Sign up to the Lidl Plus app to get a free doughnut from the bakery section (normally about 30p) on your birthday, with no minimum spend. You'll receive the coupon in your Lidl Plus app on your birthday and will have seven days from then to use it. See full T&Cs.

Regular Lidl shopper? Check our full analysis of the Lidl Plus app offers.

Via loyalty club, voucher sent by email

If you download the Costa Coffee app and join or sign in to your Costa Club account, on your birthday you can get a sweet treat of your choice (subject to availability, see 'More info' below for what's included) for free. 

The voucher will be emailed to you, and you'll have seven days from your birthday to claim your cake. See full T&Cs.

For your birthday via Burger King app

If you download the Burger King app (available for free on the App Store and Google Play) and register with its 'Your Burger King' loyalty scheme, you can get a voucher for a free Whopper or Plant-based Whopper burger (normally £6.29) on your birthday.

The voucher will appear in the 'Offers' tab and you can either add your free Whopper to your mobile order, or show the code at the front counter in a restaurant.

Burger King told us you'll need to add your date of birth within the account info section on the app at least seven days prior to your birthday in order to receive the freebie in time. You'll also need to opt in for email or push notifications to receive the voucher.

The voucher will be valid for 14 days from the date of your birthday. You cannot redeem the offer at Burger King motorway service locations, airports, train stations or holiday parks. See full T&Cs.

See our Burger King hacks guide for more ways to save when satisfying your burger fix. 

When you buy another main at select locations. Via its 'Birthday Club'

Sign up to the free Shepherd Neame 'Birthday Club' to get a free pub meal (normally about £13-£23) for your birthday when you buy at least one other main course at participating locations. You'll be emailed a voucher to show in the pub. The cheapest meal will be free.

You must be over 18 and sign up at least 28 days before your birthday, otherwise your voucher, normally sent two weeks before your birthday and valid for two months, might not arrive. See full T&Cs.

On a £5+ spend for your birthday via free VIP club

If you download the Hotel Chocolat app you can register for its VIP club to get a 'surprise gift' – usually £5 off a £5+ spend – for your birthday. You can either redeem in a store, or online where delivery's from £3.95.

It's valid for the month of your birthday, unless you sign up during that month, then it will be valid from the next month. See full T&Cs.

What else does the loyalty app get me?

When you sign up, you'll get a code for 15% off online or in-store. You can also show your card or app in-store to get 20% off drinks, ice lollies, or ice creams.

Sign up to mailing list 

If you sign up to the Las Iguanas mailing list at least one week before your birthday, you'll be emailed a surprise freebie – for example, a free main course or a bottle of bubbly.

New subscribers will also get a 2for1 on mains voucher.

Via email voucher when you buy two or more mains

Register with Frankie & Benny's Rewards to get a free meal (normally about £11-£18) when two or more main meals are purchased from the main, vegan, or gluten-free menu. It excludes the Ultimate mixed grill. The cheapest main will be free.

A voucher will be emailed to you and will be valid for 30 days from the date of the email.

It's valid at almost all Frankie & Benny’s restaurants, apart from Burleigh House (The Strand), Praed Street and airport locations, but isn't valid with any other offer or discount – check 'More info' for more details. See full T&Cs. 

Via 'Steak Club' newsletter when each guest purchases a main

Sign up to the Miller & Carter newsletterto get a voucher for a free 125ml glass of house prosecco for you and up to five of your guests on your birthday when each guest purchases a main course. You can also ask for an alcohol-free cocktail as an alternative to prosecco.

You have to sign up at least two weeks in advance to get your voucher. You'll also get a free glass of wine when you sign up. Please be Drinkaware.

For your birthday when you sign up to its newsletter and buy main meals

Sign up to the Bill's newsletter to get a free bottle of prosecco (normally £32.50) on your birthday when you dine-in and buy a main meal. You'll need to sign up at least four weeks in advance of your birthday and you'll be emailed a unique voucher to show in the restaurant, which will be valid for five weeks from receipt of the email. 

Each guest must order a main meal from the all-day menu or seasonal set menu. However, if you have a group of six or more dining from the 'Celebration menu', you can also redeem the Birthday prosecco.

The offer is only valid when you pre-book a table. If you'd prefer not to have alcohol, Bill's says you can choose a bottle of non-alcoholic Cherry Blossom Spritz instead (normally £8.75). You cannot use any other discounts/offers with the free prosecco deal. 

See full T&Cs. Please be Drinkaware.

For your birthday when you sign up to its loyalty scheme 'NK NDULGE'

If you sign up to the Space NK loyalty scheme 'NK NDULGE'*, you can get a free trio of beauty items for your birthday, provided you've made a purchase online or in store within the last 12 months (there's no minimum spend).

