Most of us enjoy a decent discount, or a cheeky freebie here and there: and there's nothing better than getting one on your birthday.
After many endured a tough 2023 due to events like the cost of living crisis, the new year is a great excuse to treat yourself: and there's no better time than on your special day.
Newshub has collated a list of places nationwide where you can get birthday freebies, vouchers and discounts in 2024.
Remember to check the terms and conditions, as you may need to show identification or sign up for loyalty programmes ahead of time.
Dining (nationwide)
- BurgerFuel: Free burger on your birthday (members of BurgerFuel VIB only)
- Burger Wisconsin: Free burger on your birthday (if you've made a purchase in the past six months)
- Chaitime: Free drink on your birthday (members of Loyaltea only)
- Cobb & Co: Free main meal (varies for children or seniors) when accompanied by three paying adult guests, seven days either side of your birthday
- Coffee Culture: Free 240ml hot drink
- Columbus Coffee: Buy one coffee, get one free (members of Columbus Rewards only)
- Denny's: Buy one main meal, get another free on your birthday (when with a paying guest)
- Gengy's: Dine for $1 on your birthday (when accompanied by three other adults paying full price)
- Jamaica Blue: Free cake slice (loyalty members only)
- Joe's Garage: $10 credit on your birthday (after adding your birthday in the app)
- Lone Star: $20 credit (after registering on the app)
- Mexicali Fresh: Free burrito or other menu item on your birthday (loyalty members only)
- Mexico: $10 credit for your birthday (after registering on the app)
- Muffin Break: Free muffin (loyalty members only)
- Nando's: $15 credit (loyalty members only, if registered before your birthday month)
- NZ Venues: $20 credit
- Starbucks: Free drink upgrade
- Subway: Free cookie and 600ml Coke or 750ml Pump with a sub/salad/wrap purchase (loyalty members only)
- The Cheesecake Shop: $5 voucher (sign-up required)
- Valentines: Eat for free on your birthday (when accompanied by three full-paying guests).
Retail (nationwide)
- Healthpost: $10 voucher on your birthday (loyalty members only)
- Kathmandu: $20 voucher (minimum spend required)
- Mighty Ape: $10 voucher
- Noel Leeming: $20 discount (loyalty members only, with $100 minimum spend in-store during your birthday month)
- North Beach: $20 voucher (loyalty members only, applies to one item with $50 minimum spend)
- Cosmic: $10 voucher (loyalty members only with $25 minimum spend)
- Farmers: Free gift via email (loyalty members only)
- Country Road: $10 voucher (loyalty members only, minimum spend required).
Auckland
- Auckland Adventure Jet: Free jet boat ride (when dining with a full-paying adult)
- Farro Fresh: Free coffee (loyalty members only)
- Gengy's: Dine for $1 (when dining with three adults)
- Gloputt: Play for free on your birthday (conditions apply)
- Habitual Fix: Free smoothie (loyalty members only)
- Kelly Tarlton's: Free entry on your birthday (or one day either side if it's closed, with possible booking required)
- Krispy Kreme: Free four-pack of glazed doughnuts (loyalty members only) or $10 off online orders (non-members).
Wellington
- Electric Avenue: $25 voucher (loyalty members only, when dining with two paying guests)
- Five Stags: $25 voucher (loyalty members only, when dining with two paying guests)
- Funicular: Free coffee on your birthday (loyalty members only)
- The Green Man Pub: Free voucher (loyalty members only)
- Habitual Fix: Free smoothie (loyalty members only)
- Mama Brown: Buy a main meal and drink, get one free (when dining with a paying guest)
- Thistle Inn: Free main meal (when dining with three paying guests).
Christchurch
- Cocopelli's: $20 voucher (loyalty members only)
- Engineers Bar and Restaurant: Free main meal worth $35 (loyalty members only, free sign-up required)
- Flame: Free main meal (when dining with one paying guest), or free main and dessert (when dining with three paying guests during your birthday week, loyalty members only)
- Freemans: Free main meal when dining with three paying guests (loyalty members only)
- Hachi Hachi: Free chicken meal
- Kaiser Brew Garden: Free pizza (Monday to Thursdays, valid for the month of your birthday, free sign-up required)
- Merrin Street Brewery Bar: Free meal (loyalty members only)
- Original Sin / Fat Eddies / Kong / Bealey Quarter / The Bog: $20 voucher (loyalty members only, valid for the month of your birthday, free sign-up required)
- Procope Coffee House: Free coffee (loyalty members only, $5 sign-up required)
- Spice Paragon: Free main meal when dining with three paying adults (loyalty members only)
- The Twisted Hop: Free meal and beer (loyalty members only, $10 sign-up required).
