If you’re anything like me, you’ll be excited for weeks leading up to your birthday but did you know that you can live (nearly) for free on your birthday?

The logic behind this is that you need to sign up to their marketing emails and apps so it drives sign-ups. So let’s look at all the goodies that you can get, in the order that I would tackle them…

Cake for breakfast?

Costa Coffee - Free Cake

Via the Costa Coffee app* you can get a free slice of cake (your choice) for 7 days from your birthday. The voucher will be emailed to you!

Krispy Kreme - Free Doughnut

Sign up to the Krispy Kreme Rewards app and get 1 free doughnut upon signing up PLUS a free one on your birthday.

Greggs - Free Sweet Treat

Sign up to Greggs Rewards via the Greggs app and you will receive a voucher for a free sweet treat to use within one month of your birthday!

Lidl - Free Doughnut

If you have the Lidl Plus app, you will receive a voucher for a free doughnut to use within 7 days of your birthday.

Free lunch?

Tortilla - free birthday burrito + 8 stamps when you sign up (only 9 needed for another free main!)

Barburrito - free birthday burrito

Out for dinner?

Get a free meal when one other main meal is purchased at participating locations for the following:

Zizzi - sign up to the newsletter two weeks before your birthday in order to get the voucher

Café Rouge - sign up to the newsletter in advance and you can use the voucher for 14 days after

Beefeater - join the “Beefeater Reward Club”. You’ll also get 50% off a main meal and £3 of points when you join

Brewers Fayre - join the “Brewers Fayre Bonus Club” - Get 50% off a main meal & £2.50 of points when you join

Table Table - join the “Tasty Rewards” club and get 50% off a main meal & £2.50 of points when you join

Las Iguanas - sign up to the newsletter two weeks before and you can use the voucher for 14 days after

Other freebies!

Hobbycraft - £5 off with no minimum spend for 14 days from your birthday via the loyalty card

Hotel Chocolat - £5 off a £5+ spend via the VIP club valid for the full month of your birthday

Body Shop - £5 off with no minimum spend for one month after via the loyalty card (must have used card before)