Chick-fil-A
Something sweet on the house for your birthday.
How: Join Chick-fil-A One in the app. On your birthday, check the Rewards tab.
Chick-fil-A's rewards pageBirthday freebies in Scottsdale, AZ
Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Scottsdale, AZ. Most need you to join a free rewards program first.
Most of these need you to join the chain's free rewards program a week or more before your birthday, so sign up early. Every one was checked on the chain's own website.
Restaurants
Buffalo Wild Wings
Free wings on your birthday.
How: Join Blazin' Rewards and add your birthday.
Buffalo Wild Wings's rewards pageChipotle
Free birthday reward: pick chips, guac, queso or a drink.
How: Join Chipotle Rewards and add your birthday. Choose the reward during your birthday month.
Chipotle's rewards pageJamba
A free birthday smoothie.
How: Join Jamba Rewards and add your birthday.
Jamba's rewards pageEl Pollo Loco
A $5 birthday reward ($10 at the top tier).
How: Join Loco Rewards in the app or online and add your birthday.
El Pollo Loco's rewards pageDenny's
A free Everyday Value Slam for your birthday.
How: Join Denny's Rewards and add your birthday.
Denny's's rewards pagePanera Bread
Free You Pick Two on your birthday for MyPanera+ and Sip Club members.
How: Be a MyPanera+ or Sip Club member and add your birthday. Pick the reward at checkout.
Up to $18; good 7 days; no lobster items, catering or third-party orders. Free MyPanera members may get a bakery treat.
Panera Bread's rewards pageFirehouse Subs
A free medium sub on your birthday with the purchase of any item.
How: Join Firehouse Rewards, add your birthday, and make a $1+ purchase in the 6 months before (at least 7 days before) your birthday.
Use it the day before, day of, or day after. One per year, participating locations.
Firehouse Subs's rewards pageJersey Mike's
72 Shore Points on your birthday, enough for a free regular sub.
How: Create a MyMike's account, add your birthday, opt in to emails, and buy a sub, wrap or sub bowl in the 12 months before.
Opt in at least 24 hours before your birthday.
Jersey Mike's's rewards pageTropical Smoothie Cafe
A free smoothie for your birthday.
How: Join Tropic Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday and add your birth date. The reward lands on your birthday.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's rewards pageEinstein Bros. Bagels
A free egg sandwich with purchase for your birthday.
How: Join Einstein Bros. Rewards and add your birthday.
Good for 14 days.
Einstein Bros. Bagels's rewards pagePotbelly
A free cookie on your birthday; higher tiers can pick a shake or entree.
How: Join Potbelly Perks at least 7 days before your birthday, add it, and make one purchase before it each year.
Valid on your birthday only.
Potbelly's rewards pageBurger King
A free item on your birthday (Whopper Jr., cheeseburger, soft serve and more) plus 2x Crowns all month.
How: Join Royal Perks, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the prior 12 months.
Burger King's rewards pageCoffee
Starbucks
One free handcrafted drink, food item or bottled drink on your birthday.
How: Join Starbucks Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday, add your birthday, and make one Star-earning purchase before it. Reward appears in the app.
Green level wording; excludes alcohol, merchandise, packaged coffee and multi-serve items.
Starbucks's rewards pageDutch Bros
A free drink on your birthday.
How: Download the Dutch Bros app and add your birthday. The reward shows up on the day.
No app? Tell your broista. Half-birthday reward ended in Dec 2023.
Dutch Bros's rewards pageDunkin'
3x points on purchases for a day around your birthday.
How: Join Dunkin' Rewards and add your birthday. Activate the offer the day before, on, or the day after your birthday.
Not a free drink.
Dunkin''s rewards pageDesserts and treats
Cold Stone Creamery
A birthday reward every year.
How: Join My Cold Stone Club Rewards and add your birthday. The coupon loads 7 days before your birthday.
Good from 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday, in store or online.
Cold Stone Creamery's rewards pageNothing Bundt Cakes
A free Bundtlet (single-size cake) on your birthday.
How: Join Bundtastic Rewards (free) and add your birthday.
Nothing Bundt Cakes's rewards pageMenchie's
A $6 birthday reward ($8 Silver, $10 Gold).
How: Join the Swirl Club in the Menchie's app and add your birthday.
Available 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday.
Menchie's's rewards pageShops
Ulta Beauty
Choice of a birthday gift plus 2x points during your birthday month.
How: Join Ultamate Rewards (free), add your birthday and opt in to emails.
Members only; email opt-in and birthday needed.
Ulta Beauty's rewards pagePetSmart
A gift on your pet's birthday or Gotcha Day.
How: Join PetSmart Treats Rewards (free) and add your pet's birthday or adoption day.
PetSmart's rewards pageTarget
A birthday gift every year for Target Circle members.
How: Join Target Circle (free) and add your birthday in your account.
Target's rewards pageSephora
A free birthday gift once a year.
How: Join Beauty Insider (free). Redeem in your birthday month in store with no purchase, or online with a $25 order.
In store you can pick 250 points instead. Gift choices change each year.
Sephora's rewards pageCarter's
A birthday offer during your child's birthday month.
How: Join Carter's Rewards, add your child's birthday, opt in to emails, and make a purchase in the past 12 months.
Kids 14 and under; account open 30 days before the birth month.
Carter's's rewards page