The Cheesecake Factory
Free slice of cheesecake or layer cake for your birthday with any purchase.
How: Join Cheesecake Rewards (free) in the app or online.
Purchase required.
The Cheesecake Factory's rewards pageBirthday freebies in Providence, RI
Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Providence, RI. 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
Chipotle
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 pageTGI Fridays
A special birthday treat during your birthday month.
How: Join Fridays Rewards and add your birthday.
Birthday offers expire after 30 days.
TGI Fridays'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 pageApplebee's
A free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Club Applebee's (free) before your birthday.
Needs a $15 minimum purchase; exclusions may apply; must be 13 or older.
Applebee's'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 pageRaising Cane's
A free drink on your birthday.
How: Join the Caniac Club and add your birthday.
Offers are up to Cane's and can change.
Raising Cane's'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 pageP.F. Chang's
A free appetizer or dessert during your birthday month.
How: Join P.F. Chang's Rewards and add your birthday month to your profile.
Participating U.S. locations; no airports, third-party delivery or other offers.
P.F. Chang's's rewards pagePapa Johns
A free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Papa Rewards, add your birthday, and make a purchase in the past year. Order online or in the app.
Good for 14 days from your birthday; online only.
Papa Johns'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 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
Dairy Queen
A birthday offer in the DQ app.
How: Join DQ Rewards and place an order of $1 or more while signed in within the 45 days before your birthday. Check the Deals tab.
Good for 7 days.
Dairy Queen's rewards pageInsomnia Cookies
Something free on your birthday.
How: Join Insomnia Rewards and add your birthday.
The site does not say which item.
Insomnia Cookies's rewards pageShops
PetSmart
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 pageHot Topic
A $5 birthday gift.
How: Join Hot Topic Rewards (free) and add your birthday.
Hot Topic'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 pageBath & Body Works
One free item (regular price up to $9.95) for your birthday.
How: Join My Bath & Body Works Rewards and add your birth month and day. Reward appears in the app Wallet.
Good for 30 days. Birthday can't be changed once added.
Bath & Body Works's rewards pagePetco
A gift on your pet's birthday (toys, treats, points or promo codes).
How: Join Petco Perks (free), add your pet's birthday 10 days ahead, and opt in to marketing emails.
Petco's rewards pageBuild-A-Bear Workshop
Pay your child's age for a Birthday Treat Bear during the birthday month.
How: Join Bonus Club. Bring the child to a store in their birthday month.
In store only; account holder 18+ and child must be there.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's rewards pageAmerican Eagle and Aerie
$5 off one purchase during your birthday month.
How: Join Real Rewards and add your birthday. The offer is sent around the 1st of your birth month.
One-time use.
American Eagle and Aerie's rewards pageClaire's
A $5 off birthday coupon ($10 at Bestie level).
How: Join C•Club (free, 13+) and add your birthday. Offer comes by email.
Claire's'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