E-mail birthday presents, 2020 edition
(Last update: time and date above, PDT)
Let the birthday presents begin!
If you know me, I sign up for all the e-mail rewards from local establishments.
Some are better than others, as you can see.
These are the more notable ones. The ones I already redeemed have a [*] at the beginning. The date shown is when I received them.
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[*] (05/01) O'Reilly Auto Parts - $5 off $5+ purchase
[*] (05/25) Acapulco - Free entree up to $12.99
[*] (05/26) The Habit Burger Grill - Free Charburger with cheese
[*] (05/26) Coco's Restaurant & Bakery - Free slice of pie
(05/26) Arby's - Free small shake and small fries with any sandwich purchase
[*] (05/26) Ruby's Diner - Free Shake
(05/26) Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que - Free appetizer or dessert with purchase of any entree
[*] (05/26) Auntie Anne's Pretzels - Free pretzel (automatically loaded onto app)
(05/26) Shop Your Way (Sears / K-Mart) - $5 off $15 purchase (e-mail received says otherwise)
[*] (05/26) El Pollo Loco - $5 gift with $1.99 purchase (was Free 2pc Chicken Meal or Tostada Salad in 2019)
(05/26) Veggie Grill - $5 off order
[*] (05/26) Chili's - Free dessert
[*] (05/26) NORMS Restaurants - Free Milk Shake (automatically added to app)
[* x 2] (05/27) IHOP - Free full stack of pancakes (was Free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity® or any World Famous Pancakes in 2019)
[*] (05/27) Dunkin' Donuts - Free beverage (automatically added to app)
[*] (05/27) Benihana - $30 Birthday Certificate
(05/28) Fuddruckers - Free 1/3 lb. burger (location listed permanently closed as of 06/04)
[*] (05/31) Landry's Select Club (formerly Rainforest Cafe) - $25 credit
[*] (05/31) Tokyo Shabu Shabu - Free entree up to $13.99 and free ice cream dessert
(06/01) IKEA - TBA, as in store shopping is still closed (was $15 off next purchase, and Meatball Entrée with either DAIM cake or Blueberry mousse in 2019)
[*] (06/01) CVS - Free nail polish (for mother)
[*] (06/01) Red Robin - Free burger (automatically loaded to loyalty card)
[*] (06/01) Jack in the Box - FREE NY Style Cheesecake with any in-app purchase
(06/01) Denny's - Free stack of pancakes with $5 purchase, as dining rooms are closed. (Will get Free Original Grand Slam when they reopen.)
[*] (06/01) Hot Topic - $5 (loaded to account)
[*] (06/01) Del Taco - Free Premium Shake (automatically loaded onto app)
[*] (06/02) Starbucks Coffee - Free drink or food (automatically loaded onto card - only good on date of birthday)
(06/02) Buca di Beppo - Free chocolate cake with purchase (was Free Colossal Brownie Sundae in 2019)
[*] (06/02) Marlboro - 1000 points (was Two free movie tickets in 2014)
(06/02) SONIC Drive-In - Free small classic shake with any app purchase (was without a purchase in 2019)
[*] (06/02) Togo's - Free 6" regular sandwich
[*] (06/02) Subway - Free cookie
[*] (06/02) Redbox - Free movie one night rental
(06/02) Chipotle - Free chips and guacamole with a $5+ purchase
[*] (06/02) Del Taco - Free Premium Shake (e-mailed coupon)
(06/02) Buffalo Wild Wings - Free order of 6 wings with $10+ purchase (was Free Snack Sized Wings with $10+ purchase in 2019)
(06/02) Jack in the Box - 2 free tacos with any purchase
(06/07) American Eagle - 15% off
[*] (06/26) John's Incredible Pizza Co. - Free buffet
(08/22) Black Angus - Free Cowboy Cookie with purchase of an entree
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The ones I didn't receive from 2019 so far are:
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt - $5 Menchie's Money
K-Mart - $5 in Freecash
Jamba Juice - Free small smoothie or 12 oz juice
Landry's Select Club (formerly Rainforest Cafe) - Free chef's appetizer of the day or kid's meal with purchase of adult entree
Dave & Buster's - $10 free play (was $10 free play with purchase of $10 in 2017)
Pick Up Stix - Free order of Cream Cheese Wontons
CVS - 40% off one item
Cinnabon - Free Iced Coffee
Regal Crown Club - Free small popcorn
Baskin-Robbins - Free ice cream scoop (2.5 oz) or swirl cup (3 oz)
Baja Fresh - Free burrito with large beverage purchase
7-11 - Free medium Slurpee
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The ones I didn't receive from 2018 were:
Au Bon Pain - Free coffee and pastry
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The ones I didn't receive from 2017 were:
T.G.I. Friday's - Free dessert (was with purchase of any entree in 2016)
Boomers - Free 4 hour unlimited attraction pass during my birthday month
GameWorks - $10 meal credit and six 1/2 hour game play cards (automatically loaded onto Thanx app, but GameWorks discontinued Thanx app on 06/07)
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The ones I didn't receive from 2016 were:
Nickel City San Diego - Free admission and 100 free tickets
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The ones I didn't receive from 2015 were:
Best Buy - $5 savings code
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The ones I didn't receive from 2014 were:
Outback Steakhouse - Free dessert with purchase of entree
Octopus Japanese Restaurant - 20% off the entire check
Magazines.com - $5 gift card (can cash out)
Orange Julius - Buy one 20 oz. Julius Original or Premium Fruit Smoothie, get one of equal or lesser value free
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I will add to this list when I get more e-mails from other companies.
