It's Your Birthday- Take Advantage of It!

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This year my birthday celebration started early and lasted quite a bit longer than one day. I started signing up for every restaurant club that I could find which resulting in receiving a multitude of offers for my birthday this year. I live in the Midwest so these offers might not be good everywhere/restaurants might be not located everywhere, but this should give everyone an idea of just how much free food you can get just for having a birthday.

Thursday:
Supper at Moe's:
Burrito, Drink, Chips, & Salsa  $2.04 After Tax -- This definitely feeds 2 people. We were stuffed when we walked out of the restaurant.
The coupon they email you is good for a week or two after you click on the link. Hint: You can wait to click on the link for a couple weeks after your birthday to make it last even longer!
Full Price Value: ~$9.91 After Tax (9.18 before) Saved: $7.87
Friday (Birthday): The following places must be visited on your actual birthday.
Grand Junction:
Free Sandwich- No strings attached, you get a free sandwich. I actually saved mine and ate it when I got home around 1:30am after celebrating downtown. :) Didn't look how much a sub is, but I'm going to assume around $4.

Saved: $4
Lunch at Denny's:
Grand Slam - We also ordered the Buffalo Chicken (Build Your Own) Wrap for $4 to make a real lunch. Plenty of food and only cost $4.30.
Full Price Value ~$10.29 ($10 before tax) Saved: $6

Supper at Mexican Vilage:
I ordered a Supreme Burrito (~$11) and my date ordered a Beef & Bean Burrito (or something similar). Our total came to $10.48 after tip & tax. This fed us both for 2 meals. We had other friends along so it might have cost slightly more if it had just been the two of us, but still a great deal!

Full Price Value ~ $22.48 (with tip/tax, $19 w/o tip or tax) Saved: $11

Tuesday (Following Week)
Supper at IHOP:
Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity ($7.19) and my date ordered the endless pancakes. We paid $8 after tip and tax.

Full Price Value: $15.19 Saved: $7.19

Friday:
Lunch at Huhot:
Buffet ($9.29). We paid $12 for two buffets.

Full Price Value: $22 Saved: $10

Supper at IHOP:
Used my one year anniversary free meal for another Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity. (Same meal)

Full Price: $15.19 Saved: $7.19

A couple other places I got coupons to, but ran out of time to use or haven't made it there yet are the following:
Pita Pit- Free Pita (within 7 days of your birthday)
Buffalo Wild Wings- Free Dessert with Meal Purchase
Paradiso - BOGO Meal (Same as Mexican Village)
Texas Road House - Free Appetizer with Entrée Purchase (within 7 days of Birthday)
Del Taco (we don't actually have one here but used it last year in CA) - Free shake with a purchase
Arby's - Free shake with purchase (One year also gets free roast beef with drink purchase)
Dairy Queen - BOGO Blizzards or $3 off Ice Cream Cake
Old Broadway- Free meal any Monday of your Birthday Month
Bucks- Free Birthday Bucket any Monday of your Birthday Month.


Total Value Before Discount: $99
Total Spent: $44.82
Total Saved: $53.25
I'll still try to make it to a few more of the places (Mondays) and I have one day left to get anywhere else! I would love to hear of any other deals out there that I can take advantage of next year. Also, be sure to sign up online for the clubs to receive your free food!



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