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Birthday Deals
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There are plenty of deals to be had on your birthday. Many of these places require proof that you were born on the current day.
Caveat: Many deals have not been confirmed. Please call ahead to confirm a deal, and remove the unverified label to help others in the future. Please also indicate if any purchase is required.
This page is organized according to what your day might look like, morning til late, to maximize the freebies.
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[edit] Prepare in advance
- Aubree's Saloon in Depot Town: Coupon for a free pizza the week of your birthday. Must sign up for their email list in advance and they will email you the birthday coupon plus a coupon for a free appetizer to be used within 2 weeks of when you sign up regardless of when your birthday is. You can also sign up for the email list at Aubree's Bistro on Whittaker Road and get the same deal. [1]
- Baskin-Robbins: Free 2.5 oz. scoop of ice cream, if you join their birthday club in advance. The website says "on your birthday," but the coupon is good until five days after your birthday. Note: Some coupons seem to be for a discount on cakes or other products. Children may join under a parent or guardians account. [2]
- Blue Tractor: Free dessert, a mug and a $10 gift certificate for your next visit.
- BD's Mongolian Barbeque: Free meal if you join Club Mongo and/or sign up for their newsletter in advance. [3]
- Caribou Coffee: Free drink on your birthday if you are registered with them; bring a copy of the email. Caribou Team Member: Please ring under #459.
- Cold Stone Creamery: Free "Creation" on your birthday, good for two weeks, if you join their birthday club in advance (will receive the coupon via e-mail). Children may join under their parent or guardians account. [4]
- Damon's: If you sign up for their newsletter ahead of or on your birthday, they will email you a coupon for a free meal with purchase of another entree. The coupon is good for the week before and for two weeks after your birthday. Need to check with Ann Arbor location for participation. It is not listed on the website. [5]
- Noodles and Company: Free meal if you sign up (online or at the restaurant) for their newsletter in advance; will receive coupon good for 1 week before and after your birthday. You must be 16 to join. [6]
- Oasis Hot Tubs: Free t-shirt. Must be signed up for their e-mail club to receive coupon, which is valid for 2 weeks from birthday. You must purchase 1 hour spa or at least a $20.00 gift certificate. [7]
- Qdoba: Buy one get one free entree coupon good for the entire month if you sign up for the Qdoba Club ahead of time. The new Qdoba on Plymouth does not honor this deal. [8]
- Red Lobster: $5 off any two adult dinner entrées good for two weeks after your birthday after joining the email club. [9]
- Red Robin: Free gourmet burger. Sign up for e-mail club before, or up to a couple of days after your birthday, and receive a coupon good for 14 days from Birthday. Also receive a free sundae on your birthday and/or when you use the coupon. No purchase necessary. [10]
- TGIFriday's: Free birthday appetizer after joining online club. Unverified [11]
- Joe's Crab Shack: Free Appetizer with Entree
- Chillis: Free Desert with Entree
- Old Country Buffet Buy one get one free
[edit] Breakfast
- Northside Grill: Receive a free breakfast or lunch entree till 3pm with ID. You do need to pay for your drink and tip. Excludes takeouts.
- Zingerman's Bakehouse: Six free bagels.
- Zingerman's Deli: Six free bagels.
- Cafe Marie: 50% of entree with the purchase of a second entree.
[edit] Lunch
- Angelo's: Buy 1 Entree, Get 1 Free of equal or lesser value.
- Taco Bell: Free combo meal at corporate owned locations. The Stadium location is corporate but the State Street location is not. (but see below-- stadium no longer does birthday deals)
[edit] Dinner
- The Quarter Bistro & Tavern: From their online menu... "BIRTHDAYS ON US Join us on your birthday and receive a free dinner with the purchase of a second dinner of equal or greater value. You must present valid I.D. Does not include alcoholic beverages, tax or gratuity." NB: by DINNER they only mean ENTREE. Only your birthday entree is free.
- Arbor Brewing Company: Free appetizer!
- Buffalo Wild Wings: Free dessert
- Carlyle Grill: 1/(number of guests) or 1/2 (if you dine alone) off your check. Also free dessert. (I don't see the offer on their web site, but I was given this deal on my birthday in August, 2008.)
- Carson's American Bistro: 1/(number of guests) or 1/2 (if you dine alone) off your check. Also free dessert.
- Connor O'Neils: $10 gift card for birthday person, good on next visit with purchase of entree.
- Cottage Inn: Buy 1 Entree, Get 1 Free of equal or lesser value. (only at William Street).
- Earle Uptown: The birthday boy or girl's ENTREE ONLY is taken off the bill.
