Do you still spend lots of money eating out on your birthday? If so this article is for you. There are tons of free food coupons and birthday specials offered by many of the restaurants in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Unfortunately most of the birthday specials come with an angle attached.
Aubree’s Saloon offers every person a coupon for the week of his or her birthday. The catch is you must sign up for its e-mailing lists and you will get the coupon over the Internet. Chili’s Bar and Grill offers a free dessert with any meal you purchase, and Joe’s Crab Shack gives you a free appetizer.
If you join the Red Robin club online you will receive a free burger on your birthday. TGI Fridays gives you a free birthday appetizer once you join its club, also online. Taco Bell gives you a free combo at any location owned by the cooperation. Buffalo Wild Wings will give you a free dessert. Cottage Inn gives you a free meal of equal or lesser value with any other meal you buy.
Yes, these free birthday meals, appetizers and desserts are marketing ploys. Yes, the random acts of kindness shown by mom and pop businesses of the past have been turned into cheap corporate marketing ploys. Yes, there is always a catch!
And no, free does not really mean free. But if you are smart you can always get an e-mail account just for times like these at Yahoo under another user name just to divert all the spam you will be getting from all these companies. After all, no one said you had to stay a member of the cooperate clubs once you joined.
You have to be careful though, many of the restaurants might give free food away but it only pertains to your birthday week and time could expire on any coupon. It is also a good idea to bring an ID with a picture on it. Some people will say anything to get a free meal, and we all know people who have had multiple birthdays in a year.
You can look up many other local birthday deals at http://arborwiki.org/city/Birthday_deals. And to you with birthdays coming up soon, Happy Birthday!
