Community Corner
Frugal Family: Free Treats On Your Birthday
This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources in Upper Macungie (and nearby) for ideas on free treats to help celebrate your birthday.
This year for your birthday (or your child’s birthday) think like a frugalista. You can spend an entire day enjoying free treats from local establishments.
Most freebies may require you to sign up for newsletters and such and while many shy away from that a simple solution is to designate an email specifically for times like these. Sure, when you sign up they typically say that you won’t be spammed and the mailing list won’t be sold but better safe than sorry.
Here are some suggestions for a birthday full of freebies:
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- Burger King will give your child a free kid’s meal on their birthday once you sign them up as a member of Club BK.
- Baskin Robbins Birthday Club gives you a 2.5 oz scoop of your favorite ice cream on your birthday and a coupon to save on a birthday cake.
- Cold Stone Creamery My Cold Stone Clubget a treat when you sign up but another for your birthday.
- Dairy Queen will send you a coupon for a free 16 oz Blizzard Treat with the purchase of another 16 fl. oz. Blizzard Treat email coupon just for joining the Dairy Queen Blizzard Fan Club and then on your birthday you'll enjoy another free sweet treat.
- Friendly's wants you to be their best friend. Join their new club and not only will you receive a free 3-scoop sundae when you sign up but special birthday offers.
- Lonestar Steakhouse will send you a free gift when you join their e-club. In the past it was a coupon for a free entree.
- Perkins will not only send a coupon for something for your birthday but also a special treat for your wedding anniversary.
- Red Robin treats you to a free burger on your birthday when you join the Red Robin eClub.
Check your favorite places to eat and maybe they offer some frugalista birthday fun and it's not limited to dining - one of my favorite birthday treats is from Sephora.
Sign up to become a Sephora Beauty Insider and you’ll receive a birthday present. Last year it was the Beautiful Eyes Kit. Point also add up from your shopping trips that can be redeemed for other fun freebies.