- Gratzi: 1/[number of guests] (or 1/2 if you dine alone) off your check. Plus free cannoli with candle.
- Mediterranos: Free entree or dessert on the day of your birthday with ID.
- Metzgers: "Join us for your Birthday! If it is your birthday we will give you 50% off two entrées plus a free dessert for the one having the birthday. Proof of your birthday is required."
- Paesano's: 1/2 off entree for birthday person as well as a free dessert with a sparkler in it (reservations required).
- Palio: 1/[number of guests] (or 1/2 if you dine alone) off your check, free dessert with a candle on it.
- Real Seafood: 1/[number of guests] (or 1/2 if you dine alone) off your check plus free dessert. So more precisely, it is not 1/2 off your ENTREE, but half off the entire FOOD PORTION of the bill.
- Red Hawk: A free dessert with entree purchase
- Seva: Free entree. Only with dining in (not take out).
- The Chop House: 1/number of guests (or 1/2 if you dine alone) off your check.
- The Lord Fox: 1/2 off entree
- Weber's: Buy 1 Entree, Get 1 Free of equal or lesser value with a party of 2 or more.
- Zingerman's Roadhouse: A free cupcake with a birthday candle in it.
[edit] Dessert
- Applebee's: Free dessert
- Argiero's: Free dessert with entree
- Ben and Jerry's: Free scoop of ice cream
- Bennigan's: Free dessert on the day of your birthday. Unverified
- Big Boy: Free dessert. Must ask for manager.
- Bubble Island: Free medium-sized bubble tea or medium frozen yogurt.
- Cafe Habana: Free dessert, plus $10 gift card for your next meal.
- Cafe Zola: Free dessert crepe with purchase of an entree
- Cake Nouveau: Free cupcake on your birthday with proof of I.D.
- Chili's: Free dessert on the day of your birthday. Unverified
- Grizzly Peak: Free dessert plus $10 gift card and a Grizzly Peak logo pint glass. (you have to ask for them) (Some people have only gotten the free dessert and glass)
- Max and Erma's: Free dessert on the day of your birthday.
- Macaroni Grill: Free dessert on the day of your birthday. Unverified
- Pizza House: Free dessert on the day of your birthday with any purchase.
- Tea Haus: Free small brewed tea of your choice.
- Stucchi's: Buy one, get one free single scoop of ice cream. (Available at both locations)
- Zanzibar: Free birthday dessert with purchase.
- Zingerman's Creamery: Free gelato.
[edit] Drinks
- The Blue Leprechaun Free shot on your birthday (any birthday), bartender's choice
- The Arena: Free shot with purchase
- Brown Jug: Free shot (bartender's choice). Must have a server to receive this; you can no longer walk up to the bar and ask for it
- Good Time Charley's: Free drink on your 21st.
- BTB Cantina: Free tequila shot on your 21st
[edit] Goods and Services
- 42 Degrees: Steep discount off many glass artworks & glass tobacco pipes, usually along the lines of 20% off.
- Hollywood VIdeo: Free movie rental on the day of your birthday.
- Moosejaw: 50% off a Moosejaw short or long sleeve shirt on your birthday **NO LONGER**
- Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase: During the month of your birthday you & five guests can pick one show, any night, and attend for free. General Admission seating only and some exclusions do apply so call box office for more information. Ticket reservations must be made at least one day in advance.
- Viking Sewing Center: 30% off fabric cuts of one-half yard or more on the day of your birthday. Must show ID. Jackson Road location only.
[edit] No Longer
- Arbor Brewing Co.: The offers for free beer samplers and desserts were rumors and never official offers. 10/2/08
- Sadly, Moosejaw's free birthday shirt was a limited time deal, and it's over. The 50% off is also over - I was told that corporate found out the store was giving the offer and made them stop.
- Borders: Free Chocolate Cake with your ID and Border's Rewards Card on your Birthday. Apparently a coupon used to be sent out in a newsletter, but this isn't offered any more.
- Cady's Grill in Depot Town: 50% off the bill for 2 people's meals, 33% for 3 people and 25% for 4 people. They take reservations, even for St. Patrick's Day birthdays! Must sign up for their email list in advance and they will email you the coupon. [12] Cady's has shut down but will probably offer the deal when they reopen as Wild Willy's Smokehouse
- Espresso Royale: No longer offers a free coffee drink on your birthday.
- Taco Bell on Stadium no longer gives meals free for birthdays
- Firefly Club: No longer offers free cover and one free drink of your choice on your birthday.
[edit] Birthday stories
- Hung Truong managed to hit eight separate establishments on his birthday trek.