Let the birthday presents begin!
If you know me, I sign up for all the e-mail rewards from local establishments.
Some are better than others, as you can see.
These are the more notable ones. The ones I already redeemed have a [*] at the beginning. The date shown is when I received them.
===
[*] (05/01) O'Reilly Auto Parts - $5 off $5+ purchase
[*] (05/25) Acapulco - Free entree up to $12.99
[*] (05/26) The Habit Burger Grill - Free Charburger with cheese
[*] (05/26) Coco's Restaurant & Bakery - Free slice of pie
(05/26) Arby's - Free small shake and small fries with any sandwich purchase
[*] (05/26) Ruby's Diner - Free Shake
(05/26) Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que - Free appetizer or dessert with purchase of any entree
[*] (05/26) Auntie Anne's Pretzels - Free pretzel (automatically loaded onto app)
(05/26) Shop Your Way (Sears / K-Mart) - $5 off $15 purchase (e-mail received says otherwise)
[*] (05/26) El Pollo Loco - $5 gift with $1.99 purchase (was Free 2pc Chicken Meal or Tostada Salad in 2019)
(05/26) Veggie Grill - $5 off order
[*] (05/26) Chili's - Free dessert
[*] (05/26) NORMS Restaurants - Free Milk Shake (automatically added to app)
[* x 2] (05/27) IHOP - Free full stack of pancakes (was Free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity® or any World Famous Pancakes in 2019)
[*] (05/27) Dunkin' Donuts - Free beverage (automatically added to app)
[*] (05/27) Benihana - $30 Birthday Certificate
(05/28) Fuddruckers - Free 1/3 lb. burger (location listed permanently closed as of 06/04)
[*] (05/31) Landry's Select Club (formerly Rainforest Cafe) - $25 credit
[*] (05/31) Tokyo Shabu Shabu - Free entree up to $13.99 and free ice cream dessert
(06/01) IKEA - TBA, as in store shopping is still closed (was $15 off next purchase, and Meatball Entrée with either DAIM cake or Blueberry mousse in 2019)
[*] (06/01) CVS - Free nail polish (for mother)
[*] (06/01) Red Robin - Free burger (automatically loaded to loyalty card)
[*] (06/01) Jack in the Box - FREE NY Style Cheesecake with any in-app purchase
(06/01) Denny's - Free stack of pancakes with $5 purchase, as dining rooms are closed. (Will get Free Original Grand Slam when they reopen.)
[*] (06/01) Hot Topic - $5 (loaded to account)
[*] (06/01) Del Taco - Free Premium Shake (automatically loaded onto app)
[*] (06/02) Starbucks Coffee - Free drink or food (automatically loaded onto card - only good on date of birthday)
(06/02) Buca di Beppo - Free chocolate cake with purchase (was Free Colossal Brownie Sundae in 2019)
[*] (06/02) Marlboro - 1000 points (was Two free movie tickets in 2014)
(06/02) SONIC Drive-In - Free small classic shake with any app purchase (was without a purchase in 2019)
[*] (06/02) Togo's - Free 6" regular sandwich
[*] (06/02) Subway - Free cookie
[*] (06/02) Redbox - Free movie one night rental
(06/02) Chipotle - Free chips and guacamole with a $5+ purchase
[*] (06/02) Del Taco - Free Premium Shake (e-mailed coupon)
(06/02) Buffalo Wild Wings - Free order of 6 wings with $10+ purchase (was Free Snack Sized Wings with $10+ purchase in 2019)
(06/02) Jack in the Box - 2 free tacos with any purchase
(06/07) American Eagle - 15% off
[*] (06/26) John's Incredible Pizza Co. - Free buffet
(08/22) Black Angus - Free Cowboy Cookie with purchase of an entree
===
The ones I didn't receive from 2019 so far are:
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt - $5 Menchie's Money
K-Mart - $5 in Freecash
Jamba Juice - Free small smoothie or 12 oz juice
Landry's Select Club (formerly Rainforest Cafe) - Free chef's appetizer of the day or kid's meal with purchase of adult entree
Dave & Buster's - $10 free play (was $10 free play with purchase of $10 in 2017)
Pick Up Stix - Free order of Cream Cheese Wontons
CVS - 40% off one item
Cinnabon - Free Iced Coffee
Regal Crown Club - Free small popcorn
Baskin-Robbins - Free ice cream scoop (2.5 oz) or swirl cup (3 oz)
Baja Fresh - Free burrito with large beverage purchase
7-11 - Free medium Slurpee
===
The ones I didn't receive from 2018 were:
Au Bon Pain - Free coffee and pastry
===
The ones I didn't receive from 2017 were:
T.G.I. Friday's - Free dessert (was with purchase of any entree in 2016)
Boomers - Free 4 hour unlimited attraction pass during my birthday month
GameWorks - $10 meal credit and six 1/2 hour game play cards (automatically loaded onto Thanx app, but GameWorks discontinued Thanx app on 06/07)
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The ones I didn't receive from 2016 were:
Nickel City San Diego - Free admission and 100 free tickets
===
The ones I didn't receive from 2015 were:
Best Buy - $5 savings code
===
The ones I didn't receive from 2014 were:
Outback Steakhouse - Free dessert with purchase of entree
Octopus Japanese Restaurant - 20% off the entire check
Magazines.com - $5 gift card (can cash out)
Orange Julius - Buy one 20 oz. Julius Original or Premium Fruit Smoothie, get one of equal or lesser value free
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I will add to this list when I get more e-mails from other companies.