Birthday Fast Food & Restaurant Freebies

When I became 75 last Tuesday, a few friends (some here, some on the web) said they felt bad that I didn’t get to celebrate with anyone. That didn’t bother me a whole lot. I’ve never been one to enjoy having a lot of personal attention directed at me.

However, I am a real “foodie.” So this time, I decided to enjoy whatever was out there. I began about a week in advance because of something I saw in an email to me from a “get it free” type of place. Normally, I shy away from them because most of what they offer has expired or require me to answer 75 pages of questions which then ends up with me getting a ton of unwanted sales-pitch emails. This one had obviously picked up on my birth date and mentioned a local sub place I had never heard of, so I checked on it and was thrilled with what I got.

Rather than try to give you all a list of where to go, I’ll just say that you would be wise to get online and begin signing up at places. Sign up at any place where you enjoy eating or enjoy their take-out choices. Some will have “clubs” and others will just ask you to sign up for their email newsletters.

I did make myself a table because the expiration dates varied greatly. I thought you’d get a kick out of my “treasure table,” so here it is...

Exp Date	Store	Deal	Comment
9/1/14	Firehouse Subs	Med Sub	w/any sub, chips, AND med drink
9/2/14	Arbys	12 oz shake	w/any pchs excl snack
9/2/14	Firehouse Subs	Med Sub	no coupon/need ID
9/5/14	Cinnabon	Mocha Latte Chill	NPR
9/6/14	Baskins Robbins	b1/g1 pump chzck cone	NPR
9/7/14	Baskin Robbins	Scoop or Soft Swirl	NPR
9/9/14	Sbarro	Slice of Pizza	w/Bev
9/10/14	IHOP	Rooty Tooty Pancakes	NPR
9/10/14	IHOP	Rooty Tooty Pancakes	NPR
9/10/14	Smashburger	$2 off $5 or more	NPR
9/10/14	WingStop	Lg Seasoned Fries	NPR
9/10/14	Firehouse Subs	Lg Drink	w/any sub
9/16/14	Krispy Kreme	donut of choice	Craig rd?
9/17/14	Denny’s	20% off entire ck	NPR
10/2/14	Sonic	Med Tots	w/any pchs
10/3/14	Wendys	$1 of Premium Burger	NPR
10/3/14	Red Lobster	dessert or appetizer	w/2 adult entrees
10/3/14	Denny’s	Panchake Puppy Sundae	NPR
10/31/14	Harlequin	10% off	any book -

In my table, I used NPR to tell me that it was "no purchase required."

You will see that I crossed off two offers. They were too far to go for the value I’d receive. I am a “foodie” and a “freebie-lover” but I’m not stupid.

I have really had fun with this. I hope you will find some of it helpful for you and yours.