Birthday Freebies in Vancouver and Canada That Work: Celebrate with Free

I love free food and free in general, who doesn’t? If you live in Vancouver and Canada you’re in for a birthday treat!
My husband isn’t a fan of celebrating his birthday but this year since I’m on
maternity leave
and don’t have to work, I’m going all out on researching the birthday
freebies for his birthday. Usually, I’m not able to partake in the
birthday goodness celebration because a) I’m not organized enough to
strategize the birthday and b) I am usually working on my birthday or my
husband’s birthday.
There are a lot of lists out there for
birthday freebies in Canada but some of them aren’t updated or don’t
work. One birthday I went to
Blenz (a
Canadian coffee shop where they have delicious Belgian white hot
chocolates) and asked if I got a birthday drink and they said they
didn’t give out birthday drinks at that Blenz store. Needless to say,
it was kind of embarrassing and I didn’t bother asking other Blenz
stores. I didn’t really care to be rejected twice on my birthday, once
was enough, thank you.
So here are some birthday freebies in Vancouver and Canada that actually work!
DRINKS:
Starbucks
This
is probably one of the most well-known offers, but you can get a free
drink (of any kind that you want). To qualify you need a Starbucks Gift
Card and need to sign up for
Starbucks Rewards 30 days before your birthday. So this takes a bit of planning if you’re not a Starbucks Rewards member already.

- When to Redeem: The birthday reward expires 1 day after your birthday.
- Value: up to $6-$9.40 (including tax)
I signed up for my birthday reward this year and got a membership card. I didn’t get the birthday email but I managed to call Starbucks customer service and they inputted the birthday reward on my account. You can get food instead of drinks too! I got a Chicken and Quinoa Protein Bowl which came up to $9.40 after taxes. I believe it is $8.95. It was FREE!!

David’s Tea
If you join the
Frequent Steeper Club
you get a free cup of tea for your birthday in store. Personally, I
would pick the matcha tea (no milk though), to get the most bang for
your buck. We didn’t get a chance to do this but my sister gets this
for her birthday and this birthday freebie works!
- When to redeem: Up to 30 days after your birthday
- Value: Around $4?
BREAKFAST:
Ihop
At
IHOP (International House of Pancakes) you can get a FREE full stack of
Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Pancakes or World Famous Pancakes when you
join their
MyHOP club.
Taxes and gratuity are extra. We got the glazed strawberries flavour,
and it was delicious! A stack of pancakes (4) for free, what a great
birthday treat.
- When to Redeem: You’ll get an email 1 week before your birthday and it is valid for 14 days from the date of the email
- Value: $10.49

Denny’s
If you go to
Denny’s
on your actual birthday and show a government-issued ID you get a free
original Grand Slam breakfast, this is comprised of two eggs, two strips
of bacon, two sausages and two pancakes (basically you get a “Build
Your Own Grand Slam”. Taxes and gratuities are extra. The hash browns
are delicious, the IHOP pancakes are better than Denny’s!
- When to Redeem: On your birthday
- Value: $10.29

LUNCH/DINNER:
Red Robin
If you sign up for
Red Robin Royalty
you get a free burger coupon emailed to you one week before your
birthday and it is valid for the month of your birthday. This includes
any of their
gourmet burgers
but not the Finest Burgers. My husband picked the mushroom burger.
Please excuse the dollop of cheese curds and gravy in the picture, that
was from my blue cheese burger with the $1.99 add-on poutine (which
wasn’t very good) haha! I haven’t been to Red Robin in ages (like for
15 years), but daayyyyamnn their burgers and fries are good.

