Papa John’s gives Papa Rewards members a free dessert for their birthday, good for 14 days. You need to have bought something from Papa John’s in the last year, and…

Chipotle gives every free Chipotle Rewards member one birthday reward, your pick of chips, guac, queso or a drink. You have the whole birthday month to choose it, and you…

You search “Walmart birthday rewards” and land on a real page with that exact name. It’s a shelf of party-favor merchandise, goodie bag stuffers and “Birthday Boy” badges, not a…

You check three different grocery chains for a birthday reward, and all three genuinely have one. Then you read the fine print on two of them and realize “having an…

You check Whataburger’s app for a birthday reward, and it wants you to log in before it’ll tell you anything. Seven other fast food and casual chains just tell you…

You search “Costa Coffee birthday freebie” and every result describes a free cake. What none of them mention: that program is British, and the six US locations don’t have a…

You check four different pizza chains’ apps looking for a birthday reward, and three of them have nothing. The fourth, the one you’d have bet on first, has something better:…

Jump to a section Your birthday is coming up. Here’s what to join, and when. Sign up today. No advance notice needed. Give it about a week. Give it a…

Say you’re booking a birthday dinner and want the table to get something for it. Olive Garden says guests can get a complimentary dessert, and Fogo de Chao gives every…