Freebies
If you have been following my personal finance journey for a while, you will know that I absolutely LOVE a freebie and there’s no better combination for me than a freebie that you can eat!
Last year, I managed to survive a whole day on nothing but birthday freebies and deals and I wanted to share with you just how many you can get whether it’s your birthday or not.
Non-birthday Freebies
Free Hot Drinks
Greggs (own scheme)
You would need to have lived under a rock for the last 10 years to be unaware of Greggs, but did you know that they are the hotspot to get you free hot drinks?
Firstly, they will give you 1 x Free Hot Drink just for downloading their app so get downloading ASAP!
This doubles up as a Rewards app and if you buy 9 of a specific item, you will then get the tenth for free.
Greggs (O2 Priority)
If you’re an O2 customer, I truly hope you have the O2 Priority app downloaded - if not, please do as a matter of urgency as there’s some GREAT offers on there.
The main one to note is that you can get 1 x Free Hot Drink at Greggs every week, just be quick as they are limited and run out quick when released.
Greggs (Octopus Energy)
Last one for Greggs, I promise (at least for now!)
If you are an Octopus Energy customer, you can opt-in to their Octoplus rewards scheme which allows you to earn points for using less energy during “grid events” but will also give you access to 1 x Free Hot Drink at Greggs every week, just be patient with the code when you generate it as it can take a minute or two.
Caffé Nero - 2 Free Drinks
Another app to use instead of carrying around an old-fashioned loyalty card.
Sign up to the Caffé Nero app through my referral link* and you will get 1 x Free Barista Handcrafted Drink Voucher when you make your first purchase and scan your loyalty card. Valid until end of February 2024.
What’s more, if you have a MyWaitrose card, you can link this to the app and also get another 1 x Free Barista Coffee.
Waitrose
If you do have a MyWaitrose card, you can get 1 x Regular Free Drink from their self-serve machines with any purchase in their stores. Just check the T&Cs.
IKEA
If you have an IKEA Family card (it’s free, so you might as well get one) you can get free tea and coffee in any IKEA store Monday - Friday. It’s that easy!
Free Food
Subway
When you download the Subway app with my referral code “X-6424310” you can get 250 welcome points which is enough for 2 x Hot Drinks or 1 x Side or snack for free!
Taco Bell
You can get a free crunchy taco when you download the app with my referral code “TOM0SE2013”.
KFC
The KFC app has been giving away some pretty good deals recently, but their KFC Rewards section gives you a chance to win free food every time you spend over £3 in-store and scan your app. I have won a whole bargain bucket on here before completely for free!
Birthday Freebies
I wrote a blog post all about the birthday freebies you can get (and ones that I have personally tried and tested before).
All of these appear to still be on, but there are a few good new ones such as:
1 x Free Meal with the Taco Bell app (see above app)
1 x Free Shake or Cake at Kaspas
1 x Free Cookie at Subway (see above app)