- When to Redeem: 1 week before your birthday up to the end of the birthday month
- Value: Up to $12.99
Carlos and Kelly O’ Bryan’s Irish pub
This is in British Columbia (Vernon, Nanaimo, Kits in Vancouver, etc.) and for your birthday bring your ID and get a meal for free.
They
recently changed it! It used to be your AGE minus the bill but they
have reined it in. Now it is $20 off your meal if you come before 4pm
(and you have to bring a friend, it doesn’t count towards drinks, and it
is only for your meal) and $30 off your meal if you come after 4pm.
Here are more
details on their website.
- When to Redeem: On your birthday
- Value: $20 or $30 off your meal (before or after 4pm respectively)
I went in 2018 and it was DELICIOUS (this was before the restrictions/ changes). There is no minimum purchase. All this below cost only $4.25 + tax and tip (without disclosing my age haha). Also, drinks (milk and juice) are free for kids.

Craft Beer RESTAURANT
This
is a great one if you’re turning 99 years old! Or if you have a loved
one who is turning 100 and loves craft beer! I haven’t tried this one
personally but I know of people who have.
The discount of your age is taken off your bill.
- When to Redeem: It is valid up to one week after your birthday.
- Value: The sky is the limit (well almost), how much beer can you drink? Your age = % off your bill
DESSERT:
The Keg Billy Miner Pie
I
love the Keg but haven’t been there in a while since they stopped
sending me my $25 gift card for being a Keg shareholder. I should
probably go since I’m a shareholder lol. Anyway if you go on your
birthday and tell them it’s your birthday, they give you a
free Billy Miner pie. It’s delicious and this works but that was a few years ago when I went.

Source: The Keg
- When to Redeem: On your birthday
- Value: Around $6
Boston Pizza Dessert
If you sign up for
My BP Loyalty Program, you can get a free dessert on your birthday. No purchase necessary but probably a nice gesture.
- When to Redeem: An email will be sent 1 week before your birthday and it is valid for two weeks
- Value: Up to $7.99 depending on the dessert you order
Dairy Queen
Join the
DQ Blizzard Fan Club
and get a BOGO Free Blizzard Treat. Once you join you get an email
coupon to print out for $3 off a DQ Cake or a BOGO Free Medium Blizzard
Treat (of equal or lesser value).
- When to Redeem: It expires 1 week after your birthday
- Value: $5
Marble Slab Creamery
Join
Marble Mail
and get a BOGO coupon, buy one get one free ice-cream. You have to
sign up at least 48 hours before your birthday in order to get the email
coupon.
- When to Redeem: It expires 14 days after your birthday
- Value: around $5 (or however much you want to spend for your cone)

Source: Marble Slab Creamery
THINGS AND EXPERIENCES:
Sephora gift
This
is well known for beauty fans that Sephora gives you a free birthday
gift if you redeem it for the month of your birthday when you sign up
for the
Sephora Beauty Insider. I got a NARS lip pencil one year and loved it. This is their Sephora birthday gift for 2018.
- When to Redeem: Your birthday month
- Value: Approximately $10 I’d say

semperviva yoga
Since Vancouver is like the North American birthplace of yoga,
Semperviva has a great gift for people who are members. You don’t have to be an active member but just have gone in the past with a
monthly yoga pass.
On your birthday you get sent an email for free yoga for yourself and
three friends. I’ve been going for years and this is one of the
healthiest birthday treats around!
- When to Redeem: Up to 2 weeks after your birthday
- Value: Approximately $15 + x 4= $60
London Drugs $5 gift voucher
Okay so this is number 14, I added an extra one!
If you sign up for London Drugs
LDExtras program
they email you a $5 gift voucher for your birthday. It’s a newish
loyalty program from London Drugs. I haven’t tried this yet to see if
it works but just signed up. I have determined that when I get my $5
gift voucher, I will use it to buy some birthday chocolate.
- When to Redeem: An email will be sent 1 week before your birthday, there is no expiry to the $5 on your account
- Value: $5
There we have it, this list is by no means exhaustive, but it’s a good list to work on!
Readers, have you ever tried getting a birthday freebie on your birthday?
If so, what is your favourite birthday freebie in Vancouver and Canada?
Anything else to add to this list?
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