Space NK told us the trio of gifts change monthly and are selected based on seasonality and trending products. As this differs each month, we can't tell you the exact cost of the items but some recent examples include:

• Youth to the People Superfood Cleanser(sample size)

• Dr. Barbara Sturm The Good C Vitamin C Serum (sample size)

• Erborian CC Red Correct (sample size)

You'll receive an e-mail with details on how to claim ahead of your birthday. 

If you frequently shop at Space NK, spending £1,000 or more within 12 months, you'll be a classed as a 'Deluxe tier member' and you can get a full-size item as your birthday gift. Though don't use this as an excuse to overspend. 

For your birthday via MySephora 

If you sign up to MySephora, you can get choose between a free birthday gift, £5 voucher, or a charity donation for your birthday. The gifts depend on which rewards tier you're in (Bronze, Silver or Gold) and are based on how much you've shopped at Sephora in the last year. Some examples of current gifts include:

Bronze Tier

• Pixi Glow Tonic, 15ml

• Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream, 25ml

• Dermalogica Daily Superfoliant, 4g

Silver Tier

• Shiseido Essential Energy, 15ml

• Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 Mist, 30ml

• Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, 20g

Gold Tier

• Byoma Brightening Kit

• Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Hot Chocolit

• Shiseido Ultimune, 10ml

You need to make sure you're signed up to MySephora at least 24 hours before your birthday, and you have one month to redeem your free gift/reward. See full T&Cs. 

When you sign up to free club online & buy another product

If you sign up to the Rituals free club 'My Rituals', you'll be sent an offer for your birthday. The Rituals website says it's a 'free' shower oil when you purchase another product, but we were offered a 'free' hand soap with the purchase of another product when we tested the offer, so you could get something different.

You can redeem the offer online via the link in the email, or use it in stores when you show your 'My Rituals' card. To get the offer, you must be subscribed to its newsletter, and add a date of birth when you sign up.

A full-size shower oil is normally worth up to £11.90, and a full-size hand soap up to £14.90, so either way it's a decent offer. The cheapest item we found online to get the birthday 'freebie' is a 10-pack of cleansing wipes for £4.90. If you choose to redeem online, delivery's £3.90 for orders under £35.

Selected accounts only. Via Advantage card app for the month of your birthday

If you're a member of the Boots Advantage Card* scheme, you might get double points for your birthday month via the Boots app*. Make sure you have added your birthday details to your account and have given Boots marketing permission.

This doesn't automatically apply to every Advantage card member, instead it offers this to selected accounts as a "surprise". We're unsure what the criteria is, so don't bank on receiving this deal every year.

You'll need to add the promotion manually to your Advantage Card via the app before swiping it in store, or you won't get your double birthday points. 

With 'Health & Beautycard' loyalty card on your birthday

If you sign up to the free Superdrug 'Health & Beautycard' loyalty card, on your birthday you'll get quadruple points. It's valid for seven days from the date of your birthday. Excludes online doctor services.

For your birthday if you're a Nike member

If you sign up as a Nike member online*or via the Nike app*, you can get 25% off online for your birthday – though note that not everyone will get this offer. This is for selected members and is automatically added to your Nike Members account.

Nike says to be eligible, you'll need to sign up at least 10 days before your birthday month, receive marketing emails, and 'interact online or shop with Nike for a period of time before your birthday month'. The discount is valid for 30 days from the date you receive the communication.

The discount is not valid alongside other offers, sale items, on Apple products, Nike By You, Jersey By You styles or on gift cards. See T&Cs*for more details and exclusions.

Via unique code for your birthday when joining its free loyalty scheme

If you sign up to Timberland's free 'Community' loyalty scheme, you can get 10% off full-price items online or in-store for your birthday. You'll also be given a separate 10% off code when joining.

You'll be sent an email one week before your birthday with a unique code that you can enter at the checkout online, or show in-store. The code will be valid for four weeks from the date you receive it. See full Timberland terms and conditions.

Timberland may not be the cheapest place to buy, even with the discount, so always check prices elsewhere to make sure you're getting the best deal.

Via unique code for your birthday with newsletter sign-up

If you sign up to the Schuh newsletter*, you can get 20% off full-price items online or in-store for your birthday.

You'll be sent an email with a unique code that you can enter at the checkout online, or if you prefer to go in-store, there'll be a barcode at the bottom of your email that you can scan at the till. The discount is valid for 16 days from the date you receive your email, and it can't be combined with other offers.

Schuh says this offer is 'by invitation only', so you may or may not receive the same birthday offer. You'll need to provide your birthday date and opt into Schuh emails at least eight days prior to your birthday.

What else does the loyalty club get me?

If you're a new sign-up to the Schuh Club you can get double points on one order within six months of signing up on a spend of up to £500 either online or in-store. See full T&Cs* for Schuh Club offers.

For your birthday when signing up

If you sign up at Asos, ensure you’re ‘opted in’ for email communication and you may be emailed a 10-20% off discount code for your birthday. The discount amount and length seem to be personalised, so 20% off is not a guarantee for everyone and validity periods will vary.

You'll only be able to use it on selected full-price items, with a maximum order of £500 after the discount.

Via unique code for your birthday with newsletter sign-up

If you sign up as a member via H&M's app or website, you can get 25% off one item online or in-store on your birthday via a unique code sent by email, which is valid for two weeks after your birthday.

You'll also get 10% off when you sign up.

With 'Hobbycraft Club' loyalty card on your birthday

If you sign up to the free Hobbycraft loyalty card by registering online, on your birthday you'll get £5 off online or in store with no minimum spend (see full T&Cs).

It's valid for 35 days from the date of issue You'll not be able to use it with any other offer, or to buy gift cards, workshops, or subscriptions but when we tested it we were able to use it on sale items in store. 

For existing users on points-based rewards site Swagbucks

If you're a Swagbucks member, you can get a bonus 55 SB points on your birthday, valid for 30 days, when you cash out a voucher. It's called a 'Rebate SwagUp' and is explained in more detail on the Swagbucks FAQ page.

What is Swagbucks?

Swagbucks is a site that pays you points (called SB) to answer daily polls, watch videos, play games, search online and more. The points can then be cashed in for gift cards, PayPal credit or other rewards.

Unique discount code for your birthday

If you sign up to the Disney Store newsletter (at the bottom of its homepage) you can get a unique code for 15% off valid for the month of your birthday. Either enter the code at the online checkout or show it to a staff member at a Disney Store.

You have to be over 18 to sign up, but you could buy something for your kids and keep it until their birthday. See full T&Cs.

You'll need to sign up at least two months in advance, and there are a list of excluded products and services, eg, limited edition items, at the Disney Store website.

For your child's birthday via VIP club

Sign up online at stationery and lifestyle brand Smiggle to join its VIP club and you could get a £5 off £20 spend for your child's birthday. You'll also get 20% off full-priced items for signing up which expires within 30 days. Your £5 off £20 voucher will be sent out on the first of the month, so you'll need to sign up over a month in advance.

The offer's valid until the end of the birthday month, and you can only sign up one child per account. See FAQ for more information on how to get a birthday code, and full T&Cs.

For your child's birthday

If you create an account with The Entertainer* and register your child to 'Toybox Rewards' (replacing 'Jack's Birthday Club'), for their birthday you’ll receive a code for 10% off an order up to £400 (see help pages for more info).

Make sure to sign up at least three weeks before your child's birthday, as that's when the offer's first sent, or you won't receive the discount until the following year. The discount code is valid for 30 days from the date of issue. 

When an adult signs up to Bonus Club scheme. For example, three-year-olds pay £3

If you sign up to the Build-A-Bear Workshop loyalty scheme, on your child’s birthday they can make a bear in-store (normally £14) and pay their age in pounds. For example, three-year-olds get a bear for £3.

How do I get this offer?

• Sign up to the free Bonus Club loyalty scheme, online in advance or in-store – a grown-up will have to do this.

•  A child under 14 should attend during their birthday month with a grown-up aged over 18 to claim a discounted bear (you can't claim this offer online).

• Let the workshop know you're celebrating a birthday to get this offer.

  
  

• Confirm your account details (email address, phone number or account number) at checkout.

As the special birthday bears in this offer are normally £14, it's for kids aged under 14 years.

Build-A-Bear says no proof of age is needed – it’s done on trust – but you might be told to get stuffed if you try telling them your 12-year-old is six.

Which bears can I get and how much are they normally?

The offer only applies to the Make-Your-Own Birthday Treat Bear, when visiting a store. 

You'd need to pay for any clothing, accessories, sounds or scents you choose to add.

For full T&Cs, see Build-A-Bear's Count Your Candles page.

Chance for your child's birthday card to appear on TV

If you go online to kids TV channel CBeebies, you can find information about how to send in a photo of a birthday card for your child which might be read out on air, or the video on the website above. You can't download the video, and it will change every 24 hours so be sure to check on the date of your child's birthday to see if you've been included.

You'll need to upload a photo of the card via the link above at least three weeks before the birthday – it should be landscape and only have your child's first name and age on the front of the card. You can also include a message and the date of the birthday. Be sure there aren't any identifiable logos (eg, on a school jumper) in the photo.